Michigan Capitol protest remains calm on Sunday
Lansing A protest at the Michigan Capitol drew about a dozen armed demonstrators and a heavy police presence but remained peaceful Sunday, three days before Democratic President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration.
With dozens of Michigan State Police troopers and National Guard members looking on, the protesters carrying AR-15 rifles joined a small group of other demonstrators at the Capitol at about noon. Law enforcement officials said they were prepared for the worst to occur amid unrest over the Nov. 3 election, but the reporters present appeared to outnumber the protesters. It has all stayed peaceful. Everything has been calm, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor said at about 3 p.m. after most of the crowd had dissipated.
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National Guard, state troopers to remain at Capitol in Olympia for start of legislative session
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President Trump signs stopgap spending bill to keep government open until Dec. 28
From CNN’s Daniel Allman and Manu Raju
US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12. Al Drago/Getty Images
US President Donald Trump signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open until December 28.
Just after midnight, Trump signed the bill, H.R. 1520, known as the “Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021,” which provides fiscal year 2021 appropriations to “Federal agencies through Monday, December 28, 2020, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government,” a statement from the White House read.