'He must think that the phrase “When in Rome…” ends with “don’t criticize them for throwing Christians to the lions.”'

'Think about it this way. We have more servicemen and women protecting the Capitol than we do in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.'

'There's no incidents to report. Things are safe and secure right now,' a Pentagon spokesman said.

Calls are mounting among Republicans for some explanation of why Democrats want to keep the National Guard in D.C.

Instead of being sent to different states to assist with COVID vaccinations, many National Guard troops are still being kept in DC.

House Republicans would like a straight answer from Nancy Pelosi about the plan to keep troops in DC through the fall.

The extended deployment of National Guard troops - who have not yet encountered any threat - is not universally popular.

Lieu appeared to imply during Trump’s trial that if the former president played ball, Democrats would send troops out of Washington.

The order comes less than a month after some veterans and current service members participated in the incursion into the Capitol.

It's not clear when the National Guard's costly deployment to Washington will end.