The Proud Boys are encouraging their members to stay home, but other heavily armed and politically motivated extremists could gather in state capitals, leading to violent clashes.
Security footprint grows in nation s capital ahead of inauguration
Missy Ryan, Alex Horton, Matt Zapotosky and Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON - National Guard forces from a growing list of states moved into positions across Washington on Wednesday as authorities scrambled to understand the extent of threats surrounding President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration and prevent a repeat of last week s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
City and federal officials conducted tabletop exercises to rehearse inauguration security and strengthen coordination among a massive patchwork of police, National Guard troops and federal personnel that is expected to fan out ahead of protests this weekend and the Jan. 20 transfer of power.
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Biden announces his $1.9 trillion relief plan, which includes $2,000 stimulus checks
Replay Video UP NEXT Amid the fallout from President Trump’s second impeachment, President-elect Joe Biden remained focused on his priorities in a speech Thursday outlining his proposed $1.9 trillion package to tackle the coronavirus and address the economic havoc it has caused. Biden also repeated his plea for national unity, saying it’s “not some pie-in-the-sky dream. It’s a practical step to getting the things.
” The country can’t overcome its many challenges “as a separate and divided nation,” he said in closing. “The only way we can do it is to come together.”
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As rooftop solar power has gotten cheaper and more useful a topic I wrote about last week a powerful industry has pushed back. I’m talking about utilities, the state-sanctioned monopolies that build poles and wires and sell us electricity from centralized power plants, earning large guaranteed profits in the process.
Jonathan Scott is no fan of that industry.
If you haven’t spent much time watching HGTV and full disclosure, I have not Scott co-hosts “Property Brothers,” which features him and his twin brother, Drew, buying and renovating houses on a budget. He’s also a Las Vegas resident who put solar panels on his home and got pretty pissed when state officials allowed a monopoly utility owned by Warren Buffett to gut its “net metering” program, which compensates s
She will become the first woman, Black woman and Asian woman to be vice president, a position that has drawn criticism that will extend beyond her swearing-in.