A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's request for an emergency injunction to overturn the certification of Pennsylvania's election results, delivering another defeat to the president's attempts to overturn the outcome in a state that has already formalized President-elect Joe Biden's victory there.

The federal plan to contain continuing protests in Washington, D.C. currently employs about 7,600 civilian law enforcement, National Guard and active-duty Army personnel stationed just outside the city, an array of forces Attorney General William Barr and others say is justified to defend the capital at a time of unrest.