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Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol is drawing scrutiny on Republicans who ignored President Donald Trump's character failures in exchange for his popularity among the GOP base.

Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed.

Lawmakers are condemning the unprecedented scene of people storming the U.S. Capitol and disrupting Congress from ratifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.

Sen. Josh Hawley sparked a social media firestorm when he announced he's objecting to the Electoral College results on Jan. 6. That move is unlikely to succeed, and Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt isn't joining in on the objection.

A Missouri Democratic state representative on Monday accused Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani of lying to overturn the presidential election. The former New York City mayor responded by calling the lawmaker dangerous to democracy.

Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to die on Jan. 12. She faces the death penalty for one of the most heinous murders in recent Missouri history: that of pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett. But her lawyers point to a mountain of mitigating evidence, including years of documented abuse as a child and severe mental illness.

After the Associated Press determined that former Vice President Joe Biden was certain to claim at least the 270 electoral votes necessary to defeat President Donald Trump, St. Louisans were quick to herald the victory as a signal that a divided nation can begin to heal. But many activists say that as much as they are celebrating Biden's projected victory, there is still plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to ending racism.

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

As it appears clear that President Trump will lose to former Vice President Joe Biden, the president claimed without evidence on Thursday that there was rampant fraud in places including Michigan and Pennsylvania.

St. Charles County had one of the highest rates of voter turnout among Missouri counties in Tuesday's election. St. Louis had one of the lowest.