State Capitols Step Up Security Amid New Safety Concerns - Across America, US - The FBI warns of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitols and the District of Columbia ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday approved the emergency declaration for Washington, DC, the nation s capital, through January 24. Xinhua
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Members of the Washington National Guard and a fence surround the state Capitol in Washington on January 11, 2021.
US President Donald Trump on Monday approved the emergency declaration for Washington, DC, the nation s capital, through January 24, covering the date of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on January 20. Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential Inauguration from January 11 to January 24, 2021, the
State capitols step up security amid new safety concerns following violence in DC January 11 Members of the Washington National Guard stand near a fence surrounding the Capitol in anticipation of protests Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP) State capitols across the nation stepped up security Monday, deploying National Guard units, SWAT teams and extra police officers as several legislatures convened amid heightened safety concerns following last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated hundreds of National Guard troops to help state police keep order at the state Capitol and defend security fencing. At least two people were arrested, including a woman who, according to state police, used a recreational vehicle to block a roadway and refused to comply with orders to move.