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On the second day of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, Rep. Joaquin Castro hammered the former president over his response to the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Leo Terrell will come out swinging this week Former Democrat, Civil Rights attorney Leo Terrell believes, as many of us do, that Nancy Pelosi is using them as props. They certainly aren’t needed there. Mr. Terrell suggests sending them to Portland and Seattle. He wrote on Twitter, “You can expect to see me on television all week defending President Trump against this frivolous impeachment trial.” He added, “Democrats. How can you legally conduct an impeachment trial without the chief j...

Sun, 01/31/2021 - 00:34 — legitgov Illinois Governor Sending 500 National Guard Troops to Washington | 30 Jan 2021 | Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week activated 500 National Guard members and is sending them to Washington to help with the continued military presence in the nations capital. "Major General Neely [adjutant general of Illinois and commander of the Illinois National Guard] and I are ready to ensure that the state of Illinois continues its proud legacy of protecting our d...

By   Jan 23, 2021 06:28 PM EST About 150 National Guard members and 38 U.S. Capitol Police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the U.S. Capitol buildings deadly attack earlier this month. National Guard members, Capitol police officers, tested positive for COVID-19 (Photo : Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) National Guard Stationed at U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Members of the National Guard are seen gathering in the U.S. Capitol visitors center on January 22, 2021 in Was...

Few protesters as Utah State Capitol remains quiet on inauguration day FOX 13 and last updated 2021-01-20 16:20:40-05 SALT LAKE CITY — As expected due to a large law enforcement presence, few protesters showed up at the Utah State Capitol on inauguration day Wednesday. The plaza in front of the Capitol building was virtually empty, save for a handful of people, including one man who was holding an upside-down American flag with a Confederate flag on the other side. FOX 13 Another man showe...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Officials at the Pentagon addressed questions from reporters Tuesday afternoon about allegations from Democrats, despite no evidence, that National Guard Troops may engage in an "insider attack" while they are stationed throughout Washington D.C.  "These are vetting efforts that identify any questionable behavior in the past, or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism," Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said...

Jan. 20—California's state Capitol remained under heavy guard but peaceful Wednesday morning as authorities continued their extraordinary show of force in downtown Sacramento to thwart any violence on Inauguration Day. Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers streamed into the Capitol just before 8 a.m., joining hundreds of others who were already on duty. On the west steps of the Capitol, ...

3 min read We all saw this coming. We approached the New Year hoping the curse of 2020 would come to an end as we entered a politically stable, pandemic-free 2021. When I saw that insurrectionists were invading the Capitol on Jan. 6, I guess you could say I was initially shocked, but 2021 is a sum of problems we left lurking for years.  A century ago, signs promoting mask usage from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic warned of airborne disease spread before such science was largely ...

Louisiana Guardsmen to Assist with Inauguration Security Members of the Louisiana National Guard are used to be called on when help is needed the most. When our state suffers damage from floods and hurricanes it is the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard that offer security, aid, and assistance to those that are affected the most. When manpower was needed to help our state battle the invisible enemy that is the coronavirus, it was the Louisiana National Guard that stepped in and stepped up. ...

FBI Examines National Guard Troops Amid Fears of Insider Attack During Biden Inauguration - Report © REUTERS / ERIN SCOTT Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202101181081797666-fbi-examines-national-guard-troops-amid-fears-of-insider-attack-during-biden-inauguration---report/ On 6 January, a pro-Trump rally in Washington, DC turned into a violent siege of the US Capitol, resulting in five deaths and widespread damage. Many curr...