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Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday morning ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guard members from Washington, D.C., citing an “alarming” report that Guardsmen from across the country were forced to sleep in unheated parking garages. “I’ve ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guardsmen and women from Washington DC,” Sununu said in a statement....

Images of soldiers sent to guard the U.S. Capitol sleeping on concrete sparked outrage and prompted New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to pull the state’s National Guard troops a day early.

A Malden man faced a federal judge Thursday on charges in the Capitol riot.

Former FBI agent and security expert Timothy Gallagher talks about the behind-the-scenes work of federal agents on Inauguration Day, including an internal scrub that resulted in 12 members of the National Guard getting flagged for potential extremist ties.

Security Expert Todd McGhee talks about the deployment of more than 25,000 National Guard members, street shutdowns and other unprecedented security measures in the nation’s Capitol for Inauguration Day.

A town meeting member from Natick, Massachusetts, as well as a Malden man are facing charges after photos emerged of them inside the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, according to the FBI.

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 several blocks south sent a plume of smoke into the air and raised security concerns. But law enforcement officials said there was no threat to the public and the fire was not believed to be a...

For 12 hours a day, he is D.C. National Guard Sgt. Jacob Kohut, one of more than 20,000 National Guard members in the nation’s capitol who will provide security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. For a few hours each morning on Zoom in his Humvee, he is Dr. Kohut, an elementary and middle school music teacher in...

All streets near the Massachusetts State House have been reopened Sunday, Boston police announced, several hours after saying they would be closed effective immediately and with no set end date. A Boston police representative said the officers helped Massachusetts State Police secure the State House “out of an abundance of caution,” but didn’t give more information. The roughly five-hour...

Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, security officials are working to ensure a peaceful day across the country.

Heavily fortified statehouses around the U.S. are seeing small and peaceful protests, despite widespread fears of another burst of right-wing violence like the attack on the Capitol in Washington

Several roads surrounding the Mass. State House were closed for several hours Sunday “out of an abundance of caution.”

There are no credible threats known in Massachusetts, but law enforcement officials aren’t taking any chances.

New investigations are underway into whether the U.S. Capitol insurrectionists had information on how to move through the building.

Amid all the noise since a mob laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, an officer hailed as a hero has stayed silent

Maine is sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for inauguration security, focused on protecting the Capitol rather than managing a large crowd.

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts are sifting through a “flood of incoming information” about the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol and have active leads, but have not yet brought charges against anyone who was part of it, the local U.S. attorney said Tuesday. But it’s too soon to tell if those leads will turn into cases that will be...

U.S. officials say the FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week’s breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence

Amid last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol and in response to a warning of the possibility of more violence surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, security is being taken at the New Hampshire State House.

The head of the National Guard says at least 10,000 troops will be deployed in Washington, D.C., by Saturday, and an additional 5,000 could be requested from other states. There are currently 6,200 Guard members in the city from D.C. and five nearby states. The increase in requests for Guard members on Monday comes as officials brace for more, possibly…