Ellie Silverman

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellie Silverman

After pardons, J6ers take up a new cause: Prison reform (washingtonpost.com) After pardons, J6ers take up a new cause: Prison reform By Ellie Silverman 2025032810004200 Standing in front of a crowd outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 6 defendant Brian Mock began telling his story, his version of the attack on the Capitol that threatened the United States government. Mock, who was sentenced to 33 months in prison for crimes related to the Jan.

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellie Silverman

The Trump administration stopped funding a national database tracking domestic terrorism, hate crimes and school shootings in a sweeping round of cuts to violence prevention projects, eliminating a resource aimed to improve safety in the face of consistent and urgent threats. Records obtained by The Washington Post show the cancellation of nearly $20 million for 24 projects dating as far back as July 2021.

1 month ago | southfloridareporter.com | Maria Sacchetti |Ellie Silverman

The Department of Homeland Security is eradicating three internal watchdog agencies that investigated complaints and advocated for immigrants, calling them "roadblocks" to immigration enforcement, a spokeswoman said Friday. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the agency has ordered a "reduction in force" for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Maria Sacchetti |Ellie Silverman

The Department of Homeland Security is eradicating three internal watchdog agencies that investigated complaints and advocated for immigrants, calling them “roadblocks” to immigration enforcement, a spokeswoman said Friday. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the agency has ordered a “reduction in force” for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Nakashima |Ellie Silverman

Joseph Kent, a former Green Beret and two-time GOP congressional hopeful who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, has been quietly working as the top aide to Tulsi Gabbard, the head of the U.S. spy community.