UPI Pictures of the Year 2021 - WASHINGTON

Vice President Mike Pence receives the Electoral College votes from Arizona for certification during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. A pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol, causing destruction, an evacuation, and at least four deaths. After a long delay, Congress certified Joe Biden's victory in the Presidential election. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI