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The Globe and Mail WASHINGTON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days before president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The Capitol Police in a statement said the lockdown was...

DC Cops Arrest Virginia Man For Unauthorized Inauguration Credentials, 500 Rounds Of Ammunition 01/16/21 AT 5:36 PM A man from Virginia has been arrested after arriving at a security checkpoint in Washington, D.C. where the Metropolitan Police Department found more than 500 rounds of ammunition in his vehicle. Wesley A. Beeler, of Front Royal, Virginia, was taken into custody on Friday when he pulled up to E Street NE and officers discovered a Glock pistol, 509 rounds for the weapon, and 21 shotgun shells, The New York Times reports. The checkpoint was located a few blocks away from the Capit...

Updated on January 17, 2021 at 9:33 am NBC Universal, Inc. By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. More than 15,000 current National Guard members were in D.C. as of Sunday morning, NBC News reports.  Military leaders spent chunks of Thursday evening and Friday calling states in an unprecedented appeal for more National Guard troops to hel...

“I never thought I would be deployed to the [U.S.] Capitol,” one guard member told TODAY. The Metropolitan Police Department has "all hands on deck" and is ready to respond to potential threats that have circulated online, Acting Chief Robert Contee said Friday. Radio host and News4 contributor Tommy McFly said he ran nearly 10.3 miles around the inaugural perimeter Saturday and found tall fences around the National Mall, streets blocked by dump trucks and numerous police officers. This afternoon I took a 10.3 mile jog around (nearly all of) the Inauguration perimeter. #RealFunDC Main ta...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has declared a state of emergency for the presidential inauguration next week