A coverage timeline of the events leading up to the January 6th Capitol Hill riot

On January 6, 2021 the U.S. Capital was locked down as Trump supporters broke into the building. Here we take a look at media coverage of key events leading up to this moment. Read news stories leading up to and after January 6. This includes news about protests for stay-at-home orders and Black Lives Matter, the Novermber 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump, and finally news leading up to the January 6 events.

Click on the stories below to see how these events were covered. Try reading the stories on just one side, then just the other side, then altogether.