IRS to review security at facilities as threats from extremists increase

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Tuesday that it will do a security assessment of its facilities following increased threats from alt-right extremists and a burst of funding the agency is set to obtain.

The following Sunday, a man drove into a barricade near the US Capitol building in Washington DC. The man shot several rounds into the air and later shot himself to death after his vehicle ignited.

Comments demanding that the FBI be defunded and other criticisms have been have been criticized by fellow party members, including former vice-president Mike Pence.