Image: An Oath Keeper stands outside a county courthouse. From Sergio Olmos’s “Why US far-right groups are shifting their focus to local communities.”

Hannah Allam: A rural Washington school board race shows how far-right extremists are shifting to local power. The establishment candidate thought she was a shoo-in, but she hadn’t contended with the home-schooling, anti-masking member of the far-right Three Percent movement.

Alan Feuer: After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain: The Justice Department has been successful in holding leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to account, but threats from other groups and radicalized individuals are on the rise.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss: The Jan. 6 hearings will not prevent the next wave of extremism: What we need right now is a massive investment in and commitment to countering disinformation at all levels.

Tess Owen:

• The Proud Boys Changed Tactics After Jan. 6. We Tracked Their Activity. The far-right street-fighting gang looked to whitewash their reputation in 2021 by latching onto hyperlocal right-wing culture war issues.
• A Proud Boy and Michael Flynn Were Elected to a Republican Executive Committee in Florida: The far-right street-fighting gang has been making inroads into local politics ever since coming under scrutiny for their role in the January 6 riot.
• Proud Boys Abruptly Shifted Focus to Anti-LGBTQ Action in 2022: VICE News tracked Proud Boy activity over the year, showing the far-right street fighting gang’s change in tactics as the GOP pushed a new culture war.

Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins: From the Capitol to the city council: How extremism in the U.S. shifted after Jan. 6. Domestic extremist groups have re-emerged in recent months, frequently trying to effect change at the local level.