Tuesday's Headlines: Wariness of troops at Capitol drove resistance to early request, official says

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Jonathan Newton/The Post) Wariness of troops at Capitol drove resistance to early request, official says House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving balked when the chief of Capitol Police suggested activating the Guard two days before the Jan. 6 attack because he knew congressional leaders "don't want the military up there," according to an account he gave to a friend. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Beth Reinhard, Karoun Demirjian and Carol D. Leonnig ●  Read more »   QAnon adherents discussed posing as Guardsmen to try to infiltrate inauguration, FBI intelligence briefing says By Carol D. Leonnig and Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   Melania Trump spends her last days in the White House focused on her future, while her husband rages about the past By Mary Jordan ●  Read more »   As Trump's presidency recedes into history, scholars seek to understand his reign — and what it says about American democracy By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   Senate rushes to prepare Biden's national security team for confirmation, but some votes uncertain By Karoun Demirjian ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden to propose overhaul of immigration laws on first day in office By Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   Biden to ban special bonuses for appointees, expand lobbying prohibitions in new ethics rules By Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   Trump's 11th-hour assault on the civil service by stripping job protections runs out of time By Lisa Rein ●  Read more »     Opinions This is white supremacist domestic terrorism. We've been here before. Opinion by Jonathan Capehart ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A fresh start for Republicans can come only if they abandon authoritarian populism Opinion by Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   Lincoln came to the presidency at a treacherous time, too. His inauguration can give us hope. Opinion by Ted Widmer ●  Read more »   America is not exceptional after all Opinion by Charles Lane ●  Read more »   Get ready for reality-grounded White House press briefings Opinion by Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   The Trump administration's cruel treatment of migrant families was intentional and calculated Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     More News Here are six key ways Biden is promising to fight the coronavirus pandemic The Health 202 | Analysis ●  By Paige Winfield Cunningham ●  Read more »   Covid lockdowns, election strife and protests have led to record gun sales By Marc Fisher, Mark Berman, Christine Spolar, Lori Rozsa and Andrew Ba Tran ●  Read more »   Pompeo clings to Trump's legacy with an eye toward inheriting the MAGA base By John Hudson ●  Read more »   Dominion Voting threatens MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with lawsuit over 'false and conspiratorial' claims By Hannah Knowles and Emma Brown ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Bold School for smart advice on how to get better with age, plus tried-and-true tips from our readers, every Monday and Friday for 12 weeks. Sign up »

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