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WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser testifies on bill to make D.C. the 51st state

By Associated Press

WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser discusses Biden inauguration security preparation

The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said at a briefing Thursday. Watch Mayor Bowser's news conference live here.

By Ashraf Khalil, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on securing Biden’s inauguration

Last week's insurrection at the Capitol is raising new security concerns ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week, with plans to deploy thousands of additional National Guard troops. Amna Nawaz spoke to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to learn…

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks about the city's preparations for the white nationalist-led rally marking the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests in Washington D.C., U.S., August 9, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WATCH LIVE: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gives update the day after U.S. Capitol insurrection

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser will hold a press conference on Thursday following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

By Associated Press

DC extends state of emergency 15 days

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser cited the "reasonable apprehension of an ongoing public emergency" in issuing an order this evening extending an earlier state of emergency for a total of 15 days. …

By Associated Press

WATCH: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks after pro-Trump mob breaches U.S. Capitol

By Associated Press

Mayor Muriel Bowser says the behavior of the Trump supporters was “shameful, unpatriotic and above all is unlawful.” She says, “There will be law and order and this behavior will not be tolerated.”…

D.C. mayor orders 6 p.m. curfew after Capitol breach

By Associated Press

Police used tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing pro-Trump protesters from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a curfew.

D.C. mayor calls in National Guard for protests as Congress is expected to affirm Biden victory

By Ashraf Khalil, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters as Congress votes Wednesday on affirming Joe Biden’s election victory.

D.C. health department can’t reach White House for COVID-19 tracing, Bowser says

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.