- Armed DHS agents were on standby near Capitol riot but weren't deployed till too late | The call to go to the Capitol did not come in time to help. “They just stayed there the entire time waiting,” said an ex-official familiar with the events. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/armed-dhs-agents-were-standby-near-capitol-riot-weren-t-n1253918 13 comments politics