- Approval process was not put in place for George Floyd protests
- ‘Frantic call’ for assistance was met with delay, Senate hears
- Police aware of ‘possible plot to breach Capitol’ tomorrow
- CDC director: ‘Get the first vaccine that’s available’
- Biden backs narrower eligibility for stimulus checks
- Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email
First lady Jill Biden has arrived in Connecticut, where she is visiting an elementary school with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Biden and Cardona, both former educators, are visiting Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Connecticut, and they will later travel to Fort LeBoeuf Middle School in Waterford, Pennsylvania.
.@FLOTUS and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona greeting students in a classroom during visit to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Conn. pic.twitter.com/izsUA0QjxS
Over at the Senate hearing on the Capitol insurrection, William J Walker, the commanding general of the DC national guard, said he was required to receive Pentagon approval before deploying Guard troops on 6 January.
Walker noted that such an approval process was not put in place for the summer protests in DC, following the police killing of George Floyd. During those protests, Walker was able to quickly deploy guard troops himself.
