Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has come under intense scrutiny after defending an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman during a tense federal operation in south Minneapolis. The shooting occurred amid protests and a heavy federal law enforcement presence, just blocks from where George Floyd was killed in 2020. Noem labelled the incident an act of “domestic terrorism,” claiming the woman attempted to run over an ICE officer. 

The FBI says it has thwarted a potential ISIS-inspired terror attack planned for New Year’s Eve in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old suspect before any harm could occur. Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, Christian Sturdivant of Mint Hill near Charlotte, attempted to provide material support to ISIS after making contact with individuals he believed were affiliated with the terror group. Authorities say those contacts were actually FBI undercover agents.