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Vehicle Checkpoints And Fencing Are Gone, But Security Concerns Remain At Washington’s Capitol

By Austin Jenkins June 2, 2021

Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that were in place for the start of the session in January. A temporary chain-link fence surrounding the domed Legislative Building has also been removed. Yet, security in the seat of state government is still a top-of-mind issue. So is the safety of elected leaders in these polarized times.Read More

‘We’re Going To Keep Digging,’ FBI Director Christopher Wray Says Of Capitol Siege

By Scott Leadingham March 18, 2021

LISTEN BY CARRIE JOHNSON Christopher Wray is only the eighth director to lead the FBI — and the only one whose appointment was announced on Twitter. For the past 3 […]Read More

No, Antifa Did Not Storm The Capitol On January 6. Just Ask The Rioters.

By NPR News March 3, 2021

Stickers reading "Fck Antifa" are stuck on a broken window at the U.S. Capitol after the building was breached by rioters on Jan. 6. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

But an NPR analysis of more than 280 people charged in the Capitol insurrection reveals a far different picture of the attack than the one painted by this baseless conspiracy theory — and it comes from the perspective of the rioters themselves. The individuals charged for their alleged involvement on Jan. 6 show a dogged fixation on antifa, not unlike the right-wing media. Read More

After Weeks Of Being Offline, Parler Finds A New Web Host

By NPR News February 15, 2021

Far-right-friendly social media site Parler limped back to life on Monday with a new Web host, retooled community guidelines and a promise that content inciting violence will be removed.Read More

‘It’s Going To Be Hard’: A New West Point Leader On Confronting Extremism In Military

By NPR News February 14, 2021

Brig. Gen. Mark Quander will assume a new leadership post at West Point this spring or summer. One challenge will be to confront extremism in the ranks of the military. CREDIT: Lynda Yezzi/U.S. Army

Brig. Gen. Mark Quander is taking a new leadership role at the prestigious military school of West Point at a time that the spotlight has returned to the problem of extremism in the military.Read More

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Signs Military ‘Stand Down’ Memo To Address Extremism

By NPR News February 7, 2021

As the Pentagon wrestles with concerns over right-wing extremism among service members, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed a memo directing commanding officers and supervisors to institute a one-day stand-down within the next 60 days to address extremism within the nation's armed forces.Read More

Canada Lists Proud Boys As A Terrorist Group, Alongside ISIS And Al-Qaida

By NPR News February 3, 2021

Public Safety Canada notes that last month, members of the Proud Boys "played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol." Here, Proud Boys members join Donald Trump supporters at a protest outside the Colorado State Capitol last month in Denver. CREDIT: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Canada's government designated the Proud Boys and 12 other extremist groups as terrorist entities on Wednesday, placing the groups on the same list as the Islamic State and al-Qaida.Read More

‘This Is War’: Inside The Secret Chat Where Extremists Devised Their Plans After U.S. Capitol Attack

By NWPB News January 30, 2021

Protesters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber inside the Capitol on Wednesday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

When the FBI arrested Edward “Jake” Lang on Jan. 16 for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol attack, court documents show agents had followed a seemingly straightforward trail from his public social media to collect evidence. “THIS IS ME,” Lang wrote over one video. The chats also make clear that at least some of those involved in the Capitol insurrection, despite a Read More

DHS Warns Of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ From Domestic Violent Extremists

By NPR News January 27, 2021

Seal of the the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin on Wednesday warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists. The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but described "a heightened threat environment across the United States, which DHS believes will persist in the weeks following the successful Presidential Inauguration."Read More