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• 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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• National Guard on 24-hour watch in U.S. Capitol after deadly riot

  While National Guard troops have been stationed inside and outside the seat of Congress since at least Friday, earlier they had not been armed with rifles.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2021