VP Pence thanks National Guardsmen at Capitol for their service in first visit since MAGA rioters stormed building, shouting Hang Mike
Vice President Mike Pence stopped at the U.S. Capitol to thank National Guardsmen for their service ahead of next week s inauguration ceremony Thank you for stepping forward for your country, he told them
It was Pence s first trip back to the Capitol since last week s MAGA riot
Earlier he attended a FEMA briefing on inauguration security
Chris Wray, the FBI director, warns of potential for armed violence nationwide
Said agency is monitoring online chatter about violence near government buildings - but reveals 100 riot suspects have already been arrested and 100 more identified saying: FBI agents are coming to find you
Biden moves his deputy attorney general pick Lisa Monaco into role advising on inauguration security
Monaco is a former Obama homeland security and counterterrorism advisor and career prosecutor
Inauguration rehearsal set for Sunday has been moved to Monday due to security concerns
Biden s team had also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington and the capitol will be flooded by 20,000 troops by Wednesday with thousands already in place
FBI director Christopher Wray revealed agents are seeing an extensive amount of concerning online chatter about a number of events surrounding the inauguration
Officials have warned of plans for armed protests in Washington and all 50 states and activist groups have been concerned about the potential for violence
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo must decide whether to approve a plan from State Department officials to classify Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing two US officials.