Overview
- The federal assessment says lone offenders and small ideologically driven groups pose the most significant risk to holiday crowds despite no specific, credible threat.
- Officials highlight low‑skill tactics such as vehicle ramming and targeted shootings, citing the Jan. 1, 2025 New Orleans attack as a copycat concern.
- New York City reports no known specific threats to the Times Square celebration, where thousands of officers and intelligence teams will secure the area and monitor online activity.
- Las Vegas will include National Guard support for its Strip festivities, and New Orleans has activated emergency operations with additional Guard deployments one year after the Bourbon Street attack.
- The FBI says it foiled an alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Southern California earlier this month tied to the Turtle Island Liberation Front, with four suspects facing charges.