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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBSenate Bill 473 would make it a crime to make public officials fear imminent violence. -
Jose Luis Magana/APThe Pacific Northwest became fertile ground for groups bent on political violence during the first Trump administration.
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Laws protecting free speech, along with challenging economic circumstances, make it difficult to cut ties. -
The calls to the secretary of state’s office center around misinformation about Donald Trump’s decision not to appear in the state’s voters’ pamphlet. -
While elections may be the outrage du jour, officials and longtime residents in Shasta and beyond are concerned the damage to civic life will be permanent. -
They had to get through the pandemic, election denial and suspicious envelopes. While some left, counties now say they’re having better luck recruiting poll workers. -
Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election. -
A case before the Oregon Supreme Court seeks to block Trump from the ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
The national effort includes court cases in Colorado, Michigan and Minnesota. -
Police say Travis Ikeguchi fired at officers when they confronted him. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton. -
A Utah man was killed by federal agents this week after making violent threats against President Biden and other officials. Experts worry that heated political rhetoric is leading to more threats. -
The loose network includes people and organizations with a history of racist violence, now working together to further ethno-nationalist ambitions. Members share an adoration of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, and an open disdain for anyone who isn’t white, straight, cisgender and Christian. -
Bundy led the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon and subsequently founded People's Rights, a far-right activist network with members across the country. -
Militia groups, Christian nationalists, anti-vaccine activists and right-wing conspiracy theorists in the Pacific Northwest have all started working together and are forging new connections with the formal political class.
