Extra Security Fencing Placed at White House, Harris Residence Ahead of Election

Eight-foot-high metal security fencing was installed around key government sites in Washington over the weekend as authorities brace for potential unrest on or after Election Day. The fencing was erected around the White House, the Treasury Department building complex, adjacent parts of Lafayette Square, as well as outside of the Naval Observatory on Massachusetts Avenue, where Vice President Kamala Harris resides. At the U.S. Capitol, authorities surrounded the perimeter with bicycle rack barriers displaying signs reading, “Police Line: Do Not Cross.” In Florida, the same type of fencing has been placed around the Palm Beach County Convention Center where former President Donald Trump will host his election night watch party, not far from his Mar-a-Lago residence....