nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||DHS Warns Of 'Heightened Threat Environment' From Domestic Violent Extremists||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Department of Homeland Security did not cite any specific threat, but said some domestic extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists "with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition."



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DHS Warns Of 'Heightened Threat Environment' From Domestic Violent Extremists

The Department of Homeland Security did not cite any specific threat, but said some domestic extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.