The Pentagon has approved a request by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to call out the National Guard ahead of planned anti-democracy protests by Trump supporters. Wednesday’s rally is scheduled to coincide with a joint session of Congress, when lawmakers must vote to certify the results of the presidential election. During a similar protest in December, four people were stabbed and 33 arrested amid violent confrontations between far-right groups and anti-fascist counterprotesters.