Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, is sworn in during a March 3 Senate hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (EPA-EFE)

Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, is sworn in during a March 3 Senate hearing examining the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (EPA-EFE)

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Maj. Gen. William J. Walker named House sergeant-at-arms, first Black man in post

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday named Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commander of the D.C. National Guard, as the 38th House sergeant-at-arms, marking the first time a Black person has served as the House's top law enforcement officer.