Why is the FBI targeting churches? Who approved the memos singling out Catholic churches and associating terms like “red pill” and “based” with domestic violent extremism? How did classified intelligence on Ukraine end up spreading online for weeks without being detected? And what does Kash Patel—as the person in charge of the Defense Department’s transition…

Why is the FBI targeting churches? Who approved the memos singling out Catholic churches and associating terms like “red pill” and “based” with domestic violent extremism? How did classified intelligence on Ukraine end up spreading online for weeks without being detected? And what does Kash Patel—as the person in charge of the Defense Department’s transition…

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host a virtual conversation with Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor on the National Security Council Joshua Geltzer, followed by an expert panel discussion on the recently released CNAS report Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism…

One of America’s largest militias has been inactive since its leader’s arrest—and it’s not the Oath Keepers. The group in question is the Not F****** Around Coalition (NFAC), an all-black militia that captured headlines during the protests in the summer of 2020. With untold hundreds of NFAC members showing up at events sporting military gear…

The Pentagon’s new plan to counter extremism within its ranks includes prohibitions on liking and sharing social media content that “endorses extremist activities,” which critics worry will have a chilling effect on speech. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced its counter-extremism policies Dec. 20, unveiling policies that are the result of a Counter Extremist Activity…

Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism coordinator John Cohen said Nov. 3 that the DHS has not found evidence of rising violence against educators—refuting the ostensible reason that Attorney General Merrick Garland launched an ongoing investigation into the matter. Cohen’s remarks came during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on domestic terrorism in response…

Drones, towers, license plate readers, and other surveillance tools comprise a “digital border wall” that threatens privacy and civil liberties, according to a new report from three immigration advocacy groups. The Deadly Digital Border Wall report criticizes law enforcement’s surveillance of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the tools described in the report could be—and have been—used against all…

While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and non-profit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….

While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and nonprofit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is touting a raft of new programs aimed to combat domestic extremism—many of which are raising red flags among interest groups across the political spectrum. The new DHS plans follow a March intelligence community report that deems white supremacy and violent domestic extremism as the most dangerous terror threat…