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National Guardsmen from Michigan deployed to protect the U.S. Capitol have been given substandard food, according to troops stationed there.

The White House called a lid for Joe Biden on Thursday, after an inch of snow and sleet fell in Washington, DC.

President Joe Biden postponed a planned visit to Michigan on Thursday, citing a snowstorm in the region of Washington, DC, according to reports.

The Biden administration has broken with historical norms by firing Trump-appointed members of independent agencies serving fixed terms, a move that one appointee claims is illegal in a lawsuit. At least one Democrat supporting the effort says this must be done because some of the appointees are too white.

A shattered glass portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris memorializing her career was erected this week on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) received the Washington, DC, concealed carry permit she told Breitbart News she was pursuing in December.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Douglas Emhoff, made his first official appearance as second gentleman in northeast Washington, DC, on Thursday to put a spotlight on “food insecurity,” a phenomenon taking place just miles away from the couple’s luxurious vice presidential residence.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) referred to pro-gun House members such Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) as the “enemy within” on Thursday.

Approximately 39 members of the Democratic conference within the United States Senate—more than half of the party’s overall majority within the chamber—are backing an effort to grant statehood to Washington, D.C.

The military chief of the National Guard said Monday that 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C., at the request of the U.S. Capitol Police.

First lady Jill Biden delivered a batch of cookies to members of the National Guard in Washington, DC, on Friday following the series of events Thursday evening that saw troops instructed to leave the U.S. Capitol and wait in a parking garage following a mask-related complaint from a Democrat congressman, although the lawmaker appeared to deny that the relocation of the members originated from his grievance.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser told  “Just the News” on Friday that the Democratic-led Senate and House will vote in favor of statehood for the District of Columbia and send the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk, who has expressed support for D.C. statehood in the past.

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Friday that Washington, DC, will celebrate Restaurant Week beginning January 25 after months of strict lockdowns and just two days after Joe Biden was inaugurated as president.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) offered his office to National Guardsmen late Thursday evening after members were forced to leave the Capitol grounds because of a prior complaint from a Democrat congressman, who allegedly took issue after spotting a maskless Guardsman in a cafe earlier in the day.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Thursday that restaurants in the nation’s capitol will be allowed to reopen for indoor dining at limited capacity on Friday, January 22. 

At least two members of the National Guard have been removed after the FBI’s vetting of the troops deployed in Washington, DC.

Black Lives Matter shared a music video focused on a twerking woman as part of its Martin Luther King Day messaging campaign on Monday.

Some 200000 flags now cover part of the National Mall and will represent those unable to travel to Washington, DC, for Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

The U.S. Capitol complex went into a temporary lockdown Monday morning because of what was initially described as an external threat and later identified as a fire at what appeared to be a homeless camp.

Washington, D.C., is locking down in the days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, with street and bridge closures dominating the city and “core areas” of the National Mall shutting down.

The federal government has constructed security walls and fencing across Washington, DC, in anticipation of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s inauguration on January 20, even as both are opposed to such barriers at the nation’s international borders.

Tensions have continued to heighten in the nation’s capital following a year dominated by restrictions and shutdowns stemming from the battle against the Chinese coronavirus, as well as a contentious and disputed presidential election capped off by the January 6 Capitol riots — a series of events all factoring into what will be a rather unconventional inauguration for the incoming president on January 20.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) warned Friday that the city will see what she described as a “new normal” regarding security following President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

United, Southwest, Alaska, and American Airlines have all adopted a policy banning the checking checking of guns on DC-bound flights beginning this weekend.

Following reports that Airbnb may cancel the reservations of users linked with “hate groups,” Airbnb has announced that it will now cancel all Washington D.C. reservations during the week of the upcoming presidential inauguration.

Federal authorities are expected to lock down large parts of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday — roughly one week ahead of schedule — in anticipation for possible unrest during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a report. 

The Washington Monument is temporarily shutting down through January 24 because of groups that reportedly “continue to threaten to disrupt” the upcoming inauguration, the National Park Service announced on Monday.

The man accused of carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) lectern through the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday has been arrested and faces federal charges.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a photo Wednesday of a person suspected of leaving two bombs at the Democrat National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) buildings in Washington, D.C., this week.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed President Donald Trump for violence in the American capital by some of his supporters, saying he was “completely wrong” to dispute the results of “a free and fair election”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “disgraceful rampage” on the Capitol Building on Thursday morning, saying it was the “opposite” of American and Israeli values before going on to praise President Donald Trump. 

Protesters set up a gallows across from the United States Capitol building Wednesday following the March to Save America.

Trump requested the deployment of National Guard troops along with other federal protective services amid chaos at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.

Supporters of President Donald Trump put up a cross on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon during the “Save America March” in Washington, D.C., while lawmakers gathered to count and certify the Electoral College votes.

President Donald Trump urged thousands of his supporters to “go home” Wednesday after protesters swarmed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress’s certification of the 2020 electoral college results.

A woman was shot in the neck inside the Capitol building, according to videos and photos shared to social media Wednesday afternoon.