‘Significant Increase’ over the Last 10 Years in ‘Homegrown Violent Extremism’

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday on ABC's “This Week” that there has been a “significant increase” in domestic violent extremism over the past decade. Mayorkas said, “As Secretary Wray and the Attorney General have made clear, we are in an environment of heightened threat, and we have been saying this for months. […]

Violent crime in DC at 30-year low

The Washington, D.C., federal prosecutor's office announced Friday a 35 percent drop in violent crime, touting the success of violence prevention programs and law enforcement interventions. “Shortly after I took the job, the agency began employing a strategy that involved working with law enforcement partners to identify the promoters of violence, the gangs and groups […]

Far-left Portland DA moves to free violent inmates days before leaving office 

Portland's lame-duck Democratic district attorney is seeking to commute the sentences of several violent criminals, including a convicted murderer, days before a tough-on-crime replacement takes office. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, who was voted out of office on Election Day, petitioned an Oregon judge Monday to reconsider the sentences of eight people. Doing so […]