Morning Briefing: Far Right Influence on GOP State Lawmakers

More than 1 in 5 Republican state lawmakers have joined far right Facebook groups, according to a new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights.

Far right protesters on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol. (Image:Jeff Kowalsky / Getty Images)

Morning Briefing: A new report finds that “875 state legislators serving in the 2021-2022 legislative period and representing all 50 states who have joined at least one of 789 far-right Facebook groups.”

The report “found 27 Michigan lawmakers participate…