Hannah Allam covers extremism and domestic terrorism as part of the National Security team.https://www.washingtonpost.comWed, 18 Sep 2024 05:18:57 +00001hourly1https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/17/trump-harris-political-violence-election-assassination-attempt/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/17/trump-harris-political-violence-election-assassination-attempt/Hannah Knowles, Hannah AllamWed, 18 Sep 2024 00:58:33 +0000The 2024 election season has been repeatedly marked by extraordinary acts and threats of violence, prompting heightened security measures at events. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Knowles, Hannah AllamTue, 17 Sep 2024 21:50:00 +0000The 2024 election season has been marked by extraordinary acts and threats of violence, prompting heightened security at events and becoming more contentious. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Knowles, Hannah AllamTue, 17 Sep 2024 21:03:46 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comColby Itkowitz, Hannah AllamMon, 19 Aug 2024 12:51:02 +0000Amid a tight presidential race, Donald Trump has tried to delegitimize Kamala Harris’s nomination and undermine confidence in this year’s election.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comColby Itkowitz, Hannah AllamMon, 19 Aug 2024 11:01:07 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/19/trump-stolen-election-coup-overthrow/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/19/trump-stolen-election-coup-overthrow/Colby Itkowitz, Hannah AllamMon, 19 Aug 2024 10:00:24 +0000Amid a tight presidential race, Donald Trump has tried to delegitimize Kamala Harris’s nomination and undermine confidence in this year’s election.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Clara Ence MorseSun, 28 Jul 2024 18:12:13 +0000The likely Democratic nominee is already facing a wave of hate like the one that marked Barack Obama’s candidacy.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Clara Ence MorseSun, 28 Jul 2024 14:33:53 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/harris-steps-up-face-trump-far-right-attacks-follow/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/harris-steps-up-face-trump-far-right-attacks-follow/Hannah Allam, Clara Ence MorseSun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:09 +0000Since Vice President Harris emerged as the likely Democratic nominee, far-right extremists have targeted her with a barrage of racist and sexist attacks. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Devlin BarrettSat, 20 Jul 2024 17:59:36 +0000Terrorism analysts say Trump’s would-be assassin is among a string of high-profile assailants with unknown or murky reasons for turning violenthttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Patrick MarleySat, 20 Jul 2024 17:42:14 +0000The lineup of speakers at the Republican National Convention underlined the centrality of extremist voices that were once on the fringe, analysts say.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Devlin BarrettSat, 20 Jul 2024 13:46:37 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Patrick MarleySat, 20 Jul 2024 12:44:56 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/20/trump-shooter-motive-fbi-investigation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/20/trump-shooter-motive-fbi-investigation/Hannah Allam, Devlin BarrettSat, 20 Jul 2024 10:00:58 +0000Terrorism analysts say Trump’s would-be assassin is among a string of high-profile assailants with unknown or murky reasons for turning violenthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/republican-convention-far-right-immigration-transgender/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/republican-convention-far-right-immigration-transgender/Hannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Patrick MarleySat, 20 Jul 2024 10:00:28 +0000The lineup of speakers at the Republican National Convention underlined the centrality of extremist voices that were once on the fringe, analysts say.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Michelle Boorstein, Holly BaileyMon, 15 Jul 2024 12:16:45 +0000Less than 24 hours after the attempt to assassinate the former president, pastors across the country faced shocked and fearful worshipers Sunday morning.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMichael Scherer, Hannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett SanchezMon, 15 Jul 2024 10:47:30 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Michelle Boorstein, Holly BaileyMon, 15 Jul 2024 03:59:10 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMichael Scherer, Hannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett SanchezMon, 15 Jul 2024 01:30:04 +0000There were few signs that calls for greater understanding across party lines had filtered down to the grassroots — or that any softening of divisions would last.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/14/church-pastors-react-trump-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/14/church-pastors-react-trump-shooting/Hannah Allam, Michelle Boorstein, Holly BaileyMon, 15 Jul 2024 00:55:14 +0000Less than 24 hours after the attempt to assassinate the former president, pastors across the country faced shocked and fearful worshipers Sunday morning.