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The Pentagon has upped the number of National Guard members it wants present at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration by 4,000. CNN reports the Pentagon on Friday authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and around the country is bracing for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week. The DOD announced Tuesday that Guardsmen and women will be armed. Law enforcement is monitoring phones and other communications in an all-out effort to track individuals to ensure they do not travel to Washington.
Tapachula, Mexico, Aug 5 (EFE).- Members of Mexico's National Guard were deployed Thursday to quell a disturbance among migrants from various countries outside an office of the Comar refugee assistance agency.The Comar branch in Tapachula, a city on the border with Guatemala, reopened Thursday after shutting down for nearly a week to allow Covid-19 pandemic cleaning and disinfection. (Camera: JUAN MANUEL BLANCO).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD (GN) SAFEGUARD ORDER AMONG CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS IN THE CITY OF TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
US National Guard troops man a checkpoint at a road closure near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, in preparation for potential pro-Donald Trump protests days before Joe Biden's inauguration as president of the United States. IMAGES
The US Postal Service will remove some mailboxes and halt collection in several major cities. The move is a safety measure ahead of next week's presidential inauguration. Business Insider reposts that states and cities across the country are expecting unrest in the days leading up to January 20. The boxes are in at least 17 states including California and New Jersey, as well as Washington, DC.
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