Category Archives: Election Coverage

Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment about a mile away sent a...
Syndicated Author Jan 18, 2021

Hogan declares state of emergency in Maryland for inauguration
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency on Friday related to next week's presidential inauguration, and he is asking for a presidential disaster declaration to re...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2021

No charges in Pennsylvania discarded-ballots case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - No criminal charges will be filed against a former temporary elections worker authorities have said mistakenly discarded nine military ballots ahead of the November presidential...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2021

VP Mike Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer congratulations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation. It's the first known...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2021

National Guard to number 26,000 for inauguration
U.S. officials say the number of National Guard troops pouring into the nation's capital to assist law enforcement with security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden has grown to ...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2021

Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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 We...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2021

US prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week's breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence and prosecutors are now weighing sedition ch...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

FBI arrests fur-wearing NYC man on Capitol riot charges
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal agents have arrested the son of a New York judge on charges that he was among the protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, the FBI said on Tuesday. Aaron Mostofsky, 34, was pic...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

15,000 National Guard troops to deploy to DC
A total of 15,000 National Guard members have now been activated and will deploy to Washington, D.C., to help provide security in the run up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The numbe...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, stoking fears of more vi...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021
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