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/american-political-violence-rhetoric-trump-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/american-political-violence-rhetoric-trump-shooting/Michael Scherer, Hannah Allam, Yvonne Wingett SanchezSun, 14 Jul 2024 23:54:37 +0000There were few signs that calls for greater understanding across party lines had filtered down to the grassroots — or that any softening of divisions would last.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSat, 13 Jul 2024 17:38:40 +0000As Donald Trump is deemed a “spiritual warrior,” extremism researchers warn of the menace embedded in Christian nationalist rhetoric.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-christian-nationalist-violent-rhetoric/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/trump-christian-nationalist-violent-rhetoric/Hannah AllamSat, 13 Jul 2024 16:00:04 +0000As Donald Trump is deemed a “spiritual warrior,” extremism researchers warn of the menace embedded in Christian nationalist rhetoric.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamTue, 25 Jun 2024 18:20:56 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 24 Jun 2024 16:10:40 +0000Analysts say Donald Trump’s most militant fans are threatening online but quiet on the ground, a posture that could change if the November election doesn’t go their way.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 24 Jun 2024 14:19:14 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 24 Jun 2024 11:57:51 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/24/trump-election-extremism-threats-violence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/24/trump-election-extremism-threats-violence/Hannah AllamMon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:49 +0000Analysts say Donald Trump’s most militant fans are threatening online but quiet on the ground, a posture that could change if the November election doesn’t go their way.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 03 Jun 2024 18:26:04 +0000Since its origins in colonial times, historians say, the Appeal to Heaven flag has been used to justify political violence. It has been adopted in recent years by Christian nationalists and others on the far right.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/02/alito-flag-appeal-heaven/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/02/alito-flag-appeal-heaven/Hannah AllamSun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:13 +0000Since its origins in colonial times, historians say, the Appeal to Heaven flag has been used to justify political violence. It has been adopted in recent years by Christian nationalists and others on the far right.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamWed, 22 May 2024 18:56:21 +0000A rebel Republican faction in North Idaho lost its bid to reclaim power from hard-right GOP leaders in a closely watched primary election.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamWed, 22 May 2024 18:43:28 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/22/idaho-republican-primary-results-extremism/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/22/idaho-republican-primary-results-extremism/Hannah AllamWed, 22 May 2024 18:35:43 +0000A rebel Republican faction in North Idaho lost its bid to reclaim power from hard-right GOP leaders in a closely watched primary election.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamTue, 21 May 2024 23:08:02 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 20 May 2024 23:47:19 +0000North Idaho has beaten the far-right before. Now renegade Republicans are seeking to root it out of their own party, with a crucial test in Tuesday’s primary.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 20 May 2024 19:17:01 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/20/idaho-extremism-republicans-primary/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/20/idaho-extremism-republicans-primary/Hannah AllamMon, 20 May 2024 16:29:37 +0000North Idaho has beaten the far right before. Now renegade Republicans are seeking to root it out of their own party, with a crucial test in Tuesday’s primary.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSun, 19 May 2024 23:40:44 +0000The announcement dashes hopes of an agreement that would keep a longtime U.S. counterterrorism hub in Niger. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/19/us-forces-niger-counterterrorism/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/19/us-forces-niger-counterterrorism/Hannah AllamSun, 19 May 2024 22:57:25 +0000The announcement dashes hopes of an agreement that would keep a longtime U.S. counterterrorism hub in Niger. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Razzan NakhlawiTue, 16 Apr 2024 21:47:48 +0000Former militia member charged with making ricin deepens intrigue in a case that’s shining a light on the evolution of the anti-government movement.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/16/virginia-kekoas-duke-ricin/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/16/virginia-kekoas-duke-ricin/Hannah Allam, Razzan NakhlawiTue, 16 Apr 2024 20:59:30 +0000Former militia member charged with making ricin deepens intrigue in a case that’s shining a light on the evolution of the anti-government movement.