A quick walk from the Senate Press Gallery to the House Press Gallery, and DC808 lost count of all of the police officers (including canines) along the way.

No question: The security effort is in full effect at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the president’s State of the Union address, which begins in about two hours. 

Here’s a look at some of the reporters who lingered outside of the House Press Gallery as a security sweep took place. 

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