MCCONNELL: There is no question - none - that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it.

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MCCONNELL: "The people who stormed this building believed that they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president"

McConnell then went on to accuse former Pres. Trump of spreading "false statements, conspiracy theories, and reckless hyperbole"

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After acquittal, Trump attorney Michael van der Veen calls for the country to "cool the temperature."

"It's absolutely crucial that this country move forward in unity... and do everything that we can to find justice every day in our lives."

JUST IN: Oregon Governor declares state of emergency due to 'severe winter weather'

Schumer on former Pres. Trump's influence on the Republican party: "Just look at what has happened. Just look at what Republicans have been forced to defend. Look what Republicans have chosen to forgive."

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to the acquittal of former President Donald Trump

JUST IN: Now that former Pres. Trump has been acquitted, Democrats now want Congress to vote to invoke Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prevents anyone who has "engaged in insurrection" against the US from holding office.

This can be done with a simple majority vote.

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BREAKING: New deadly Ebola outbreak reported in West Africa’s Guinea - AFP

BREAKING: WH deputy press sec. @TDucklo resigns for threatening reporter over story on his relationship.

Ducklo had threatened to "destroy" the reporter & told her she was “jealous” that another man had “wanted to f*ck” his girlfriend “and not [her]," Vanity Fair reported.

BREAKING: Louisiana GOP has unanimously voted to censure Sen. Bill Cassidy over his vote to impeach former Pres. Trump

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NEW: Oxford University to begin testing the COVID-19 vaccine on children

Press release: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-02-12-oxford-university-extends-covid-19-vaccine-study-children

#BREAKING: GORKA: "I didn't wanna say anything until this was over... I think 74 million Americans are very excited for the speech the President is going to give next.. I've got just one thing to say: hashtag #RollOn2024 -- He'll be having an extra large diet coke this evening."

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed her frustration at the senators who made Donald Trump's acquittal possible, calling them ‘cowardly group of senators’

"We censure people for using stationary for the wrong purpose. We don’t censure people for inciting insurrection that kills people in the Capitol."

NEW: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Friday that will allow Utah residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit

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NEW: Ilhan Omar named vice chair of House foreign affairs subcommittee -Fox News

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The name "Aunt Jemima," which has long been criticized as a racist caricature of a Black woman stemming from slavery, will be replaced with the Pearl Milling Company name and logo on the former brand's new packaging, according to PepsiCo.

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NEW: GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict former Pres. Trump in his second impeachment trial, explains his decision: "It was clear that he wished that lawmakers be intimidated."

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The family of a 20-year-old who died by suicide after seeing a negative balance of $730,000 on Robinhood last year is suing the company, alleging its “aggressive tactics” and targeting of young, inexperienced investors led to his death.

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BREAKING: Georgia's State Election Board has referred 35 cases of election-law violations to prosecutors

One of the cases involves a group linked to Sen. Raphael Warnock -U.S. News

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