Congresswoman Lauren Boebert / YouTube screen shot GOP Rep Targets Pelosi Over Capitol Fencing: 'Madam Speaker, Tear Down This Wall' 'Democrats don't want to protect you because they don't care about you, but they'll spare no expense protecting themselves.' By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal March 9, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/ Flickr Pentagon Hit with Another DC Deployment Extension Request as Latest 'Threat' Falls Apart 'We can’t depend on the National Guard for our security,' said the Democratic representative who first announced the extension. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal March 5, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr/ Flickr Horrifying: National Guard Troops Forced to Be in DC Fed Raw Meat, Metal Shavings 'Multiple soldiers have been getting sick and vomiting after eating, and most of the food is being thrown away,' one guardsman said. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal March 3, 2021
USDA photo by Bob Nichols/ Flickr Pelosi Picks Anti-Trump General Who Mocks 2nd Amend. to Play Major Security Role in DC It's clear that we need level-headed and objective experts advising our leadership, not overtly partisan players. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal February 18, 2021
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Flickr Pentagon: National Guard Will Leave DC by Mid-March 'There's no incidents to report. Things are safe and secure right now,' a Pentagon spokesman said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal February 17, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Senator and Army Vet Tom Cotton Calls for Pulling National Guard from DC: 'Time to Send the Troops Home' Calls are mounting among Republicans for some explanation of why Democrats want to keep the National Guard in D.C. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr / Flickr) Republicans Demand Explanation from Pelosi Amid Extended National Guard Deployment in DC House Republicans would like a straight answer from Nancy Pelosi about the plan to keep troops in DC through the fall. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 15, 2021
CDC / Unsplash DC Teachers Union Won't Return Unless Schools Close for 24 Hours After Every COVID Case A DC teachers union cranked up the 'hygiene theater' hysteria by demanding immediate school closures if a single COVID case is detected. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal February 10, 2021
@BGOnTheScene / Twitter screen shot Where's the Outrage? Videos Show BLM, Antifa Protesters Threaten to Burn Down DC If Their Demands Aren't Met BLM and antifa protesters shouted: 'We are here tonight because black lives matter!' and 'If we don’t get it, burn it down!' By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal February 8, 2021
Jacob Creswick / Unsplash Report: Keeping National Guard Stationed in DC Has Cost Roughly $438 Million It's not clear when the National Guard's costly deployment to Washington will end. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 5, 2021
@MacFarlaneNews / Twitter Permanent Fencing Could Be Coming to Capitol, Would Protect Lawmakers from Peasants A debate is raging in Washington, DC, as the idea of permanent fencing around the US Capitol building is being floated. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 30, 2021
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian/Flickr Trump Figured Out How to Cut 1 Federal Agency's HQ Staff by 87% - Let's Do It Everywhere Else Trump was able to clean house at the Bureau of Land Management by simply moving jobs away from Washington, D.C. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 29, 2021
Scott Ableman / Flickr Stefanik Hits Capitol Police Chief's Plan to Build Permanent Fencing: It's 'The People's House' 'I am adamantly opposed. There has been no threat briefing given to Members of Congress to justify this proposal,' Rep. Stefanik said. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal January 28, 2021
Maria Oswalt / Unsplash Democrats Introduce Washington DC Statehood Bill 'This is about expanding the Senate map to accommodate the most radical agenda that I've ever seen since I've been up here,' Graham said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 27, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr / Flickr National Guard Troops Will Remain in DC Until March 31st, Keeping the District a War Zone Troops will remain in the nation's capital long after the inaugration is over, the National Guard confirmed on Tuesday. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 27, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Dem Tulsi Gabbard Is Seeing the Light, Nails Biden for Martial Law Look and Feel in DC 'That sounds a lot like a lot of the stuff that we've seen happen overseas,' former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said of the continuing troop presence in DC. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal January 26, 2021
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Myhr / Flickr Nearly 200 National Guard Members Ordered to DC for Biden Inauguration Contract COVID Almost 200 National Guardmen may have contracted COVID-19 during their time in Washington, DC, in the days surrounding Biden's inauguration. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 23, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr GOP Governors Recall National Guard Units Forced to Sleep in Unheated Parking Garage GOP governors ordered their National Guard soldiers home after the failed Democratic photo op in Washington left troops out in the cold. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Report: Trump Offers DC Hotel to Soldiers Abandoned by Capitol Politicians After being moved to an underground parking garage, National Guard troops were offered shelter by Trump in his nearby luxury hotel. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
@Politico / Twitter National Guard Members 'Feel Incredibly Betrayed' After Being Abruptly Booted from Capitol National Guard troops summoned to Washington now say they feel 'betrayed' by their treatment there. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
Suzy Brooks / Unsplash Biden Removes Military Flags, Andrew Jackson Portrait on His First Day in Oval Office The portrait of Jackson was widely criticized after it served as a backdrop for Trump honoring Navajo code talkers in 2017. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 21, 2021