Jacob Ware

2 months ago | cfr.org | Jacob Ware |Noel James

Many view President Donald J. Trump’s Access Hollywood tape, released shortly before the 2016 election, as a catalyst for the #MeToo movement that empowered women to report abuses experienced at the hands of powerful men. The new Trump administration appears set to represent a significant pendulum swing, bringing back a permissive approach to claims of sexual harassment and abuse.  Barely a week into the interregnum between his election victory and inauguration, President-elect Donald J.

Jan 22, 2025 | usnews.com | Jacob Ware |Joyce White Vance |Harry Dunn

In 1988, Louis Beam, a prominent white supremacist who had been a Ku Klux Klan leader, founded an online magazine named The Seditionist. It was a snide allusion to the charge of seditious conspiracy he had faced at a high-profile trial in Fort Smith, Arkansas, that year. The government alleged that Beam and 13 other members of an underground white supremacist movement had intended to overthrow the government. But the jury sided with Beam and his fellow defendants.

Nov 5, 2024 | usnews.com | Harry Dunn |Jim Himes |Jacob Ware |Pat McCrory

On Jan. 6, 2021, I was one of the police officers sworn to defend the U.S. Capitol when a mob, incited by a sitting president, attacked democracy itself. Then-President Donald Trump goaded his followers to march on Congress and stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, and a rabid mob overran Congress in a violent attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election. My fellow officers and I saw the worst of America that day.

Oct 31, 2024 | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Kat Duffy |Jacob Ware

ELECTION SECURITYUnderstanding the Threats to U.S. Election Security in 2024Published 31 October 2024Despite widespread concern that foreign interference and generative AI would pose major threats to the 2024 election, the greatest risks emanate from rising domestic extremists and diminishing domestic trust. With less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, physical and digital threats to U.S. election infrastructure remain a risk.

Oct 31, 2024 | cfr.org | Kat Duffy |Jacob Ware

Kat Duffy is a senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Jacob Ware is a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. More From Our Experts With less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, physical and digital threats to U.S. election infrastructure remain a risk.