The mayor of Washington, D.C. is implementing a citywide curfew as pro-Trump protesters breach the Capitol building.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Wednesday afternoon she has ordered a citywide curfew beginning at 6:00 p.m. and lasting until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. News of the curfew was reportedly sent out as an emergency alert in D.C.
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