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The collection of weapons and ammunition federal agents say Christopher Paul Hasson had stockpiled in his Silver Spring apartment.

News in Brief

The Coast Guard Lieutenant’s Arrest Fits a Pattern of Terrorism Linked to Anti-Government and White Nationalist Extremism

The arrest of a heavily armed white nationalist in Maryland on Wednesday follows another year of deadly far-right extremism.

Jack Herrera

People protest against President Donald Trump' national emergency declaration in front of the White House on February 18th, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The event was part of a national mobilization effort with protests to be held throughout the country. US President Trump on February 15th, 2019, invoked a 'national emergency' to justify tapping military and other funds for barrier construction, after Congress approved less than a fourth the $5.7 billion he had sought for border security.

Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Spurs Protests Across the Country

Protesters took to the streets at more than 140 events across the United States on Monday to oppose President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the country's southern border.

Jack Herrera

A stretch of existing border wall cuts through the World Birding Center at the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse Museum less then 10 miles east of Granjeno.

The ACLU Will Sue Trump Over His National Emergency Declaration

Within hours of Trump declaring a national emergency on the border, the ACLU announced it would sue the president to prevent him from using military funds to pay for border wall construction.

Jack Herrera

President Donald Trump speaks about a state of emergency from the Rose Garden of the White House on February 15th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

The Majority of Americans Oppose a Border Wall

Recent polling reveals that most Americans oppose the expansion of the border wall, and two-thirds oppose Trump using emergency powers to fund its construction.

Jack Herrera

Border Patrol agents shine a light through the border wall as migrants search for a way to cross.

Five Takeaways From the Lawsuit Over Trump’s Plan to Keep Asylum Seekers in Mexico

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 11 asylum seekers who have been returned to Mexico, alleges Border Patrol agents did not assess whether the migrants had reason to "fear for their lives."

Jack Herrera

A bunk bed and desks inside a cell are seen at the Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, on August 13th, 2018. A former regional jail, the facility has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees for violations of immigration laws.

News in Brief

The Shutdown Deal Includes More ICE Detention Beds. That Doesn’t Mean Mattresses.

What the agency actually wants is the funding to detain more people than ever before.

Jack Herrera

A woman walks with a sign to protest gun violence and call for sensible gun laws outside the White House in June of 2016. One advocacy group, Cure Violence, approaches violence as a public-health issue, and has seen success reducing gun violence.

Social Justice

Gun Violence Spreads Like a Contagious Disease. Can School Shootings Be Cured Like One?

Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, have advocated for treating gun violence as a public-health issue.

Jack Herrera

Houses are seen on the Mexican side of the U.S.–Mexico border fence on April 6th, 2018, in Jacumba, California.

News in Brief

Why Has Sending National Guard Troops to the Border Become So Controversial Under Trump?

At the heart of the confrontation is the National Guard's unique role in the country's armed forces.

Jack Herrera

Protesters gather in Times Square near a military recruitment center to show their anger at President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military on July 26th, 2017, in New York City.

News in Brief

Can the California National Guard Reject Trump’s Transgender Military Ban?

One of the highest ranking generals in the state national guard told troops they wouldn't be kicked out, but he may not have the final word.

Jack Herrera

Judah Samet, a member of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, waves as he is recognized by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union on February 5th, 2019.

Can Trump Honor a Holocaust Survivor While Rejecting Refugees?

In his State of the Union, President Donald Trump honored a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Tree of Life shooting. Now, a Jewish refugee advocate says Trump is sending mixed messages.

Jack Herrera