‘Undermining democracy’: Rashida Tlaib on why the Squad is against new terror laws after Capitol attack

White supremacy remains the nation's oldest and deadliest form of political violence. Monuments erected to its legacy remain in city centres.

On 6 January, the banners of racist violence entered the US Capitol as rioters brandishing Confederate flags stormed one of the bastions of democracy, fuelled by the former president's ongoing attacks on election integrity with a big lie that the election was stolen from his supporters.

While the deadly insurrection has revived calls for stronger domestic terrorism statutes, politicians including Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib – a member of the high-profile "squad" of progressive lawmakers – argue that dozens of existing laws can do the same job.