The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has for the first time been classified as right-wing extremist by a federal state in the west of the country, giving authorities there enhanced powers to monitor the ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) branch in the north-western state of Lower Saxony has been classified as ...

After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they ...

The state intelligence agency for Lower Saxony has upgraded the state chapter of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to a "surveillance object of considerable import." This gives investigators more ...

After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they ...

As protests continue nationwide, President Trump has relied on the narrative that leftist groups are inciting violence. Trump has gone so far as to call protesters "sick and deranged anarchist and ...

Platforms like Gab might have a smaller user base, but social scientists believe they act as echo chambers for far-right ideology. In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, public pressure forced ...

The new youth wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has clear “continuity” with its defunct predecessor, which was classified as right-wing extremist, the German Interior Ministry ...

After the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Art Jipson, University of Dayton and Paul J. Becker, University of Dayton (THE ...