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State capitols step up security amid new safety concerns
By David A. Lieb
Park Service announces closure of National Mall through inauguration
By Jeff Zeleny, Alex Marquardt & Kate Sullivan
National Guard Bolsters Washington, D.C., Troop Levels to at Least 10000
By Nancy Youssef & Gordon Lubold
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
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Arkansas National Guard to deploy 500 soldiers to D.C. | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
By Michael R. Wickline & Brianna Kwasnik
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard
By Karoun Demirjian, Aaron C. Davis & Carol D. Leonnig
Nation's capital being turned into 'fortress Washington' ahead of inauguration
By Michelle Stoddart
After deadly Capitol riot, Army looking at which troops require security screening ahead of Biden inauguration
By Kyle Rempfer
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
Inauguration Day 2021: National Guard troops sleep on Congress floor
By Emily Crane & Frances Mulraney
Capitol Police chief says asked for reinforcements 6 times but blocked
By Ryan Pickrell & Bill Bostock
20,000 National Guard troops expected in Washington for Biden's inauguration
By Geneva Sands, Zachary Cohen & Barbara Starr
Capitol Police Chief Says Pleas for Backup Were Ignored
By Helene Cooper & Glenn Thrush
Rare Pentagon Mission: Armed Troops in Capital
By Helene Cooper, David E. Sanger & Eric P. Schmitt
Biden Inauguration Security: Troops Flood Rattled Washington
By Helene Cooper & Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Pentagon to Arm National Guard Troops Deploying to Capitol for Inauguration (Published 2021)
By Adam Goldman & Helene Cooper
Pentagon faces scrutiny over response to Capitol riot
By Paul Sonne & Missy Ryan