The night after a violent mob of Trump supporters hurled the U.S. Capitol into chaos, National Guard members poured into the District from Virginia and Maryland to help police restore order.
The House is now in session and will begin impeachment proceedings
From CNN s Lauren Fox House TV
The US House of Representatives has just convened and will now begin consideration of President Trump s impeachment.
The impeachment resolution the House will vote on today charges Trump with a single article, incitement of insurrection, for his role in last week s deadly Capitol riot.
The first debate is expected to last about an hour and will revolve around the rules governing the impeachment article.
After that, the House will vote on the rule.
Remember: Voting in the House takes time because of coronavirus protocols and now lawmakers also have to pass through metal detectors to get onto the House floor.
The governors of five of New England’s six states have said that they have received requests to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they’ll be sending Guard members. Rhode Island said it is not sending any of its soldiers. The.