Domestic Terrorism

Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old Wylie resident, never entered the Capitol but helped ignite the crowd “into an unstoppable force,” a prosecutor at his trial said. His sentence is the longest given out so far from the Jan. 6 riot.

Just over 700 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol last Jan. 6.

The U.S. Capitol Police says it is aware of and preparing for a threat by an identified militia group to breach the Capitol complex on Thursday.

The federal charges include obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property, the Department of Justice said Friday.

The FBI releases photos of the person thought to be responsible for putting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters and says the bombs were placed on the night before the riot.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced a series of steps the Biden administration is taking to try to tackle the threat of domestic extremism.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday convened the first meeting of the newly formed Texas Safety Commission, ramping up the state's efforts to devise policy…

From Texas Standard:Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety – the agency that issues driver's licenses and…

Less than two weeks after a gunman walked into an El Paso Walmart and killed 22 shoppers, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has launched a Domestic Terrorism Task…