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Razzan NakhlawiTue, 09 Apr 2024 21:43:52 +0000A militia group’s rare public warning about a former member shows how concerns around Justice Department prosecutions is changing extremist organizing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/09/kekoas-duke-militia-explosives-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/09/kekoas-duke-militia-explosives-russia/Hannah Allam, Razzan NakhlawiTue, 09 Apr 2024 20:51:42 +0000A militia group’s rare public warning about a former member shows how concern around Justice Department prosecutions is changing extremist organizing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/31/fbi-oklahoma-social-media-gaza/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/31/fbi-oklahoma-social-media-gaza/Hannah AllamMon, 01 Apr 2024 13:55:03 +0000A viral video of FBI agents looking into pro-Palestinian Facebook posts reflects the muddled politics and social media swirl of 2024.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSun, 31 Mar 2024 21:11:00 +0000A viral video of FBI agents in Oklahoma City looking into pro-Palestinian Facebook posts reflects the muddled politics and social media swirl of 2024.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/27/gaza-state-department-resignation-dissent/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/27/gaza-state-department-resignation-dissent/Hannah Allam, John HudsonWed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:29 +0000The protest resignation of Annelle Sheline, a foreign affairs officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, is the latest sign of dissent brewing.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, John HudsonWed, 27 Mar 2024 16:00:01 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, John HudsonWed, 27 Mar 2024 13:04:00 +0000A State Department official working on human rights issues in the Middle East resigned Wednesday in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza, the latest example of dissent among government personnel bursting into public view.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSun, 24 Mar 2024 20:38:20 +0000State Department official Josh Paul caused a stir when he resigned in protest of the Israel-Gaza war. Months later, he’s still fighting to change how Americans think about the Middle East.https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/03/24/josh-paul-israel-gaza-dissent/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/03/24/josh-paul-israel-gaza-dissent/Hannah AllamSun, 24 Mar 2024 09:00:55 +0000State Department official Josh Paul caused a stir when he resigned in protest of the Israel-Gaza war. Months later, he’s still fighting to change how Americans think about the Middle East.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comEmily Davies, Peter Hermann, Dan Lamothe, Hannah AllamMon, 26 Feb 2024 18:13:12 +0000D.C. police confirmed the man was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday night and identified him as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Anastacia GalouchkaThu, 08 Feb 2024 17:36:45 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Anastacia GalouchkaWed, 07 Feb 2024 21:18:00 +0000Members of a once-vibrant Ukrainian community in Gaza say they feel forgotten as evacuations stall and Russia’s war complicates Kyiv’s ability to get their families to safety.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/07/ukraine-gaza-civilians-trapped/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/07/ukraine-gaza-civilians-trapped/Hannah Allam, Anastacia GalouchkaWed, 07 Feb 2024 14:28:42 +0000Members of a once-vibrant Ukrainian community in Gaza say they feel forgotten as evacuations stall and Russia’s war complicates Kyiv’s ability to get their families to safety.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comArelis R. Hernández, Hannah AllamFri, 02 Feb 2024 19:50:38 +0000As a convoy gathers in Eagle Pass, extremism monitors see vestiges of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of federal orders.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/02/eagle-pass-texas-border-convoy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/02/eagle-pass-texas-border-convoy/Arelis R. Hernández, Hannah AllamFri, 02 Feb 2024 19:18:28 +0000As a convoy gathers in Eagle Pass, extremism monitors see vestiges of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of federal orders.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamWed, 27 Dec 2023 15:04:56 +0000Palestinian music about exile and resistance has endured with the conflict, each generation finding new resonance. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamWed, 27 Dec 2023 09:35:37 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/palestinian-protest-music/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/27/palestinian-protest-music/Hannah AllamWed, 27 Dec 2023 07:00:32 +0000Palestinian music about exile and resistance has endured with the conflict, each generation finding new resonance. