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  Share Source: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Officials at the Pentagon addressed questions from reporters Tuesday afternoon about allegations from Democrats, despite no evidence, that National Guard Troops may engage in an "insider attack" while they are stationed throughout Washington D.C.  "These are vetting efforts that identify any questionable behavior in the past, or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism," Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said Tuesday.  "But...we're not asking questions right now. We're not asking questions of people who ar...

Jan. 20—California's state Capitol remained under heavy guard but peaceful Wednesday morning as authorities continued their extraordinary show of force in downtown Sacramento to thwart any violence on Inauguration Day. Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers streamed into the Capitol just before 8 a.m., joining hundreds of others who were already on duty. On the west steps of the Capitol, ...

3 min read We all saw this coming. We approached the New Year hoping the curse of 2020 would come to an end as we entered a politically stable, pandemic-free 2021. When I saw that insurrectionists were invading the Capitol on Jan. 6, I guess you could say I was initially shocked, but 2021 is a sum of problems we left lurking for years.  A century ago, signs promoting mask usage from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic warned of airborne disease spread before such science was largely understood, but we still face trouble today in asking people to mask up. The ongoing severity of the...

Louisiana Guardsmen to Assist with Inauguration Security Members of the Louisiana National Guard are used to be called on when help is needed the most. When our state suffers damage from floods and hurricanes it is the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard that offer security, aid, and assistance to those that are affected the most. When manpower was needed to help our state battle the invisible enemy that is the coronavirus, it was the Louisiana National Guard that stepped in and stepped up. Now, as our country prepares for what will hopefully be a peaceful transition between the administra...

FBI Examines National Guard Troops Amid Fears of Insider Attack During Biden Inauguration - Report © REUTERS / ERIN SCOTT Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202101181081797666-fbi-examines-national-guard-troops-amid-fears-of-insider-attack-during-biden-inauguration---report/ On 6 January, a pro-Trump rally in Washington, DC turned into a violent siege of the US Capitol, resulting in five deaths and widespread damage. Many current and former military and law enforcement officers are said to have joined the mob, prompting spec...