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Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot By William M. Arkin From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trumps supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. Th...

Austin will be the first Black defense secretary if confirmed.

More than 40 Guard troops in DC for Biden inauguration test positive for COVID; up to 25,000 troops now authorized Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. With more than 7,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., an...

Austin will be the first Black defense secretary if confirmed.

Meet Joe Bidens presidential team and cabinet picks Joe Biden is turning to some long-standing allies as he assembles his team and prepares to enter the White House Meet the key members of Joe Bidens presidential team Credit: Leah Millis/Reuters The clock is ticking. With or without the co-operation of the outgoing Trump administration during the transition, Joe Biden wants to hit the ground running now he has finally taken office. Irrespective of the blizzard of litigation, Mr Biden has alread...

Local reaction to President Joe Biden swearing in The following was released on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021: INDems Statement on the Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, Kamala Harris as the 49th Vice President of the United States INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the new Presiden...

a- From: Spirit of the Fighting 69th [Email him] What Instapundit wrote ("So Trump can’t have ordered this because he’s not President yet") is not true. The Commanding General of the DC National  Guard is under the Secretary of the Army and therefore under the president. He was endorsed for his position by a Republican as well, and in no way would he be sympathetic to rioters. Maj. Gen. Schwartz has given long and honorable service and is a professional above all. I regard the comments mad...

15,000 National Guard troops now in DC for inauguration in eerie calm before the feared storm Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. The three National Guard soldiers milled about behind the 7-foot black fence surrounding...

As many as 25,000 Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, could deploy to the city.

Updated on January 15, 2021 01/15/2021 8:53 pm The Secretary of the Army has authorized up to 25,000 National Guard troops in the Capitol region to support security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20 -- a force far larger than the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. The National Guard announced the increase in authorized force levels from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy Friday afternoon, ...