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Mary McCord, a former acting U.S. assistant attorney general for national security, said the climate for the insurrection had been building throughout the Trump presidency

The imagery of the Capitol siege will have enduring resonance. By Colin P. Clarke Mr. Clarke is a director at an intelligence and security consultancy and the author of “After the Caliphate: The Islamic State and the Future of the Terrorist Diaspora.” Jan. 22, 2021 Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters could become the new foot soldiers of the far right.Credit...Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 by a rabid mob of Donald Trump supporters resulted in a failed i...

The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people. Right-wing extremism has previously played out for the most part in isolated pockets of America and in its smaller cities. The deadly assault by rioters on the U.S. Capitol, in contrast, targeted the very heart of government. And it brought togeth...

The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a...

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades It brought together members of disparate groups, creating the opportunity for extremists to establish links with each other. Author: Associated Press Updated: 3:00 PM EST January 23, 2021 The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklaho...

Before the deadly assault by rioters on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, right-wing extremism has previously mostly played out in isolated pockets of America or in smaller cities.

Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up. ProPublica 1/22/2021 ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. During the past two years, U.S. counterterrorism officials held meetings with their European counterparts to discuss an emerging threat: right-wing terror groups becoming increasingly global in their reach. American neo-Nazis were traveling to train a...

Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reports, is mulling the idea of forming a third party in his own political image, and calling it the "Patriot Party." The report cites White House insiders who said the departing ex-president "discussed the matter with several aides and other people close to him last week." "Patriot," however, is not just any old name. Its a self-descriptive name that has long been used by the conspiracist Bircherite radical right, for decades a cauldron of extremist behav...

Is the FBI exempt from scrutiny by the public after an officer-involved shooting? It sure seems so. The press office won't even pick up the phone.

Jan 20, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The attack on the U.S. Capitol by an angry mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters shocked many Americans who thought such a violent assault by their fellow countrymen wasn’t possible. But for Oklahoma City bombing survivor Dennis Purifoy, the Capitol assault was a clear parallel to what happened at the federal building in his hometown more than 25 years ago. The anger against the government, a radicalized perpetrator fueled by right-wing extremism, a ...