In a sign that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol continues to affect state and local politics, two figures with prominent roles in the events leading up to and following the insurrection testified this week on behalf of a state politician seeking to stay in office despite ties to an antigovernment extremist group.
A Hatewatch investigation has revealed that white nationalist Nick Fuentes has repeatedly livestreamed from a pricey apartment building in suburban Chicago, while telling viewers and supporters that he was still working from his old studio in his parents’ basement five miles away, as he had for at least four years leading up to his move to a new base of operations.
The Hungarian ambassador to the U.S. affirmed Hungary’s position as a beacon of the international hard-right movement at a controversial Republican gathering that white nationalists, European far-right politicians and controversial Republican politicians including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia attended.
Nearly three years after the white nationalist hate group VDARE purchased a historic castle in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, their presence has deepened divisions among neighbors and undercut the town’s efforts to appeal to tourists, according to residents Hatewatch spoke with for this investigation.
Following Hatewatch’s report on the global network of radical right figures who attended the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) gala on Dec. 10, some commentators highlighted Newsweek’s involvement in the event, given their history of mainstream recognition as a news outlet.
A collection of radical right figures including white nationalists and ultranationalist European leaders gathered in Manhattan for the New York Young Republican Club’s (NYYRC) annual gala Saturday night, where that group’s president declared “total war” on perceived enemies.
California's peace officer training commission produced a training video, which remained available to law enforcement until this month, depicting Muslims inside prisons as likely to radicalize into extremist organizations that could attack U.S. targets. Authorities have said they will remove the video following Hatewatch's reporting.
