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The National Guard is reportedly planning to ask troops to remain deployed at the Capitol until mid-March
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement The National Guard is planning to ask up to 7,000 troops deployed to Capitol Hill to volunteer to stay until March 12, according to Military.com .
An official reportedly said the plan was still being finalized, and that Guardsmembers would not be required to remain deployed over its 31-day activation.
"We are not going to make anybody stay," spokesperson Nahaku McFadden told Military.com.
Of the roughly 25,000 troops initially deployed to the Capitol for security on Inauguration Day, 15,000 of them are expected to return to their respective states this week...
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Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to defend the Capitol have reportedly tested positive for COVID or are in quarantine
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Hundreds of National Guard troops from among the thousands who deployed to the nation's capital after the violent riots earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19 or are in quarantine, Politico reported Friday.
More than 25,000 National Guard troops were activated and deployed to Washington, DC in the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol for a security mission that ran through the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday. The National Guard announced Thursday that the process for sending troops home is already underway.
Since their mission...
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The 'most aggressive' areas of the stock market could be set for more gains...
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Nearly three dozen GOP mayors back Biden's COVID-19 relief package
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Judge approves $650 million settlement of Facebook privacy lawsuit linked to...
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Delta passenger faces $27,500 fine for hitting flight attendant in face mask...
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House Democrats pass Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, sending it to the...
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'Oath Keeper' Jessica Watkins denounced the extremist group but will stay in...
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How to watch Canelo Alvarez take on Avni Yildirim during this Saturday's...
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Customers are reporting credit-card payment outages nationwide at...
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House Democrats to vote on $1.9 trillion stimulus plan with minimum-wage...
L Summary List Placement House Democrats were on course to vote on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package later on Friday as lawmakers rushed to rescue a key... Read more ...