"Republican civil war erupts in Idaho as right-wing extremists reach the highest levels of state government"

"Both Bundy and McGeachin have exploited pandemic anxiety and instability over the last year to build political power and attract attention for disrupting democratic norms," said Amy Herzfeld-Copple, who monitors extremists for the nonprofit Western States Center. "They each have long histories of engaging with paramilitaries, encouraging political violence, courting bigoted groups ... [and] there's a real danger that their campaigns will embolden extremist movements."