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A list of more than 35,000 members of the Oath Keepers underscores how the organization is evolving into a force within the Republican Party.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. North Carolina state representative Mike Clampitt swore an oath to uphold the Constitution after his election in 2016 and again in 2020. But there’s another…

A membership roster for the Oath Keepers, a violent extremist group whose followers have been charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection, includes state lawmakers, congressional candidates, and local government and GOP officials.

ADVERTISEMENT Wood’s candidacy in the race has mostly been defined by rabble-rousing antics, including heckling McKissick during a local Republican event in April and vowing to “shake it up” in South Carolina. And while Republicans in the state assure that McKissick has his reelection bid in the bag, they say Wood’s candidacy is an unwanted distraction. “I just think Lin is a lot of hot air,” said Clarendon County Republican Party Chair Moye Graham. “I don't even know why he wants to run for the South Carolina chair.” “I'm not concerned about him winning, I'm concerned abo...

Dive Brief: The South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 5-0 on Wednesday in support of a recommendation by solar industry and consumer choice advocacy groups to keep net metering in place while gradually transitioning to Dominion Energy's existing time-of-use rate schedule for its customers. Dominion had proposed its own plan for new net metering customers, which included a fixed monthly rate with a monthly payment based on the size of the rooftop system. Solar advocates said the plan would kill the residential solar industry in Dominion's service area. Solar groups view the PS...