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Hannah Allam

Staff Reporter, ProPublica

Hannah Allam is a Washington, D.C.-based reporter for ProPublica, where she covers national-security issues, with a focus on militant movements and counterterrorism efforts.
Policy

'The intern in charge': Meet the 22-year-old picked to lead terrorism prevention

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is a DHS official running the U.S. government's main hub for countering violent extremism.

  • Hannah Allam, ProPublica
Threats

'The federal government is gone': Under Trump, fighting extremist violence is up to the states

Security officials and extremism researchers say federal coordination for preventing terrorism and targeted violence has evaporated.

  • Hannah Allam, ProPublica
Policy

Counter-terrorism efforts reduced by Trump cuts

Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national-security sector.

  • Hannah Allam, ProPublica