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The American flag flies at half-staff as inauguration construction continues on the west front of the US Capitol on Jan. 9.
The proceedings that will take place on the morning of Jan. 20, in public view on the west front of the United States Capitol, just steps from the insurrection that killed five people, endangered Congress and the vice president, and led to the resignation of the Capitol Police chief, amount to what is known in Washington, DC, as a “National Special Security Event.
You will hear a lot more about National Special Security Events, aka NSSEs, in the next eight days. Joe Biden’s inaugural officials, eager to allay security concerns after President Donald Trump’s supporters broke into the Capitol last Wednesday, tick off the letters in quick succession, N-S-S-E, in conversations about the implications of the acronym. In many cases, NSSEs can take more than a year to plan. When something is an NSSE, it means that multiple federal age
Maryland is doubling the number of Maryland National Guard troops available to help protect Washington ahead of the presidential inauguration to 1,000, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nation s capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the leadup to and during President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Gov. Larry Hogan says the Maryland Capitol Police are working with state and Annapolis-area law enforcement, "beefing up" plans for additional security at the State House, but that there have been no credible threats of violence.
Washington D.C. mayor pushes for increased inauguration security
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WASHINGTON (AP) â District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking increased security around President-elect Joe Bidenâs inauguration in the wake of the mob insurrection at the Capitol.
âWe believe strongly that the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20 will require a very different approach than previous inaugurations given the chaos, injury, and death experienced at the United States Capitol during the insurrection,â Bowser wrote in a letter to Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
She asked for a âpre-disaster declarationâ for the District to allow for federal assistance.