National Guard troops walk at the US Capitol as representatives Vicky Hartzler and Michael Waltz hand out pizzas. REUTERS, AP Representative Marjorie Taylor Green goes through security as National Guard troops rest in Capitol Hill. Some 20,000 National Guard troops will be available for the inauguration, and half of those will be in Washington by tomorrow in case protests explode this weekend. National Guard troops were assigned to provide 24-hour security inside the halls of Congress and deputized as Capitol Police officers, enabling them to make arrests. Home-sharing company Airbnb said it was canceling all reservations in the Washington area to discourage protesters from descending on the capital.

Source: The Standard January 14, 2021 19:07 UTC