National Guard

• Fencing around U.S. Capitol to be scaled back as security threat diminishes

  Lawmakers from both parties have decried the fencing, which was erected following the Jan. 6 insurrection, as unsightly, expensive and beyond what is necessary.

  World

  Mar 15, 2021
  
• National Guard to remain at U.S. Capitol after Pentagon approves extension

  According to a statement issued by the department, close to 2,300 Guard troops will continue to provide security in Washington until May 23, at the request of the Capitol Police.

  News

  Mar 9, 2021
  
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• Police ask National Guard to stay at U.S. Capitol for 2 more months

  The more than 5,000 Guard members currently in Washington, D.C., are all slated to go home on March 12, ending the mission.

  World

  Mar 4, 2021
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• Minneapolis to increase security for trial of officer charged in George Floyd’s death

  Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck as Floyd said he couldn't breathe.

  World

  Feb 17, 2021
• U.S. at higher risk of domestic terror assaults after Capitol riot: govt

  Officials have said about 5,000 troops will remain in Washington for the next few weeks, when Trump will face his second impeachment trial in the Senate.

  World

  Jan 27, 2021
• Over 150 National Guard at Biden’s inauguration in Washington test positive for COVID-19

  The National Guard said in a statement that it would not discuss coronavirus cases, but personnel were following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2021
• Photos of U.S. National Guards sleeping in garage sparks outcry

  About 25,000 Guard members from across the country deployed to help secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, which went off with only a handful of minor arrests.

  World

  Jan 22, 2021
• Biden’s inauguration wraps up without severe security issues

  Joe Biden was safely sworn in as president of the United States in a Washington on edge, two weeks after pro-Trump rioters besieged the U.S. Capitol.

  World

  Jan 20, 2021
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• America braces for Inauguration Day like no other as Biden set to emphasize call to unity

  Thousands of National Guard troops and security forces are out en masse for an Inauguration Day like no other in living memory amid violent threats from right-wing extremists.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
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• 2 National Guard members pulled from Biden inauguration over extremist ties: officials

  Neither of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, detailed any conclusions of the vetting and it was unclear what information led the Guard members to be pulled.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2021