The United States faces a heightened risk of terror attacks from now through the 2024 election cycle, according to a new memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS issued a new National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin (pdf) on May 24 stating “perceptions of the 2024 general election cycle and legislative or judicial decisions […]
Documents the FBI recently released show that a lawyer for the agency expressed her reservations about a draft version of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Oct. 4, 2021 memo that initiated a controversial federal effort to investigate alleged harassment at school board meetings around the country. The documents, which the America First Legal Foundation (AFL) […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “could do more to address the threats of domestic terrorism,” the Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded in a newly published report. The findings come after DHS has acknowledged that at least 50 people on the terrorist watch list have entered the United States illegally through the southern border […]
Could heated political rhetoric be fueling the abortion debate that has led one man to allegedly travel across the country with duct tape, zip ties, and a handgun, among other accessories, in an attempt to kidnap and kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh? NTD sat down with Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to hear his thoughts.
Senate Republicans on May 26 filibustered controversial House-passed legislation designed to combat “domestic terrorism,” but critics say that the bill is a thinly-veiled effort to create “Thought Police” for members of the military and law enforcement officers. The 47–47 vote comes as little surprise, as Republicans have long been skeptical of efforts by Democrats to […]
Top officials at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) have apologized for a controversial letter that called on the Justice Department to probe parents under domestic terrorism laws, blaming a “concerning lack of internal process and accountability” on the part of the association and vowing policy changes “to ensure this does not happen again.” The […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday proposed new measures and signed an executive order to “strengthen and close loopholes” in the state’s gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York. The governor also signed a separate executive order to “combat the steady rise in domestic terrorism and violent extremism” […]
The House has passed a bill to authorize dedicated offices within U.S. federal government departments to monitor domestic terrorism and hate crimes. H.R. 350 requires the departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism, including hate crimes such as “white supremacist-related incidents.” […]
On Tuesday, top national security officials testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The officials announced that the Department of Justice is establishing a new unit that will focus on domestic terrorism. Also during the hearing, Republican lawmakers demanded answers about potential FBI involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, its top national security official said Tuesday. Matthew Olsen, the assistant attorney general of the department’s National Security Division, told a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that, based on the assessment of the Intelligence Community, the United States faces “an elevated threat […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before senators to address the Omicron variant and the federal government’s response, the Department of Justice is launching a new unit that will focus on domestic terrorism, and Democrats on Capitol Hill are pushing forward with legislation aimed at changing national voting laws.
Attorney General Merrick Garland opened an investigation on Oct. 4 into violence against educators, declaring that there has been a “disturbing spike” in threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff in recent months. However, according to information revealed on Oct. 21 during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Garland’s assertion of […]
As more and more parents are going to their local school boards to complain about critical race theory being taught to their children, mask mandates, and forced vaccinations, the school boards have responded. The National School Board association sent a letter to the Biden administration, asking the federal government to treat these angry mobs of […]
ATLANTA—A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded guilty in four of those killings appeared briefly in court Monday, but he did not enter a plea in the other four slayings. Robert Aaron Long, 22, is accused of shooting four people to death at a massage business […]
The Biden administration rolled out the first-ever national strategy for countering domestic terrorism Tuesday. Attorney General Merrick Garland emphasized in his speech that the administration would focus on long-term, sustainable solutions.
The Biden administration releases the first-ever national plan to tackle domestic terrorism, some Republican members of Congress are sponsoring legislation to reduce Dr. Anthony Fauci’s salary to zero, and a Fox 26 Houston reporter says the company’s viewers are being deceived.
