by Elleiana Green | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, Religion
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers at a recent House hearing vowed to uphold religious freedom — yet disagreed about the biggest threats and whether that work should start at home or abroad. Lawmakers in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee...
by Jenny Huh | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Breaking down the rise in domestic terrorism, specifcally against minority populations — and debates over whether Democratic lawmakers support defunding the police — took center stage at a House hearing Thursday. “That is the cruciality of this hearing,”...
by Linus Hoeller | Dec 9, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In the all-white world of the neofascist Patriot Front, a fast-growing far-right organization, a path to power leading military veterans are sought after as a force multiplier for their ability to young recruits to the organization, turning into a lethal...
by Linus Hoeller | Oct 13, 2021 | National Security
WASHINGTON – More than one in three Afghanistan and Iraq veterans said in a survey that they perceived extremism as existing within the military and within the veteran community, the head of a veterans’ organization told the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 1, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON —As Kenya continues its fight against Al-Shabaab, the Kenyan government and media need to better understand the role of female extremists to create a more effective counterterrorism strategy, experts say. Dr. Fredrick Ogenga, a visiting scholar at the...
