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FBI is investigating criminal reaction to Roe ruling as potential domestic terrorism
The FBI is investigating ideologically motivated “suspicious criminal or potentially violent” reactions to the reversal of Roe v. Wade as potential acts of domestic terrorism, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News.
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Law enforcement is tracking calls for Buffalo-inspired attacks on Juneteenth
Intelligence bulletins obtained by Yahoo News detail several posts widely circulated in white supremacist online forums calling for attacks on events related to the June 19 federal holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery.
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS launches ‘urgent review,’ plans to restructure after Buffalo and Uvalde shootings
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an “urgent review” into the department’s domestic terrorism and targeted violence efforts in the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings, Yahoo News has learned.
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Texas police admit to failed shooting response, say kids in room with gunman called 911
Texas’s top public safety official said officers on the scene failed to follow protocol at the Uvalde elementary school shooting, with officers standing in the hallway as children in the classroom called 911 as their classmates were killed.
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Law enforcement warned of ‘replacement’ theory-driven violence before Buffalo shooting
In the months before the mass shooting in Buffalo, U.S. law enforcement officials warned police across the country about the potential threat of violence by white supremacist believers of the same racist conspiracy theory believed to have inspired the recent attack.
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Exclusive: Buffalo suspect was inspired by New Zealand shooting, officials say
A law enforcement official said a document believed to have been written by the alleged Buffalo shooter "substantially mirrored" a 2019 manifesto from the Christchurch, New Zealand, shooter.
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Exclusive: Law enforcement prepares for potential violence, unrest surrounding Roe decision
Authorities are on alert for potential fallout from the Supreme Court decision in a Mississippi case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, according to intelligence bulletins and other internal reports obtained by Yahoo News.
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Exclusive: Russian media's reach in U.S. limited after invasion, DHS document says
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has curtailed the reach of Russian state media in the U.S., forcing the Kremlin to use other avenues to reach Americans, according to a Department of Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by Yahoo News.
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Exclusive: TSA report saw low risk of a terrorist attack on mass transit 2 weeks before New York subway shooting
Tuesday's attack on the New York City subway came two weeks after the Transportation Security Administration issued an annual mass transit threat assessment that concluded the threat to mass transit and rail systems for 2022 was “low.”
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Mexico agrees to establish 'tactical checkpoints' after U.S. requests help with surge of migrants
The Biden administration faces mounting pressure from both sides of the political spectrum to stave off an even bigger surge of immigrants as it plans to lift a pandemic-era public health order at the border.
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Inspector general says post office surveillance program exceeded legal authority
An inspector general probe into the U.S. Postal Service surveillance program, known as iCOP, concluded that the agency did not have the legal authority to conduct the sweeping intelligence collection and surveillance of American protesters and others between 2018 and 2021.
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Exclusive: Key U.S. military report revealed Ukrainian defense weaknesses, weapons needs
A 2016 U.S. Army assessment of Ukrainian military units participating in a U.S-led training program identified key weaknesses in Ukraine’s ability to combat Russian forces and their separatist allies in the country’s Donbas region, who were waging a war of attrition against Ukrainian troops there.
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Exclusive: Ransomware attacks on U.S. supply chain are undermining national security, CBP bulletin warns
Ransomware attacks on the supply chain are undermining national security, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News, and will cause further congestion at ports of entry and delays in shipping nationwide.
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DHS to provide Congress with Operation Whistle Pig report detailing spying on journalists, lawmakers
Following reporting by Yahoo News, the Department of Homeland Security told Congress this week that it will provide it with an inspector general report on Operation Whistle Pig.
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Exclusive: Secret Service beefs up White House security ahead of State of the Union trucker convoy
U.S. Secret Service has beefed up security at the White House in response to increased concerns about trucker convoys heading to Washington D.C. that are timed to coincide with President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, Yahoo News has learned.
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How the U.S. helped Ukraine prepare for a Russian invasion
While President Biden has made clear that U.S. troops won’t deploy to Ukraine to help defend the country from an unfolding Russian attack, the U.S. has provided other types of overt — as well as secret — security and intelligence support to Ukraine.
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Exclusive: FBI and DHS warn U.S. officials of possible Russian cyberattacks linked to invasion of Ukraine
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security on Monday warned law enforcement, military and others charged with overseeing critical U.S. infrastructure to be prepared for potential Russian cyberattacks in conjunction with a possible invasion of Ukraine.
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Exclusive: Department of Transportation warns that trucker convoys have potential to disrupt national highway system
The Department of Transportation warned Friday that truck convoy protests planned across the United States could disrupt the national highway system and other critical transportation infrastructure, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.
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U.S. intelligence report details 'indirect' Russian government support for Western neofascist groups
A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concludes that the Russian government is providing “indirect and passive support” to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere, but stops short of accusing the Kremlin of supplying financial or material assistance to Western extremist groups.
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Exclusive: DHS warns that trucker protests in U.S. could begin on Super Bowl Sunday
The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement and public safety officials in the United States that a prolonged trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates could begin on Feb. 13, when the Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles.