UPDATE - Acting Secretary of Defence confirms it was VP Mike Pence, not President Trump who authorised deployment of the National Guard.

JUST IN - Congresswoman @RepCori calls the U.S. Capitol occupation a "domestic terror attack" incited by Republican members of Congress.

@MalcolmNance They were planning to take hostages.

there are cops just walking in and around them, gently escorting people out thinking about the time officers shoved my 72-year-old friend to the ground for taking photos https://t.co/sfTc3nTvX6

Smoke pouring out of area by House chamber https://t.co/zOwf5UZ0KY

thinking about the time i saw a medic get maced by cops under his gas mask for rendering aid to an injured man meanwhile right wing demonstrators get to breach congress before gas is contemplated https://t.co/7GCh0vDTGb

If it’s not necessary for police to use teargas against the fascists storming the Capitol right now, it’s not necessary in any circumstance.

The Sergeant-at-Arms has announced that the US Capitol building is now secure, according to press pool reporters.

Sen. Jeff Merkley tweeted a photo of the electoral ballots on the Senate floor. Merkley noted that Senate staff "rescued" the ballots before rioters entered the Senate floor.

The Capitol right now. Still under siege. Haunting and incredible image from @LeahMillis

As we watch Trumpers storm the capital with guns. Just a reminder, this is what America did to Native protesting for clean water.

I did a peaceful sit-in at my city hall and got tear gassed and beat. https://t.co/jEdXRNzoho