Trump, Covid-19, U.Okay.: Your Monday Briefing

Kadia Goba, Axios: Capitol Police got here on the speaker to say there had been a breach. You go on this marble constructing, it appears sacred to the those who work there. You simply don’t consider intruders getting access to that portion of the constructing.

Marcus DiPaola, freelance: This man grabs me by the shoulder and he’s like, “Who do you work for?” I’m like, “I’m a freelance photographer.” He’s like, “Have you ever worked for CNN?” And then he pulled me out of the best way, and he fees in.

Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post: At round 10, I went again to my resort, strolling by means of these mobs of Trump supporters drunk within the foyer. I get again to my room, and that’s after I began to course of the enormity of what had occurred.

Robert Moore, Britain’s ITV: I went to sleep round 3 or 4 a.m. and was up a few hours later. What has shocked me is the extent of curiosity in Europe, and in Britain, specifically, with the occasions right here. This is seen as a seminal story, one which shatters the parable concerning the stability of American democracy.

That’s it for this briefing. See you on Tuesday.

— Natasha

Thank you
To Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh for the break from the information. You can attain the group at briefing@nytimes.com.

P.S.
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• Matt Mason, the state poet of Nebraska, wrote “The Start” in response to final week’s violent melee on the Capitol.
• Matt Thompson, the editor in chief at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, is becoming a member of The Times as editor of Headway, our new journalism initiative to research a variety of financial, social, well being, infrastructural and environmental challenges.