SECURITY

Washingtonian - The U.S. Secret Service will fly drones over D.C. for the next few weeks as part of heightened security measures for the multiple “National Special Security Events” in January, including the certification of the presidential election, President Jimmy Carter’s funeral (Jan. 9), and President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration (Jan. 20). 

[Bloomberg] - Trump is considering picking John Irving, who has represented many of the former president’s allies over the years, as the next U.S. Attorney for D.C. Current and former employees in the office, which prosecutes the majority of local crimes in the city, fear Irving’s loyalty to Trump signals his intentions for the job.“There is the potential for tremendous abuse if prosecutors begin to investigate certain individuals based on their political ideologies or ‘play favorites’ by assigning politically sensitive cases to prosecutors who are not adhering to the typical prosecution standards,” says Ron Machen, the U.S. attorney for D.C. under former President Barack Obama.