FBI Official Calls Antifa Top Domestic Terror Threat But Struggles under Questioning
A senior FBI official sparked sharp exchanges on Capitol Hill after calling the anti-fascist movement antifa the nation’s most serious domestic terrorism threat, while offering few specifics about the loosely organized network.
Noem Pressed on Deportations of Military Veterans During Tense House Hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced pointed questioning from Democrats on Capitol Hill over whether U.S. military veterans have been swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, as lawmakers highlighted cases involving service members ordered removed from the country.
DOJ Memo Orders FBI to Identify Domestic Extremist Groups And Create Tip-Reward Program
Justice Department leaders have instructed the FBI to compile a nationwide list of groups that could be considered domestic terrorists and to launch a reward system encouraging people to report on one another.
DHS Buys Six Boeing Planes for Deportations After Major Funding Boost
The Department Homeland Security has quietly purchased six Boeing 737 aircraft for nearly $140 million, a move that will give federal immigration authorities their own deportation fleet for the first time.
Judge Orders Release of Maxwell Grand Jury Records But Warns They Reveal Little New
A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the public release of grand jury transcripts and other sealed records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case, acting under a new federal law that requires the government to open its Epstein files.
Justice Department Ends Decades-Old Civil Rights Rules That Barred Policies Harming People of Color
The Trump administration is dismantling a major pillar of federal civil rights enforcement, moving Tuesday to scrap rules that for decades barred governments and federally funded agencies from adopting policies that disproportionately harm people of color.
Twelve Former FBI Agents Sue, Say They Were Fired for Taking a Knee During 2020 George Floyd Protests
Twelve former FBI agents filed a lawsuit Monday accusing senior FBI and Justice Department leaders of unlawfully firing them for taking a knee during the 2020 racial-justice protests after George Floyd’s murder.