One week after deadly attack, Capitol Hill halls filled with National Guard troops instead of tourists and staffers
More than 6,000 guardsmen were on hand Wednesday as House lawmakers voted on a second impeachment vote against President Donald Trump.
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Biden to visit Arlington Cemetery as part of inauguration ceremonies
The planned trip comes despite security concerns surrounding the inauguration.
Army head says National Guard may be allowed to carry guns in DC
“We’ll be looking at the intelligence, and make a determination over the next day or so,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said
Army secretary: 6,200 National Guard troops to be in DC area ‘by the weekend’
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy made the announcement in a joint press conference with D.C. leadership on Thursday.
NY National Guard troops not arriving in DC until ‘before early next week’
The New York Guard will arrive in the nation's capitol soon, but officials say they're there for the inauguration.
Military absentee ballots are still being counted in Georgia Senate runoff races
Military and overseas citizens' ballots still being counted in Georgia, but it's unlikely they'll change the results.
DC National Guard activated for pro-Trump protests as mayor urges calm
Congress is meeting this week to certify the Electoral College results, and President Donald Trump has refused to concede while whipping up support for protests.
Veterans in the 117th Congress, by the numbers
Only 91 veterans will serve in the next session of Congress, down five from the previous session.
Biden’s VA secretary pick promises to ‘fight like hell’ for veterans and their families
If confirmed, Denis McDonough would be only the second non-veteran to lead the department.
Biden: Here’s why I chose Lloyd Austin for defense secretary
The president-elect says Austin has the experience and character needed to lead the Pentagon.
Biden’s defense secretary pick raises concerns over recent military service
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin III will need a waiver from Congress to serve in the Pentagon's highest civilian post.
Biden plans to announce defense secretary pick this week
Speculation for the top Pentagon job has focused on three names in recent weeks.
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall
A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees construction paid with military funds reappropriated by Trump under a national emergency declaration, declined to speculate what actions the Biden administration may take.
Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick
President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense.
Calls for martial law and US military oversight of new presidential election draws criticism
Former military leaders calling for troops to oversee a presidential vote recount under martial law raised alarms for constitutional scholars and military-civilian experts.
The number of veterans in Congress will drop to lowest level since at least WWII
The number of veterans in Congress has declined steadily over the last five decades.
This retired three-star falsely claims US soldiers died attacking a CIA facility in Germany tied to election fraud
Despite retired Lt. Gen Thomas McInerney's claims, there weren't U.S. troops killed in a firefight with the CIA in Frankfurt.
