Midterm gift: GOP defends homegrown terrorist attack on homeland as 'legitimate political discourse'

Democrats’ outlook for the midterms improved considerably after a confluence of improbable events unfolded in beautiful sequence on Friday.

The day kicked off with a jobs report that suggested …

Far-right extremists plotting to take down power grids in order to ‘cause chaos,’ DHS warns

The self-described “death squad” of neo-Nazi ex-Marines who had moved from the East Coast to Idaho had a plan: They would take their high-powered rifles to power substations around the region and …

While FBI offers up flimsy reasons for being unprepared on Jan. 6, its record tells the real story

The details of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are gradually emerging into view, thanks to evidence released in the indictments against key players such as Stewart Rhodes and his Oath Keepers. But …

Fresh from a Tucker beatdown, Ted Cruz flogs Carlson’s Jan. 6 ‘false flag’ theory in Senate hearing

Wednesday’s announcement at a Senate hearing that the Justice Department is creating a new unit specifically dedicated to domestic terrorism is yet another indication that the Biden administration is …

Bilingual ads slam anti-democratic Congressional Republicans on anniversary of insurrection

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ (CHC) campaign arm has released English and Spanish-language digital ads slamming anti-democratic Congressional Republicans on the one-year anniversary of the …

Latino lawmakers recall Jan. 6 terror: 'I'm not white, I'm going to be a target'

California Rep. Jimmy Gomez said the halls of Congress had already been hostile before the previous president incited his white insurrectionist supporters to violently storm the U.S. Capitol to try to …

DOJ holds back from using their biggest weapon against Jan. 6 defendants, and it's not clear why

After the first attempt to topple the World Trade Center in 1993, the U.S. revised federal sentencing guidelines to give already existing charges stiffer penalties when connected to terrorism. When …

Proud Boys’ hopes to have Jan. 6 charges dismissed before trial crushed by wave of rulings

A number of the defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection prosecutions have been hedging their bets on having the charges against them dismissed summarily on constitutional grounds, claiming …

Revelation that ex-Nazi now holds key DOJ counterterrorism highlights police infiltration threat

A man who was a leading figure in the racist skinhead scene in the late ‘80s—the drummer for a white-power band called Arresting Officers, and an associate of a notorious neo-Nazi terrorist group—is …

Trump sank GOP trust in U.S. elections by more than 40 points

It’s now standard practice for Donald Trump and his henchmen to declare a “stolen” election in advance of every big contest with national implications. And a recent NBC News poll …

Trump's election saboteurs were paid for by his campaign. The 'privilege' debate is over

We’ve known for some time now that the “official” attempt by Donald Trump’s inner circle to find a strategy for nullifying a United States presidential election was deadly …

The Republican Party is still targeting elections officials with violence-provoking hoaxes

There are two things to know about the Republican Party’s organized attack on non-corrupt secretaries of state and other state election officials. The first is that it is resulting in more chaos …

January 6 committee seeking—but so far not requiring—testimony from Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli

CNN reports that the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking—but so far not requiring—testimony from Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli, two unlawfully appointed officials …

What do Tucker Carlson’s fans sound like? Rep. Swalwell releases voicemail threats to show us

California Rep. Eric Swalwell, like many Democratic officials, has been the target of right-wing media personalities like Tucker Carlson—largely because he is consistently vocal about GOP malfeasance …

Far-right terrorists increasingly believe they need to ‘awaken the public’ with mass violence

The arrest and conviction of a Texas militiaman who planned to bomb an Amazon data center to “kill about 70% of the Internet” is more than just another case that makes us grateful that the FBI takes …

On both sides of Capitol Hill, Jan. 6 investigation continues: info 'surfacing every day'

On Monday, Rep. Bennie Thompson made it clear that the House Select Committee investigating events related to the Jan. 6 insurgency could begin issuing subpoenas within the next few days. Back on …

As conspiracism-inspired violence takes its toll on a regular basis, its terroristic effects sink in

The stories come in dribs and drabs, popping up irregularly but often, seemingly out of nowhere, always the same basic narrative arc: Someone gets sucked down the rabbit hole of right-wing conspiracy …

Extremist candidate urges ‘strong men’ to flood school board meeting. Sheriffs will be there instead

As cases of COVID-19 surged across the country due in no small part to the growing prevalence of the delta variant, Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania announced a statewide order requiring that both public …

Latino officer who defended Capitol says insurrectionists told him he was 'not even an American'

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said during the first hearing into the Jan. 6 insurrection that he “looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity” even before arriving here from the …

FBI’s bizarre system of categorizing domestic terrorists continues to infect Biden’s strategy

The hysterical proclamations about a free speech crackdown from right-wing apologists like Tucker Carlson notwithstanding, President Biden’s “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism” …