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Pentagon & Congress

  • Members of the National Guard wait to depart Union Station as the city remains under tight security during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    26,000 National Guard troops came to DC and protected the inauguration without incident. Now the drawdown begins

    After more than 26,000 troops poured into the city to help protect Wednesday’s inauguration events, Guard officials are working to pull troops out and bring them home.

    Howard Altman
    2 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden proposing 5-year extension of nuke treaty with Russia, says US official

    The treaty is set to expire Feb. 5 and is the last remaining agreement constraining U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons.

    Matthew Lee, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    2 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training

    President Joe Biden's first set of executive orders included provisions to shift federal workforce policy away from Trump administration plans.

    Jessie Bur
    20 hours ago
  • Members of the National Guard gather near the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
    The National Guard had a quiet day in DC standing post against threats they helped prevent

    It was a quiet day for the National Guard standing post in Washington D.C. during the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

    Philip Athey
    22 hours ago
  • President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, look on as former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Queen Theater on Dec. 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Biden names temporary VA leadership as his secretary nominee awaits Senate debate

    Dat Tran, the top data and technology official at VA, will serve as acting secretary until Denis McDonough is confirmed.

    Leo Shane III
    1 day ago
  • President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol

    Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States.

    Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
    1 day ago
  • President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Patrick Semansky/ Pool via AP)
    How the Biden presidency changes the federal workplace

    Joe Biden took up the U.S. presidency Jan. 20 with promises for many changes to the previous administration's policy.

    Jessie Bur
    1 day ago
  • A new U.S. citizen holds a program and flag during U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services ceremony on June 16, 2017. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)
    Among many tasks, newly sworn-in President Biden asked to overhaul the citizenship process for military veterans

    An Army veteran and senator has requested President Joe Biden make numerous changes to immigration laws for veterans and their families.

    Meghann Myers
    1 day ago
  • Supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Edelman/ AFP via Getty Images)
    Marine vet among 3 militia members charged with plotting Capitol breach

    The Oath Keepers group often recruits current and former military, police or other first responders.

    Dan Sewell, The Associated Press and Ben Finley, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • President Trump is seen on a network monitor after his pre-recorded farewell speech was released, inside the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
    Creation of Space Force among achievements highlighted in Trump farewell video

    Trump is set to leave Washington early Wednesday morning after a grand farewell event at nearby Joint Base Andrews.

    Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • French President Emmanuel Macron review the troops prior to his New Year's speech to the French Armed Forces at Brest naval training center, western France, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Stephane Mahe/Pool Photo via AP)
    Macron calls on Biden for greater US military involvement

    French President Emmanuel Macron hoped on Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will show a greater military commitment to fight against Islamic extremists in several theaters of conflict and especially in the Middle East.

    The Associated Press
    1 day ago
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