Jeff Mordock

Alt-right social media influencer charged with interfering in 2016 election

An alt-right social media influencer on Wednesday was arrested and charged with interfering in the 2016 election for allegedly fraudulently telling Black supporters of Hillary Clinton, they could vote by text.

January 27, 2021

Robert Lemke, Calif. man, charged with sending threats to congressman’s family during Capitol riot

A California man late Tuesday was arrested and charged with sending threatening messages to relatives of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and journalist George Stephanopoulos during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

January 27, 2021

Social justice warriors fighting routine police stops recruit conservatives

Racial justice warriors have a new tactic in their decades-old quest to end routine police traffic stops, and they hope it attracts conservatives to their cause.

January 26, 2021

Jeffrey Clark-Trump election plot report prompts Michael Horowitz probe

The Justice Department inspector general said Monday that he has opened a probe into whether top department officials plotted with former President Trump to undo the results of the 2020 election.

January 25, 2021

Brandon Straka, ‘Walk Away’ founder, charged in Capitol riot

Federal authorities have for the first time filed charges related to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol against one of the speakers at the Stop The Steal rally.

January 25, 2021

DOJ: Nearly 140 police officers injured in U.S. Capitol riot

Nearly 140 police officers were injured when a violent pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this month to stop lawmakers from cementing President Biden's election victory, the Justice Department said in a court filing Monday.

January 25, 2021

Federal agents investigating threats against lawmakers ahead of Trump impeachment trial: Report

Federal investigators are probing threats against several U.S. lawmakers ahead of former President Trump's Senate impeachment trial, according to a report Monday.

January 25, 2021

Thousands of National Guard troops called back home

Thousands of National Guard troops were recalled to their home states over the weekend by governors who were furious that the troops were banished to a nearby parking garage after securing the U.S. Capitol for President Biden's inauguration.

January 24, 2021

More than 100 National Guard members in DC tested positive for coronavirus

More than 100 National Guard troops stationed at the Capitol for the inauguration have tested positive for COVID-19 and hundreds more are in quarantine, according to media reports Friday.

January 22, 2021

Jason Robert Karimi charged with threatening member of Congress

A Minneapolis man was charged Friday with threatening to "cause pain in every way possible" to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

January 22, 2021

National Guard troops allowed back into U.S. Capitol after being ‘banished’ to parking garage

Thousands of National Guard troops who flew into Washington to secure the inauguration have been allowed back into the U.S. Capitol amid bipartisan outrage from lawmakers after they were "banished" to a small parking garage.

January 22, 2021

Leftists in Portland protest Biden inauguration; vandalize Oregon Dem headquarters

Far-left protesters rioted in several Western U.S. cities just hours after President Biden's inauguration, railing against the new president while burning flags, smashing windows and tagging buildings with Antifa symbols and anti-Biden slogans.

January 21, 2021

Feared repeat attack in D.C. didn’t materialize

No major threats materialized Wednesday in Washington, where authorities braced for violence by closing down a wide swath around the U.S. Capitol and National Mall and activating more than 25,000 National Guard troops.

January 20, 2021

Patrick McCaughey, Connecticut man, charged with assaulting an officer during Capitol insurrection

A Connecticut man accused of using a clear police shield to pin a Washington police officer against a door as a violent mob crushed him during the U.S. Capitol insurrection was charged with assaulting an officer, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

January 20, 2021

Supreme Court evacuated for possible bomb threat: Report

A bomb threat was made against the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday just hours before the presidential inauguration, a court spokesperson confirmed.

January 20, 2021

U.S. Army soldier accused of plotting with ISIS to blow up 9/11 Memorial, kill U.S. troops overseas

A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday and charged for allegedly plotting to blow up New York's 9/11 Memorial and ambush U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.

January 19, 2021

Feds file Capitol riot conspiracy charge against Thomas Edward Caldwell, alleged Oath Keeper leader

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday filed the first conspiracy charge to arise from the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, accusing an apparent member of the far-right Oath Keepers movement of plotting to disrupt the election.

January 19, 2021

Guy Wesley Reffitt, alleged Capitol rioter, threatened to shoot kids if they turned him in

A man who allegedly participated in the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol now stands accused of threatening to shoot his children if they snitched on him, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

January 19, 2021

Diverse extremists converged for Capitol siege

The deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 marked a shocking milestone in the evolution of right-wing extremism when, for the first time, a diverse mix of organizations converged for a major assault, said current and former federal law enforcement officials.

January 17, 2021

Capitol attack sparks fear of new extremist coalitions

The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week marked a shocking milestone in the evolution of extremist groups when, for the first time, a diverse mix of organizations converging for a major assault, said current and former federal law enforcement officials.

January 16, 2021