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Michigan members of Congress want briefing on National Guard deployments to DC Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Michigan National Guard at the state Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021. (WDIV) A group of Michigan members of Congress are seeking an intelligence briefing on the redeployment of the Michigan National Guard to Washington, D.C. The group led by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI 2nd District) said the number of guardsman being deployed has increased to 1,000. Their letter requests a briefing on the “justification for not only redeploying the Michigan National Guard to Washington, D.C. but also ...

DC Councilmember Charles Allen's request comes after an Ohio Congressman recently suggested the perimeter around the Capitol Building may move "outward".

Pelosi, D-Calif., discusses ongoing security threats to members of Congress after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot during a news conference on Jan. 28, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the chamber will likely allocate more money for members of Congress to invest in additional security to protect them from the likes of violent rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 -- but also from the "enemy" within the House. "We will probably need a supplemental [budget] for more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives -- a threat that members are concerned about in ad...

The letter itself demands “better living accommodations, safe and sanitary conditions, and full access to available amenities for the U.S. National Guard deployed to the U.S. Capitol Complex,” as well as a full explanation as to why guardsmen were ordered out of Capitol Complex buildings, and answers as to “how the National Guard will be accommodated during the remainder of their deployment and what role they will serve going forward.” “Now that the inauguration is behind us, if there’s no additional security threat, these brave men and women should be allowed to return home to th...

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., walks from the Senate floor to his office on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The Republican leader is poised to lose control of the Senate. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Updated at 9:05 p.m. ET Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he requested and has received Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger's immediate resignation. The position, as the highest-ranked law enforcement officer in the Senate, will be filled by Jennifer Hemingway, the current Deputy ...