Democrats in Congress are urging the Department of Homeland Security to detail how the agency has handled domestic extremists within its ranks following reports that found more than 300 current or former DHS employees were members of the right-wing Oath Keepers group.
The Department of Homeland Security warned that electrical infrastructure in the U.S. could become a target of domestic violent extremists, according to a recent intelligence briefing.
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Thursday that right-wing militants and white supremacists are communicating with far-right activists overseas and have traveled to Europe meet with them.
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday warned in a bulletin of the potential for violence from domestic extremists following the U.S. Capitol siege.
