Hannah Allam

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One's Antifa. One's In A Militia. How An Ancestry Match Led To An Unlikely Bond

Hannah Allam

Two distant cousins connect online, only to learn that one is a militant leftist and the other is in a right-wing militia. Their story shows the complexities of a timely question: Who's an extremist?

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Ancestry Brought A Militia Member And Black Lives Matter-Supporter Together As Cousins

Hannah Allam

In the fight against violent extremism, there's a hot debate: Who's an extremist? Two cousins, one a far-right militia member and the other aligned with Antifa, bring that debate to life.

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What Happens When Extremism Becomes Mainstream

Hannah Allam

This week in both House and Senate hearings, police officials testified on the Jan. 6 insurrection. The rise of right-wing extremism might make preventing the next violent outbreak more challenging.

Inauguration Day has been quiet so far in Washington, D.C. Some 25,000 National Guard members are in the city, where insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago.

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No Large Protests In D.C. As President Biden Is Inaugurated

Bill Chappell, Hannah Allam

Some 25,000 National Guard members are in the city where insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago.

With U.S. In Turmoil, Experts Unsure What Kind Of Extreme Right May Emerge Soon

Hannah Allam

As thousands of security forces deploy nationwide in anticipation of unrest ahead of the inauguration, there has been a national reckoning over how seriously to take the right-wing extremist threat.

Trump Is Leaving Office, But His Supporters Are Here To Stay

Hannah Allam

Many of President Trump's extremist followers expressed white supremacist views when they attacked the U.S. Capitol last week. What will come of them when Trump leaves office in ten days?

Did Minimizing Far-Right's Threat Lead To The Breach Of U.S. Capitol?

Hannah Allam

Five people died following the storming of the Capitol building, including a police officer. The attack renewed criticism over how officials are addressing the growing threat of far-right extremism.