NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who runs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University, about the growth of right-wing militia groups in 2020.

Militia groups and others who have long decried perceived infringements on their freedom have largely been quiet as federal forces respond violently to protests in US cities.

Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.

All 50 states prohibit private militias. They are illegal. The media and politicians must stop calling armed rightwing groups that term.

Over 200 far-right militia pages and 13 groups continue to openly operate and recruit on Facebook as of March 18 — despite vociferous condemnations by Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO is set to ...

Planned protests by armed supporters of President Trump bring new attention to state laws outlawing the existence of unauthorized "militia" groups.

Members of an obscure militia called the Hutaree were charged Monday with plotting to kill a police officer and wage war against the U.S. Mark Potok, who heads a program for the Southern Poverty ...

A civil rights lawsuit was filed this week against suspected shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, Facebook and self-styled militia groups the “Kenosha Guard” and “Boogaloo Bois,” after two people ...

When the United States elected a black president in 2008, a surge in militia groups started and it continues to grow as the first woman nominated by a major political party campaigns to be the ...