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The US capital is on guard amid worries about more violence leading up to January 20, the day Joe Biden becomes president.
Law enforcement said one woman was fatally shot and three others died in “medical emergencies.”
Hotel Harrington announces it's closing for the "safety of visitors and employees" as right-wing chats indicate plans for violence and chaos.
"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," Jessica Krug of The George Washington University wrote on Medium.
Lev Parnas said GOP figures and Trump insiders would mingle with some unusual characters at the president's Washington hotel.
The 20-foot balloon has arrived in D.C. as a protest against the president's militaristic Fourth of July extravaganza.
Military vehicles move into the capital city ahead of President Donald Trump's Independence Day event.