Pentagon approves extending National Guard presence at the U.S. Capitol through May 23

Almost 2,300 National Guard soldiers will remain on duty in Washington, D.C., through May 23, Pentagon officials announced Tuesday night.

The two-month extension of the National Guard’s mission in the nation’s capital was approved by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the request of the U.S. Capitol Police.

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