Driver Rams Into Officers at Capitol, Killing One and Injuring Another
WASHINGTON — The band of razor wire-topped fencing around the Capitol had recently come down. The heavy National Guard presence had begun to thin.But on...
House Taps Military Official to Lead Security
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday appointed Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commander of the District of Columbia National Guard, as the House...
Capitol Police Will Begin Scaling Back Fencing Put Up After Riot
The Capitol Police in the coming days will begin scaling back and in some cases removing fencing erected around the Capitol after the Jan. 6...
After Capitol Riot, Lawmakers Chafe at Security Measures
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly agitating to scale back the security measures put in place around the Capitol in the aftermath of...
Where Fitness Is the Job, Army Struggles to Be a Fair Boss With Female Troops
Captain Griest, the Ranger School graduate who now serves with the Army Talent Management Task Force, views her leadership role differently. She believes that women...
Younger Military Personnel Reject Vaccine, in Warning for Commanders and the Nation
WASHINGTON — Americans who go into the military understand the loss of personal liberty. Many of their daily activities are prescribed, as are their hairstyles,...
Capitol Police Detail Failures During Pro-Trump Assault
In testimony prepared for her video appearance before the House Appropriations Committee, Chief Pittman also suggested that officers were underequipped for the violence they faced...
National Guard Provides Covid Vaccine Help in Overwhelmed States
LANDOVER, Md. — As tens of thousands of his National Guard colleagues descended on the nation’s capital to ensure the peaceful transfer of presidential power,...
How a String of Failures Led to the Capitol Siege
With the police in the lead, guns drawn, the group stumbled through the mayhem, Mr. Crow said. Some police officers rushed to barricade other doors...