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At least 15,000 armed National Guard troops will provide support for U.S. Capitol security before and during the inauguration of President-election Joe Biden on January 20. Daria Dieguts has more on the National Guard and its role. Camera: Sergey Sokolov
One week after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, National Guardsmen were situated inside the building, reflecting the security measures in place in the wake of the attack and ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Des Moines Register Most states allow people to carry guns in their state capitols and few, except for Michigan, have plans to change that in the wake of FBI reports that pro-Trump groups are planning potentially violent state capitol protests ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration. All but a dozen states — Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Idaho, Louisiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia — allow guns in most state capitol complex buildings, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Des Moines Regis...
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security did not compile formal threat assessments ahead of last week’s deadly riots at the U.S.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Federal authorities have formed a strike force of attorneys and investigators from across the country to build "Sedition and Conspiracy" cases against some of those involved in the U.S. Capitol attack, who they believe were organized to incite a rebellion. More than 70 people have already been charged with lesser crimes. But Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8th District) told the ABC7 I-Team that what happened was the result of an FBI intelligence failure. "There's failures at multiple levels, and right now we've launched an investigation with regard to the sec...