Tag: Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right
Biden Heads to Buffalo to Mourn Shooting Victims and Denounce Those Espousing Hate
WASHINGTON — President Biden will travel to Buffalo on Tuesday to denounce the racist massacre in a predominately…
After Buffalo Shooting Video Spreads, Social Platforms Face Questions
“This spreads like a virus,” Ms. Hochul said, demanding that social media executives evaluate their policies to ensure…
As a ‘Seismic Shift’ Fractures Evangelicals, an Arkansas Pastor Leaves Home
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In the fall of 2020, Kevin Thompson delivered a sermon about the gentleness of…
How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable
But as televised theater, the formula works. Mr. Carlson reliably draws more than three million viewers. When he…
What to Know About Tucker Carlson’s Rise
Night after night on Fox, Tucker Carlson weaponizes his viewers’ fears and grievances to create what may be…
Once Soft-Spoken, Ohio Conservatives Embrace the Bombast
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republicans running for the seat of Ohio’s retiring senator, Rob Portman, appear determined to bury…
McCarthy Feared G.O.P. Lawmakers Put ‘People in Jeopardy’ After Jan. 6
Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, feared in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack that several…
As Marine Le Pen Moves Closer to French Presidency, Putin Ties Persist
PARIS — When Europe’s far-right leaders gathered in Madrid in January, they had no problem finding unity on…
In Conference Call Before Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’
One week before an angry mob stormed the Capitol, a communications expert named Jason Sullivan, a onetime aide…
House G.O.P. Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge
WASHINGTON — In a bitterly divided Congress, it was a rare measure that had been expected to sail…
Macron Sets Out to Build a ‘Dam’ Against Le Pen. Can It Hold?
PARIS — A day after Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, emerged as his challenger for the final…
Macron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, in the runoff of…