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The Hunt: Far-right extremists changing their recruitment tactics

By J.J. Green

Federal law enforcement authorities are warning that far-right extremist groups are becoming more active.

On this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” American University professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss, author of “Hate in the Homeland,” talks about the makeup of the movement.

Va. man arrested at security checkpoint near Capitol with pistol, 500 rounds of ammunition

By Zeke Hartner
Thomas Robertson
A Virginia man was arrested at a D.C. security checkpoint near the Capitol Building Friday with a pistol and over 500 rounds of ammunition, D.C. police said. They said U.S. Capitol Police arrested Wesley Allen Beeler, of Front Royal, Virginia, around 6:30 p.m. after he tried to pass through a police checkpoint at North Capitol and E Street, Northeast.
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