May 09 Watch 5:39 Investigators reveal details about Texas outlet mall gunman’s extremist views By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Investigators released new and disturbing details about the racist and paranoid beliefs of the shooter who took eight lives when he went on a rampage at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas. Authorities confirmed his neo-Nazi affiliations but were cautious… Continue watching
May 09 Texas mall shooter’s ‘RWDS’ patch linked to far-right extremists By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS,” a phrase that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 8:30 Texas governor seeks to pardon man found guilty of murdering Black Lives Matter protester By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Courtney Norris, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan A politically charged murder conviction in Texas is testing Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon power. At the governor's request, a state board is looking into whether to recommend a pardon for a man convicted of killing an armed protester during the… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 4:56 Trump arrest and call for protests spark concerns about potential political violence By Geoff Bennett, Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura Former President Donald Trump's calls for protests regarding his arrest have sparked concerns about the possibility of fresh political violence. Laura Barrón-López reports on how security officials are monitoring and preparing for a host of threats. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 4:33 New poll highlights sharp divide between Trump’s base and other voters By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura Democratic lawmakers are calling out former President Trump for inciteful rhetoric against federal officials and prosecutors, while new polling shows Trump is losing support among swing voters. Lisa Desjardins has more on what this means for his 2024 bid for… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 9:34 How Trump’s 2024 presidential bid is dominated by extremist rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Former President Trump’s speech in Waco, Texas, sparked concerns over the signal it sent to right-wing extremists and a base that continues to believe the 2020 election was stolen. UC San Diego professor Barbara F. Walter and The Atlantic’s executive… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:55 News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 6:34 FBI foils extremist plot to bring down Baltimore’s electrical grid By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Attacks on electrical systems were up by nearly 80% in 2022 compared to the previous year. Monday, the FBI said it foiled an alleged neo-Nazi plot to attack multiple substations and transformers around Baltimore. It follows recent physical attacks on… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:55 How a Washington state plan to fight domestic extremism could be a model for the nation By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori In Washington state this week, legislators held public hearings to form a domestic violent extremism commission that, if implemented, would make Washington the first in the nation to target extremism with a public health and civic engagement approach. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:41 Attack on Brazil’s government raises concerns about how U.S. extremism has spread abroad Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former… Continue watching