Police officials suggested that the fence remain in place until September, in part because investigators are tracking continuing threats against lawmakers and the Capitol complex.
Christopher Charles Kuehne’s father, Charles Kuehne, said his son was a 22-year Marine Corps veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq and retired four or five years ago as a captain.
The military should institute courses to ensure that its service members have a basic understanding of the Constitution, the document they are sworn to defend, says the author of this commentary.
Members of Congress are planning a host of actions to prevent the spread of violent extremism, but are waiting to see what the Pentagon's 60-day review of the issue produces.
Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 against the mob that stormed the building. A ceremonial departure for Arlington National Cemetery was planned Wednesday for the New Jersey Air National Guard veteran.