Assessing security at the nation’s Capitol before Inauguration Day. Plus, unemployment, universal basic income and discriminatory housing: A deep dive into WTTW’s new Firsthand series exploring poverty. 

• FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
• State and Local Governments Battle Entrenched Poverty Made Worse by the Pandemic
• Basic Income: Providing Cash Assistance Directly to Adults, Families
• Exploring the Link Between Unemployment and Poverty
• The Growing Problem of Poverty in the Suburbs