Hannah Allam
Stories
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National
'A Perfect Storm': Extremists Look For Ways To Exploit Coronavirus Pandemic
White nationalists and other far-right extremists see opportunity for attacks and recruitment in the chaos of the U.S. response to the crisis.
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National
'Not A Paramilitary.' Inside A Washington Militia's Efforts To Go Mainstream
Matt Marshall, the leader of the Washington Three Percent, leads a nonprofit corporation. He serves on the school board. Now, a domestic terrorism scandal complicates his political ambitions.
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National
Virginia Authorities Brace For Violence At Richmond Gun-Rights Rally
The mood in Richmond is tense as thousands of gun-rights activists arrive for a rally that's also attracting extremist factions. The annual event is part of a tradition known as Lobby Day.
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National Security
'Boogaloo' Is The New Far-Right Slang For Civil War
The word "boogaloo" once represented a fusion of people and cultures. It was both a musical sound and a dance. Now, it's favored on the far right as shorthand for an uprising against the government.
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National
2019 Brought Stepped-Up Efforts To Counter White Supremacist Violence
Extremism monitors say 2019 was the year the country started taking serious measures to address a growing far-right threat.
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National Security
2019 Marks A Turning Point In How The U.S. Confronts Domestic Terrorism
This year marked a turning point in how the United States confronts domestic terrorism. The country began taking far-right extremism seriously amid a resurgence of white nationalist violence.
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National Security
Encore: How One Group Sees Extremism As A Public Health Emergency
The nonprofit Parents For Peace wants Americans to see extremism as a public health emergency — one that cuts across race, religion and politics. The members are former extremists and their families.
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National
'We Were Blindsided': Families Of Extremists Form Group To Fight Hate
Members of the nonprofit Parents For Peace came to Washington to show the human toll of violent extremism. They want Americans to see hate as a public health crisis.
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National
'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds
Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.
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Politics
News Brief: Vindman Testifies On Trump Ukraine Call, ISIS, NCAA
An Army lieutenant colonel who listened in on the phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine in July testified behind closed doors Tuesday. Also, an update on ISIS and the NCAA.