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Park Service announces closure of National Mall through inauguration
By Jeff Zeleny, Alex Marquardt & Kate Sullivan
National Guardsmen protecting Capitol now armed with lethal weapons
By Lara Seligman
Arkansas National Guard to deploy 500 soldiers to D.C. | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
By Michael R. Wickline & Brianna Kwasnik
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Capitol Police Chief Says Pleas for Backup Were Ignored
By Helene Cooper & Glenn Thrush
After deadly Capitol riot, Army looking at which troops require security screening ahead of Biden inauguration
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon faces scrutiny over response to Capitol riot
By Paul Sonne & Missy Ryan
National Guard Bolsters Washington, D.C., Troop Levels to at Least 10000
By Nancy Youssef & Gordon Lubold
National Guard at Capitol Authorized to Use Lethal Force in Aftermath of Mob
By Paul D. Shinkman
Timeline of National Guard Deployment to Capitol
By Robert Farley
Capitol Police chief says asked for reinforcements 6 times but blocked
By Ryan Pickrell & Bill Bostock
Inauguration Day 2021: National Guard troops sleep on Congress floor
By Emily Crane & Frances Mulraney
Striking Photos Show Hundreds Of National Guard Troops Sleeping Inside U.S. Capitol
By Igor Bobic & Chris McGonigal
20,000 National Guard troops expected in Washington for Biden's inauguration
By Geneva Sands, Zachary Cohen & Barbara Starr
National Guardsmen briefed on IED threat to Capitol
By Lara Seligman & Natasha Bertrand
Inside a Deadly Siege: How a String of Failures Led to a Dark Day at the Capitol (Published 2021)
By Mark Mazzetti, Luke Broadwater & Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Biden Inauguration Security: Troops Flood Rattled Washington
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs & Helene Cooper
Rare Pentagon Mission: Armed Troops in Capital
By Helene Cooper, David E. Sanger & Eric P. Schmitt
Pentagon to Arm National Guard Troops Deploying to Capitol for Inauguration (Published 2021)
By Helene Cooper & Adam Goldman
After Capitol riot, 15000 National Guard members could be deployed in D.C. during inauguration
By Dan Lamothe
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard
By Karoun Demirjian, Aaron C. Davis & Carol D. Leonnig