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSat, 23 Dec 2023 19:04:26 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/23/gaza-family-displaced-war-rafah/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/23/gaza-family-displaced-war-rafah/Hannah AllamSat, 23 Dec 2023 11:00:55 +0000Momen Yaghi and his family recounted to The Post their harrowing 10-day journey through the ruins of Gaza, along a path hundreds of thousands of others would follow. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHazem Balousha, Miriam Berger, Hannah AllamMon, 04 Dec 2023 07:10:29 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHazem Balousha, Miriam Berger, Hannah AllamMon, 04 Dec 2023 00:08:49 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/03/gaza-war-israel-strikes-civilians/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/03/gaza-war-israel-strikes-civilians/Hazem Balousha, Miriam Berger, Hannah AllamSun, 03 Dec 2023 22:03:16 +0000The scattered strike locations and mixed messages from Israel about where to go have sown panic and confusion, leaving families no clear path to safety. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/29/gaza-war-aid-groups-iom/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/29/gaza-war-aid-groups-iom/Hannah Allam, Louisa LoveluckThu, 30 Nov 2023 20:30:50 +0000Aid agencies face several crises in Gaza: the sheer scale of the devastation, the targeting of personnel and, increasingly, inner turmoil over their response.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Louisa LoveluckThu, 30 Nov 2023 20:00:51 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Louisa LoveluckWed, 29 Nov 2023 20:13:40 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAbigail Hauslohner, Hannah AllamMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:21:51 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/26/palestinian-students-vermont-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/26/palestinian-students-vermont-shooting/Abigail Hauslohner, Hannah AllamMon, 27 Nov 2023 06:59:52 +0000Burlington police said Jason Eaton, 48, had been arrested as a suspect in the shooting of Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed in.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAbigail Hauslohner, Hannah AllamMon, 27 Nov 2023 01:27:32 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Mohamad El ChamaaSat, 25 Nov 2023 02:23:15 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/23/israel-gaza-war-america-middle-east/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/23/israel-gaza-war-america-middle-east/Hannah Allam, Mohamad El ChamaaThu, 23 Nov 2023 21:15:48 +0000On social media, at cafes, in nearly every regional publication, Arabs express a blend of despair and rage toward the American reaction to Palestinian suffering.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Justine McDanielSat, 18 Nov 2023 15:30:11 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Justine McDanielSat, 18 Nov 2023 15:20:38 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comJustine McDaniel, Hannah AllamSat, 18 Nov 2023 14:56:23 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/15/israel-shifa-hospital-gaza-hamas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/15/israel-shifa-hospital-gaza-hamas/Miriam Berger, Sarah Dadouch, Hannah Allam, Hajar HarbThu, 16 Nov 2023 02:37:30 +0000Palestinians called the storming of the hospital a “crime against humanity.” The Israeli military has accused Hamas of using Shifa and other hospitals to shield its operations.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Michelle BoorsteinSun, 29 Oct 2023 13:56:08 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah Allam, Michelle BoorsteinSun, 29 Oct 2023 00:05:10 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/27/biden-israel-palestine-muslim-americans-war/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/27/biden-israel-palestine-muslim-americans-war/Hannah Allam, Michelle BoorsteinSat, 28 Oct 2023 14:45:46 +0000The president’s comment that he has “no confidence” in the civilian death toll in Gaza provided by Palestinians incensed community leaders. https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Hannah AllamThu, 26 Oct 2023 07:11:16 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Hannah AllamThu, 26 Oct 2023 01:35:36 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/25/uae-egypt-lebanon-leaders-israel-hamas-war/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/25/uae-egypt-lebanon-leaders-israel-hamas-war/Kareem Fahim, Hannah AllamWed, 25 Oct 2023 19:59:15 +0000Arab governments stood by for years as the U.S.-led peace process collapsed and Palestinian suffering festered. Now they are grappling with a calamity in the Middle East.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/16/muslim-boy-stabbed-chicago-landlord/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/16/muslim-boy-stabbed-chicago-landlord/Hannah Allam, Anumita KaurMon, 16 Oct 2023 21:20:25 +0000Authorities say the conflict between Israel and Gaza was a factor in the killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in Illinois who was stabbed 26 times.