Homeland Security report identifies white supremacist extremists as “the most persistent and lethal threat” to U.S., experts and Black leaders urge action

Just one week after President Donald Trump told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” during the first presidential debate, the Department of Homeland Security’s domestic threat assessment identified white supremacist extremism as “the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.”

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Feinstein on immigration fix: ‘We have to just get to it’

As the Trump administration pressures Congress and Mexico to address the uptick in asylum-seeking families arriving at the southern border, the Senate Judiciary Committee showed a rare moment of bipartisanship in affirming a willingness to “look at many options” for a new immigration bill.

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