10 things you need to know today: July 12, 2022

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An image taken Jan. 6, 2021, when protestors — and right-wing extremists — mobbed the U.S. Capitol
An image taken Jan. 6, 2021, when protestors — and right-wing extremists — mobbed the U.S. Capitol
(Image credit: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

1. Jan. 6 committee hearing to focus on far-right extremist groups

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack is scheduled to hold its next public hearing on Tuesday to examine ways in which then-President Donald Trump and leading supporters sought help from far-right extremists to pressure lawmakers into overturning Trump's loss to President Biden in the 2020 election. The hearing is expected to focus on efforts to prevent Biden from taking office by blocking the certification of his victory. A committee aide said the hearing will look at the role of right-wing extremist organizations including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in the Jan. 6 riot, and the impact of Trump's Dec. 19, 2020, tweet telling supporters: "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.