Photo: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (L) and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine domestic violent extremism in America on May 12, 2021. (Alex Wong/Pool via Xinhua) (Credit Image: © Alex Wong / Xinhua via ZUMA Press) [Disclaimer: The views expressed in opinion pieces on the PrescotteNews
Congress has done an admirable job conducting oversight hearings about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Still, the latest threats of violence reported by the U.S. intelligence community portray a clear and present danger, combined with our hyper-partisan politics, lead to a combustible cocktail of problems and reinforce my belief that we must
The U.S. Capitol remains on lockdown, defended by the National Guard. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Matthew Valasik, Louisiana State University and Shannon Reid, University of North Carolina – Charlotte As the U.S. grapples with domestic extremism in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, warnings about more violence are coming
FBI Director Christopher Wray bluntly labeled the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday and warned of a rapidly growing threat of homegrown violent extremism that law enforcement is scrambling to confront through thousands of investigations. Wray also defended to lawmakers his own agency’s handling of an intelligence report that warned of
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, outlined his priorities to the Senate this week. As attorney general, he would try to grant the Left’s racial wish list and make life worse for anyone who resists. One of Mr. Garland’s priorities is combating “systemic racism.” As he said in his opening statement: “We do not yet
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