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Proud Boy members gather at the Carolina Ale House in Coral Gables, Florida, on May 1, 2025, to discuss the group's future. Photo: Maggie Steber for The Washington Post via Getty Images
America had fewer active hate and anti-government groups in President Trump's first year back in power, even as "hate-flyering" incidents surged, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center's annual Hate & Extremism report released Tuesday.
Why it matters: The report frames 2025 as the year the hard right moved decisively "from extreme to establishment." But the SPLC is itself under Justice Department indictment, sharpening a fight over who defines extremism in Washington.
