There were reports around the Capitol of possible explosive devices after the building was stormed. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images US Capitol Police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House chamber. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images A pro-Trump supporter posing for a photo inside the Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Tear gas fills the corridors of the US Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images A Capitol Police officer wears a gas mask as supporters of President Trump enter the building. Win McNamee/Getty Images Trump supporters stand inside the US Capitol. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images A Trump supporter holds a Trump flag inside the Capitol near the Senate chamber. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images A mob inside the Capitol Rotunda. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Insurrectionists attempt to enter the Capitol. Julio Cortez/AP A rioter sprayed gas outside the Capitol. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Trump supporters and police face off outside the US Capitol. Julio Cortez/AP Police hold back supporters of President Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol Rotunda. Julio Cortez/AP Trump supporters face off with police. Wednesday afternoon, Congress debated certification of electoral votes in the presidential election, before the clashes caused a halt to the proceedings. Trump supporters try to tear through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. But the moment that Donald Trump spent four years making is here. This story is rapidly developing, and new images and videos continue to emerge. There was an armed standoff on the floor of the House of Representatives. Secret Service agents whisked Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over Congress, out of the chamber. Rioters broke into congressional offices, including that of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. House and Senate members are sheltering in place. Now chaos and confusion have overtaken the halls of Congress. How a “March for Trump” rally led to clashes at the Capitol
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