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Mayorkas won't name 1 domestic terror, White supremacy case referred to DOJ

April 29, 2022

Mayorkas won't name 1 domestic terror, White supremacy case referred to DOJ

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas butted heads with Rep. Greg Steube on Thursday after Mayorkas could not name a case of domestic terrorism he has referred to the Department of Justice.

Writers in The Guardian, NBC, others trash plans to increase police presence following New York subway attack

April 20, 2022

Writers in The Guardian, NBC, others trash plans to increase police presence following New York subway attack

Multiple liberal outlets and columnists blasted New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plans to increase the presence of police within the subway system following the mass shooting at a Brooklyn station this month.

Mayorkas says White supremacists pose 'most prominent threat' to US homeland

April 8, 2022

Mayorkas says White supremacists pose 'most prominent threat' to US homeland

White supremacists pose the biggest terror threat to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday amid a surge of illegal border crossings.

US general says counter-terrorism efforts are 'more difficult' after Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

April 5, 2022

US general says counter-terrorism efforts are 'more difficult' after Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

Gen. Richard Clarke admits that his job is more difficult, but says they are still effective

Iran nuclear talks: Biden shouldn't turn a blind eye to terrorism to secure deal

March 29, 2022

Iran nuclear talks: Biden shouldn't turn a blind eye to terrorism to secure deal

The Biden administration is on the verge of removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).

Sen. Blackburn accuses DHS of 'policing' speech, thoughts of Americans through anti-terrorism bulletin

February 15, 2022

Sen. Blackburn accuses DHS of 'policing' speech, thoughts of Americans through anti-terrorism bulletin

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R- Tenn., on Tuesday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing concern with the Department's apparent efforts to control online speech and disinformation.

'Lady Al Qaeda' social media campaign surged before Texas synagogue attack: report

February 9, 2022

'Lady Al Qaeda' social media campaign surged before Texas synagogue attack: report

EXCLUSIVE: Researchers say they’ve uncovered a coordinated spike in Twitter activity sympathetic to the convicted terrorist “Lady Al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui leading up to the hostage crisis at Texas’ Congregation Beth Israel, where an Islamic extremist demanded her release from a U.S. prison.

No more Texas synagogue attacks – pass bipartisan Pray Safe Act

February 6, 2022

No more Texas synagogue attacks – pass bipartisan Pray Safe Act

The attack at Congregation Beth Israel was a blatant act of antisemitism and terrorism. Unfortunately, such acts are proving less of a rarity as senseless violence grows far too common across the U.S.

Feds identify five 'suspected individuals' in bomb threats to historically Black institutions

February 2, 2022

Feds identify five 'suspected individuals' in bomb threats to historically Black institutions

The FBI has identified at least five people who the bureau believes were involved in sending bomb threats to more than two dozen historically Black colleges and universities over the past month, FBI counterterrorism division deputy assistant director James Tarasca said on a call with academia and faith-based leaders Wednesday.

American woman, a former Kansas resident, accused of leading all-female ISIS battalion

January 29, 2022

American woman, a former Kansas resident, accused of leading all-female ISIS battalion

An American woman has been charged with providing material support to terrorist organizations.