Terrorism is the use of violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or its people in furtherance of a political or social goal. It may be safe to assume that when one thinks of terrorists, thoughts turn to the Taliban, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, ISIS, and perhaps even Russia. However, our Justice Dept. reports that White supremacists and other like-minded groups have committed the majority of the terrorist attacks in the United States these past few years.

White nationalist and White supremacist terrorists include individuals who believe White people and “White identity” in western countries are under siege, and who pursue the destruction of pluralistic values inherent to the American way of life. The white supremacist “great replacement” conspiracy claims that White people are being systematically replaced across the Western world by “multiculturalists” and Jews. These beliefs mirror the arguments put forth by the 1930’s Nazis in an uncanny way. The number of violent attacks inspired by far-right ideologies on U.S. soil have spiked to an average of over 300 per year since 2001, and that these groups include white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and anti-federalist militias.

In 2024, there were 11 separate deadly incidents in the United States caused by right-wing extremists, which resulted in at least 13 deaths. There were no reported far-left domestic terrorists events resulting in death. Past domestic terrorism events include several fatal shootings during BLM protests, and the FBI’s arrest of 13 men plotting to kidnap and kill the governor of Michigan. More recent incidents include the attack on an FBI building in Cincinnati, and the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the former House Speaker, in their San Francisco home. The Justice Dept. further warns that violence could continue to escalate due to increasing polarization, growing economic challenges, and concerns about racial injustice.


Pending Legislation: S.2457 - Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Dick Durbin (IL)
Status: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Chair: Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA)

• I oppose reforming current domestic terrorism policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader John Thune (SD).
• I support creating dedicated offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the FBI to combat domestic terrorism by:
  
  1.) Creating offices within the DHS, DOJ, and FBI specifically for monitoring and analyzing domestic terrorist activity.
  
  2.) Requiring the creation of an interagency task force and mandating regular (every six months) reports to Congress on the state of domestic terrorism, including assessments of threats and infiltration into law enforcement.
  
  3.) Directing federal agencies to provide training and resources to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to help them detect, deter, and investigate domestic terrorism.
  
  4.) Requiring federal law enforcement agencies to regularly assess domestic terrorism threats.
  
  5.) Establishing an interagency task force to coordinate efforts and share information to combat domestic terrorism more effectively.
  
  And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.