The Justice Department is forming a unit that would be focused on domestic terrorism to help fight rising threats that that has increased significantly in recent years.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a domestic terrorism warning on Wednesday, citing lingering potential violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden won the election.
Four of the largest tech companies—Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube—are coming together to stop the spread of terroristic content on social media.
FBI found a backpack filled with up to five bombs at a New Jersey train station Sunday night, just a day after 29 people were injured in a Chelsea bombing in New York City. A 28-year-old man is wanted for questioning in connection with both incidents.
The suspected gunman who killed three people and wounded nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs appeared in court via video link from jail Monday.
In order to address the growing concern of domestic terrorism, Attorney General Eric H. Holder announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department is creating a task force to combat the "escalating danger from self-radicalized individuals within our own borders."
A bomb threat at Princeton University has temporarily shut down the school Tuesday, and authorities are still searching the premises. It is unclear if the threat was legitimate or simply a hoax.
