HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Connecticut National Guard will send at least 300 men and women from our state to Washington DC this week to help protect the capitol during the presidential inauguration.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: A sign reading Area Closed is posted on fencing outside the U.S. Capitol on January 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. After last week s riots at the U.S. Capitol Building, the FBI has warned of additional threats in the nation s capital and in all 50 states. According to reports, as many as 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be guarding the city as preparations are made for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. President.Â
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has authorized the deployment of an additional 200 members of the Connecticut National Guard to help with security efforts
With all of the pomp and circumstance surrounding President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, who would have thought that a certain Vermont senator’s mittens would be captivating people’s attention? Yet Sen. Bernie Sanders’ brown winter handwear was all over Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. The mittens, which he also wore while campaigning for president last year, were made in.