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Lawmakers Ask Army to Send Cots for National Guard in US Capitol

If images of sleeping National Guard members wedged between statues and using marble stairs as pillows have tugged at your heartstrings, you’re not alone. Two key lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee sent a letter to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on Thursday, asking for the service to provide cots to the hundreds of Guard troops …

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21,000 National Guard Troops Flood in as Washington Locks Down

WASHINGTON — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work. The U.S. Capitol, which proved such a soft target last week, was visible only …

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Deputy Defense Secretary Norquist to Be Biden’s Acting SecDef

WASHINGTON — Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist has been asked to serve as the acting secretary of defense for President-elect Joe Biden until a permanent Pentagon chief can be confirmed by the Senate, U.S. officials said Thursday. Officials said Norquist agreed, and that other defense officials were told of the selection on Wednesday evening. Biden …

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Donald Trump points to low troop deployments as commitment to stop ‘endless wars’

President Trump served up a brief summary on Thursday of his achievements in stopping U.S. involvement in “endless” wars, days before he is to leave office. Cut off from Twitter and other social media platforms, Mr. Trump issued a statement via a White House press release calling attention to his efforts to bring home troops …

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