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June 11, 2020

College campuses under scrutiny over possible Antifa links

The organized nature of the recent riots has raised questions over the coordinated nature of the calamity across the country, with President Trump and Attorney General William Barr pointing fingers at the shadowy outfit known as Antifa and to what extent universities play a part in recruiting, urging or merely turning a blind eye to their presence on campus.

April 30, 2020

Schiff demands Google, YouTube, Twitter alert users to coronavirus misinformation to prevent spread

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sent a letter to the leaders of several tech companies Wednesday urging them to help combat the spread of misinformation in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. 

February 25, 2020

Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car outside Pentagon

An Arkansas teenager appeared in federal court on Tuesday after allegedly attempting to blow up a car at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. 

February 17, 2020

What is QAnon, the conspiracy theory group showing up to Trump rallies?

In 2018, as President Trump has traveled across the country, a number of spectators have been spotted holding up giant cutouts of the letter Q and wearing T-shirts with the hashtag, #WeAreQ. 

December 8, 2019

New York City ISIS supporter seen as 'ticking time bomb' gets decades in prison

A U.S. citizen who kept an ISIS flag and a cache of weapons in his New York City apartment was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing material support to the terrorist group, the Justice Department announced.

November 5, 2019

Ohio man pleads guilty in July 4 Cleveland terror plot on behalf of Al Qaeda

An Ohio man accused of scouting locations for a potential July 4 terror attack in downtown Cleveland on behalf of Al Qaeda pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges including attempting to provide support to a terrorist group and threatening to kill President Trump and his family.

November 4, 2019

Colorado man who espoused anti-Semitic views arrested in temple bomb plot, FBI says

A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday.

September 24, 2019

Missouri man pleads guilty to role in plotting ISIS attack

A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State (ISIS), the Justice Department said Tuesday.

September 23, 2019

US Army soldier allegedly named Beto O'Rourke as potential target, discussed bombing major news network

An American soldier at Fort Riley in Kansas has been arrested after allegedly discussing an attack on a major U.S. news network, sharing instructions on building a bomb and targeting Beto O'Rourke, authorities announced Monday.

August 28, 2019

Maryland man accused of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attack near DC is indicted

A 28-year-old Maryland man accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired terror attack at a tourist site near Washington, D.C., with a U-Haul truck was indicted Wednesday on a terrorism-related charge, the Justice Department announced.