THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT

"Matthew Purse was one of the most malevolent characters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. The horrifying extent of his extremism has gone unreported, until now."

"Edward Durfee Jr. is a member of the far-right militia and was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He is now running for office in New Jersey."

"The FBI’s inadequate response to far-right violence results from a lack of will, not a lack of legal authority."

"NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kathleen Belew, an assistant history professor at the University of Chicago, about signs of paramilitary and white power groups' presence at the Capitol."

"White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security."

"The myth of the ‘stolen election’ – simple and endlessly repeated – is likely to be a rallying call for far-right terrorists"

"On January 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Though the tradition of the transfer of power provided many with hope on Wednesday, the inauguration happened under the shadow of a violent insurrection."

"President Trump is reportedly eyeing his own streaming media channel to compete directly with Fox News amid his administration’s heightened tensions with the news outlet."

"Democrats can't compete with Bannon on racism—and shouldn't—but they can certainly outdo him when it comes to good jobs."

"The storming of the Capitol shows that the groundwork is in place for a far-right movement that outlasts Trump."