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamMon, 16 Oct 2023 05:51:14 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamSun, 15 Oct 2023 22:49:48 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamThu, 12 Oct 2023 16:06:32 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/11/hamas-strategy-israel-containment/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/11/hamas-strategy-israel-containment/Hannah AllamThu, 12 Oct 2023 03:03:39 +0000In recent years, Hamas made moves that led some observers to believe the threat to Israel was contained. They were wrong. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/18/fbi-joins-investigation-threats-grand-jurors-trump-georgia-case/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/18/fbi-joins-investigation-threats-grand-jurors-trump-georgia-case/Holly Bailey, Hannah AllamFri, 18 Aug 2023 21:36:50 +0000Local police departments have been monitoring threats against the jurors and are prepared to respond quickly if needed, according to an official.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/03/trump-indictment-violence/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/03/trump-indictment-violence/Ellie Silverman, Hannah AllamThu, 03 Aug 2023 23:19:42 +0000The threat of pro-Trump political violence isn’t gone but has shifted from organized movements, analysts say.https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comHannah AllamWed, 02 Aug 2023 01:12:40 +0000https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/08/plane-crash-california/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/08/plane-crash-california/Hannah AllamSat, 08 Jul 2023 20:12:21 +0000Business jet crashes in Southern California, killing 6https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/11/trump-miami-courthouse-security-protests/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/11/trump-miami-courthouse-security-protests/Shayna Jacobs, David Nakamura, Hannah Allam, Isaac ArnsdorfSun, 11 Jun 2023 23:04:07 +0000Defiant statements from Trump and his political allies, as well as violent rhetoric in online forums, have put law enforcement officials on alert ahead of a Tuesday court appearance.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/08/january-6-convictions-politics-trump/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/08/january-6-convictions-politics-trump/Spencer Hsu, Hannah Allam, Tom Jackman, Rachel WeinerThu, 08 Jun 2023 20:37:45 +0000More than two years into a historic prosecution of U.S. Capitol attackers, reviews are mixed on what the Justice Department accomplished.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/26/local-officials-intimidation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/26/local-officials-intimidation/Hannah AllamFri, 26 May 2023 23:20:48 +0000New research on targeted local officials shows fear and intimidation are eroding democratic participation nationwide.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/12/allen-texas-shooter-gunman-diary/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/12/allen-texas-shooter-gunman-diary/Razzan Nakhlawi, Hannah Allam, Samuel Oakford, Silvia Foster-FrauFri, 12 May 2023 20:09:50 +0000The shooter in the Allen, Tex., mass killing showed signs of extreme hate as far back as 2013, but his online postings don’t spell out a clear motive, analysts say.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/08/texas-mall-shooting/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/05/08/texas-mall-shooting/Jack Douglas, Tim Craig, Alex Horton, Hannah Allam, Brittany ShammasTue, 09 May 2023 15:36:00 +0000Online posts by the gunman were littered with references to violent, hateful fantasies as well as numerous photos of the mall where he killed eight adults and children and wounded seven others.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/08/police-white-supremacist-springfield-illinois/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/08/police-white-supremacist-springfield-illinois/Hannah AllamMon, 08 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000An Illinois police department’s year of reckoning shows the difficulties of fighting far-right extremism in law enforcement.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/04/proud-boys-verdict-jan6-seditious-conspiracy/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/04/proud-boys-verdict-jan6-seditious-conspiracy/Spencer Hsu, Tom Jackman, Rachel Weiner, Hannah AllamThu, 04 May 2023 20:23:54 +0000Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three other members were found guilty Thursday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/19/waco-siege-anniversary-pop-culture/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/19/waco-siege-anniversary-pop-culture/Hannah AllamWed, 19 Apr 2023 11:43:59 +0000Young Americans now learn of the 1993 Waco standoff through pop culture and social media, often with an anti-government undertone.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/30/proud-boys-informants/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/30/proud-boys-informants/Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu, Hannah AllamFri, 31 Mar 2023 23:25:01 +0000An associate of the group, who defendants in the Jan. 6 trial say asked for details about their trial strategy and gave them advice, was also reporting to the FBI.