Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday, ahead of the inauguration ceremony on January 20.
U.S. fortifies capital to prepare for inauguration like to no other
The National Mall will be closed, four bridges from Virginia will be shut down and as many as 25,000 National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
By Emily Davies, Justin Jouvenal, Dan Lamothe and Meagan FlynnThe Washington Post
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Workers prepare the stage on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of Inauguration Day on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON The Mall will be shuttered to the public for nearly a week, federal officials announced Friday, the latest in a series of unprecedented security measures that will all but prevent most people from viewing the inauguration in person on Wednesday.
150 MT National Guard Soldiers to depart for security mission during Inauguration
First, they all met at Fort Harrison for training.
Montana National Guard
and last updated 2021-01-16 08:33:44-05
FORT HARRISON â Montana Governor, Greg Gianforte, has approved to send 150 Soldiers of the Montana Army National Guard to provide additional security during the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. The request came from the National Guard Bureau to Governor Gianforte, according to a press release by the MT National Guard.
Soldiers from the 484
th Military Police Company (located in Billings, Malta and Glasgow), the 143
rd Military Police Detachment (Law & Order) (located in Lewistown) and Headquarters, Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 1-163
With Mall, bridges and streets closed in D.C., the nation prepares for a celebration of democracy mostly devoid of its citizens Emily Davies, Justin Jouvenal, Dan Lamothe, Meagan Flynn
The Mall will be shuttered to the public for nearly a week, federal officials announced Friday, the latest in a series of unprecedented security measures that will all but prevent most people from viewing the inauguration in person on Wednesday.
The extraordinary measure was just one that was announced Friday as the heavy safety cordon around the nation’s capital tightened. Virginia will shut down four major bridges leading into downtown D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day. And defense officials authorized 4,000 more National Guard troops, swelling the total expected in the city to 25,000.
January 15, 2021 at 5:45pm
(Updated on 1/17/21) A number of bridges connecting Arlington to D.C. across the Potomac River are closing due to presidential inauguration security measures.
Virginia State Police is working with the United States Secret Service to close Roosevelt Bridge, the Arlington Memorial Bridge, the I-395 Bridge and the 14th Street Bridge starting Tuesday morning through Thursday at 6 a.m., according to a joint statement from Virginia lawmakers.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge closed Friday night but then reopened, according to news reports. The HOV span of the 14th Street Bridge was set to close Saturday morning until Thursday, according to the Secret Service, but was open as of noon on Saturday.