Inauguration Day 2021: What now? Capitol riots, Trump supporter threats prompt safety concerns Kevin Johnson and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY
Trump supporters riot as they flock to US Capitol and storm building UP NEXT
As the tear gas began to dissipate and the mob was finally cleared from the Capitol late Wednesday, the specter of a new security challenge loomed large.
The inauguration of a new president, set for Jan. 20, typically poses one of the most enormous security challenges for the federal government and local police, as former presidents and foreign dignitaries gather to observe what – until Wednesday – represented the peaceful transfer of power at the very Capitol that was overrun.
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won the gavel
again Sunday as the House elected her to guide members through the start of a post-Trump Washington, marking the beginning of what is expected to be the last term of the trailblazer’s historic career at the U.S. Capitol. It is my great honor to preside over this sacred ritual of renewal as we gather under the dome of this temple of democracy to begin the 117th Congress, Pelosi said after being reelected and handed the gavel. I thank my Democratic colleagues in the Congress for the confidence you have placed in me by electing me speaker, and will endeavor to meet the moment with courage, unity and grace.