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POLITICO Pentagon defends handling of riot response at the U.S. Capitol The deployment caps an intense few days in which D.C. and federal officials argued over whether and how to deploy U.S. troops in the capital. Members of the National Guard and the Washington D.C. police stand guard to keep rioters away from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images Updated: Link Copied Top defense officials pushed back on accusations that the Pentagon was caught flat-footed by the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, saying the department fulfilled all of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s re...

A ceremonial appearance in the rose garden in about three hours, contessa, assuming the remnants of that storm that are hitting washington now do clear up. general petraeus, he landed in washington last night. he's expected to be there, as is the current cia director, leon panetta. and you're right. a lot of people are talking about the blurring of the lines, particularly in this nation's largest conflict at the moment in afghanistan. the drone strikes over the border in pakistan, and those tribal areas attacking elements that are known to reside there. there's also a new ambassador coming in,...