Federal agents said Thursday they thwarted a plot to violently overthrow the government as well as kidnap and harm Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — a conspiracy that included visits to her home in northern Michigan and training with firearms and explosive devices. The alleged plot mainly involved six conspirators unhappy in part about Whitmer’s coronavirus restrictions, […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduces Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris in Detroit in September. A militia was plotting to kidnap Whitmer, according to the FBI. (Photo: JEFF KOWALSKY via Getty Images) A Michigan militia was plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who has come under fire […]

As Kyle Rittenhouse secured a legal team Friday after being charged in the fatal shooting of two men at a protest against police brutality, demonstrators and law enforcement grapple with how the deadly gunfire in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has injected a chilling and long-feared dimension into protests.  “We have been very fortunate that shootings […]

Michigan militia members helped the FBI thwart an alleged plot to kidnap and harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal filing Friday that reveals new details about evidence that includes undercover agents and secret surveillance. Unidentified militia members have provided ongoing cooperation to a secret, federal grand jury investigation, the U.S. […]