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Capitol Police, National Guard leaders address Capitol security breach
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Rioters in support of former President Donald Trump breach the security perimeter and penetrate the U.S. Capitol to protest against the Electoral College vote count on January 6. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 26 (UPI) Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda D. Pittman apologized to Congress on Tuesday for security failures during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, acknowledging the agency knew there was a strong potential for violence that day.
Pittman, who took over as acting chief after the riot, told the House Appropriations Committee in prepared statements that the agency declined a request for National Guard troops to be on hand two days before.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., walks from the Senate floor to his office on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The Republican leader is poised to lose control of the Senate. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he requested and has received Senate Sergeant at Arms Michael Stenger s immediate resignation.
The position, as the highest-ranked law enforcement officer in the Senate, will be filled by Jennifer Hemingway, the current Deputy Sergeant at Arms. Deputy Sergeant at Arms Jennifer Hemingway will now serve the Senate as Acting Sergeant at Arms, pursuant to statute, McConnell said in a statement Thursday evening. I thank Jennifer in advance for her service as we begin to examine the serious failures that transpired yesterday and continue and strengthen our preparations for a safe and successful inauguration on Jan
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