Ahead of a scheduled rally in support of people charged with crimes in connection with the riot by supporters of Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Capitol Police have confirmed that they will reinstall a temporary fence around the building. Speaking with reporters on Monday, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said that he has briefed congressional leadership ahead of the “Justice For...
White House withdraws firearms agency nominee targeted by gun lobby smear campaign
The White House is planning to withdraw President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Washington Post reports. Biden first nominated David Chipman, a former ATF agent and senior policy advisor with the gun control nonprofit Giffords, in April, but his confirmation process has been drawn out and mired in controversy thanks to a massive...
Experts warn of rise in violence from anti-vaxxers
A man calling himself the “vaccine police” walked into a Missouri Walmart on Aug. 16 and told pharmacists they would be executed if they continued to administer COVID-19 vaccinations. Days later, on Aug. 21, a man drove his car through a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in California, allegedly striking two workers intentionally before speeding off. In far-right social media groups...
More Americans worried about domestic terrorism than foreign threats
More Americans are worried about threats from domestic extremist groups than foreign ones, according to a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago. The poll, which was released Thursday morning, found that 65% of respondents said they are extremely worried about threats from domestic extremist groups. Seventy-five percent of Democratic respondents said...
Experts worry new census findings could trigger rise in white supremacist violence
The U.S. Census Bureau released its data from the 2020 decennial survey last week, which revealed, among other findings, that the white population in the country is declining. White supremacist and extremist groups on the messaging platform Telegram quickly latched onto the news, ratcheting up their racist rhetoric in an attempt to recruit new followers, prompting experts who track extremist...
Former Trump appointee charged with assaulting a police officer during Capitol riot
Federico Klein, a former Trump appointee to the State Department, was charged Thursday with allegedly assaulting a Metropolitan Police Officer using a deadly weapon during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. According to an expanded indictment, Klein, “using a deadly or dangerous weapon, that is, a shield, did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with an...
Former Trump campaign staffer to lead protest against Capitol riot arrests
Matt Braynard, who served as data chief for the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, has announced that he will host a rally on Sept. 18 in support of people charged with crimes in connection with the rioting by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. In 2017, Braynard founded a nonprofit organization called Look Ahead America, which says on its...
GOP senators opposing Biden’s ATF pick took tens of thousands of dollars from gun lobby
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who oppose President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives took tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from two gun lobby groups that are leading the effort to sink the nomination, according to an analysis of campaign finance data. David Chipman, a former agent with the ATF and...