Jana Winter

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Jana Winter is an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C. She was a 2018-2019 Spotlight fellow at The Boston Globe, and prior to that, a contributing writer at Foreign Policy. She can be reached at: janawinter@protonmail.com

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DHS warns law enforcement of rise in antisemitic attacks
The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement about increasing attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions, prompted at least in part by the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas.
a month ago
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House Oversight Committee requests investigation into Postal Service's covert internet surveillance program
The bipartisan request for an investigation into the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s covert internet surveillance program, known as iCOP, was sent Monday by committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and ranking member James Comer.
a month ago
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Facial recognition, fake identities and digital surveillance tools: Inside the post office's covert internet operations program
The post office’s law enforcement arm has faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks over its Internet Covert Operations Program, which tracks social media posts of Americans and shares that information with other law enforcement agencies.
a month ago
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Exclusive: Attorney general to detail new guidelines for domestic terrorism investigations and cases
Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected in his testimony before Congress on Wednesday morning to highlight new Department of Justice guidelines for investigations and cases related to domestic terrorism.
a month ago
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Chief postal inspector tells lawmakers that social media monitoring began after George Floyd protests
The U.S. Postal Service’s law enforcement arm began monitoring social media posts following the Black Lives Matter protests last summer, according to congressional aides and lawmakers.
2 months ago
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U.S. Post Office to brief lawmakers on its covert surveillance program
The head of the post office law enforcement division running a covert social media collection program is expected to brief lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee Wednesday morning about its surveillance work.
2 months ago
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The Postal Service is running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts
The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.
2 months ago
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DHS chief calls for more volunteers to help manage surge in migrant children at border
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sent out a plea Monday morning to his workforce seeking more volunteers to work at the border, according to an email obtained by Yahoo News.
3 months ago
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DHS intelligence report: Threat of domestic terrorism 'could escalate' in 2021
The Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division circulated an internal report this week saying it expects threats from far-right groups to persist and even escalate this year, according to a copy of the document obtained by Yahoo News.
4 months ago
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Exclusive: White House orders enhanced airport screenings for Ebola
The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to screen airline passengers from two African countries arriving in the U.S. for Ebola, which will involve sending them to one of about a half dozen designated airports, Yahoo News has learned.
4 months ago
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Feds now say right-wing extremists responsible for majority of deadly terrorist attacks last year
The U.S. government is acknowledging that right-wing extremists were responsible for the majority of fatal domestic terrorist attacks last year, according to an internal government report.
4 months ago
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Here are the potential terrorist threats to the Super Bowl, according to the FBI and DHS
Iran, Black separatists and the Islamic State group: These are just a few of the myriad potential threats to the Super Bowl this year, according to a government threat assessment obtained by Yahoo News.
5 months ago
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Snipers, targeted assassinations and IEDs: Here are a few of the thousands of threats federal agencies are tracking
Yahoo News has obtained more than half a dozen intelligence reports detailing some of the social media threats being evaluated. The reports make clear the difficulty in trying to determine which are of serious concern and which may simply be online bravado.
5 months ago
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Even after Capitol assault, Biden team undecided on domestic terrorism law
President-elect Joe Biden's team is reconsidering a domestic terrorism law out of concern that future administrations or law enforcement might abuse it.
5 months ago
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Trump supporters storm Congress, halting electoral vote certification debate
A violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, entering the House and Senate chambers and forcing legislators and staff to take shelter, an hour after the president exhorted a rally to protest the congressional certification of the Electoral College vote.
6 months ago
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New terrorism guide shows FBI still classifying Black 'extremists' as domestic terrorism threat
More than three years after the FBI came under fire for claiming “Black identity extremists” were a domestic terrorism threat, the bureau has issued a new terrorism guide that employs almost identical terminology, according to a copy of the document obtained by Yahoo News.
6 months ago
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Law enforcement warned about 5G conspiracy theories months before Nashville bombing
Law enforcement and intelligence agencies warned in May about escalating threats targeting 5G communications infrastructure, a possible motive now being considered by investigators looking into the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville.
6 months ago
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U.S. intelligence agencies are increasingly focused on domestic extremists. Their latest target: Satanists.
In recent years, the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities have identified domestic threats linked to a variety of ideologies and movements. But an internal government report adds what may be the most surprising addition to the list: an obscure satanic cult.
6 months ago
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FBI warns state, local police about China targeting people on U.S. soil
The warning concerns China’s long-standing policy of reaching beyond its borders to target people it accuses of financial crimes, even if they are permanently living abroad.
7 months ago
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Exclusive: Counterterrorism agency increasingly eyes right-wing threats as Trump era winds down
The National Counterterrorism Center, an agency formed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to combat international terrorism, has been increasingly focused on domestic extremists, including those who have no known connection to a foreign group.
7 months ago