"We haven’t been bothering to learn the names of the political appointees for months now, anticipating that they will all be short-term," one ICE official said.
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At least three federal courts in downtown Washington, D.C., said Wednesday they were pulling back on in-person operations until after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, amid heightened security in the nation’s capital.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said in a statement that “due to the National Special Security Event surrounding the 59th Presidential Inauguration, the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse and William B. Bryant Annex will be closed to the public and court staff” from Wednesday through Jan. 21.
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Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Rule Violators: Inaugural Update Bloomberg 1/14/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking to impose fines of as much as $10,000 for representatives who violate new security screening rules. Oklahoma lawmakers and their staffs are being told to stay away from the state capitol building in Oklahoma City over potential protests. Washington is temporarily shutting some subway stations near the Capitol to deter travel while security is on high alert.
Pelosi Seeks Fines for Security Scanning Violations (8:40 p.m.)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to impose fines on representatives who don’t adhere to new security screening measures put in place after last week’s attack on the Capitol.
Chad Wolf, who resigned as Homeland Security acting secretary two days ago, said Wednesday that President Donald Trump bears some responsibility for the events at the US Capitol last week.