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Arizona Arizona’s Extreme Far-Right Has Been Brewing for Years and the Attempted Capitol Coup Shows It Can’t Be Ignored

The presence of a local QAnon figure is a sign of just how far the far-right’s rising aggression and conspiratorial rhetoric fueled by Trump has come in both Arizona and the nation. A familiar face was front and center as a swarm of right-wing extremists fueled by President Donald Trump’s rhetoric stormed the US Capitol...

Bree Burkitt Bree Burkitt January 7, 2021 12:40 pm MST
Elections Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. The demonstration turned violent and deadly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Elections What Is the 25th Amendment and Why Are Folks Calling for It to Be Invoked After the Capitol Chaos?

“I don’t know where his Cabinet has been all this time, but it’s long overdue for the 25th Amendment because this man is no longer capable of serving the United States of America."

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 6, 2021 5:12 pm MST
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Elections Trump’s Election Loss Temper Tantrum Is Stoking the Fires of Right-Wing Violence

State election officials and local health and school boards are the latest targets of threats and intimidation.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers Bree Burkitt Bree Burkitt December 10, 2020 2:27 pm MST
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Law and Policy What Will Happen to Right-Wing Violence After Trump Leaves Office?

Right-wing extremists and white supremacists have gotten "leaner and meaner" in the Trump era. It's unclear what happens next.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 19, 2020 3:07 pm MST

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