'Safest place in Washington' no more. A reporter's disbelief
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AP congressional reporter Mary Clare Jalonick was in the House Chamber Wednesday when a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol Wednesday, forcing lawmakers into hiding. She recounts the moments she calls "total chaos."
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