Razor wire continues to be installed along fencing around the Capitol Sunday. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post)
The quiet Sunday brought little relief to a city on edge from the deadly attack on the Capitol. Each day leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden comes with fear of additional violence and ever more security.
Many Congressional Republicans have refused to acknowledge the election was not stolen, the baseless claim that drove thousands to take part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Donald Harris deemed teaching his children lessons about his homeland to be both a patriotic and a paternal duty.
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It took 12 weeks for the death toll to rise from 200,000 to 300,000. The death toll has leaped from 300,000 to almost 400,000 in less than five weeks.
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Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey agreed to ban Donald Trump from Twitter after tearful all-hands meetings, bitter dialogues and employee pushback. It was the biggest decision his company had ever faced.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) at a public safety briefing Friday on preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. (Bill O'Leary/The Post)
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