political violence

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

National

How civil society groups are quietly working to prevent election-related violence

6:00am October 26, 2024

Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6 attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.

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The U.S. has had a long history of political violence, but experts see a new trend

3:43pm September 17, 2024

by A Martínez

The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends a news conference with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on April 12, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term

5:11pm April 30, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.

President Biden was giving a campaign speech at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C., when protesters interrupted with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted Biden's campaign speech

3:19pm January 08, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden has firmly allied himself with the Israeli government after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the progressive wing of his party is increasingly critical about civilian deaths in Gaza.

The street where Heather Heyer was killed during the Nazi rally in 2017 has been renamed to Heather Heyer Way. Residents in Charlottesville say that day still leaves an impact on the town.

Politics & Government

Biden uses Charlottesville to talk about political violence. But he hasn't been there

11:10am November 27, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden says the 2017 Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., was a critical moment for the country, and pushed him to run for president against Trump.

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In this file photo, a member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally on Sept. 26, 2020.

More Americans say they support political violence ahead of the 2024 election

12:44pm October 25, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe that "patriots may need to resort to violence to save the country" while an overwhelming majority think democracy is at risk in a new PRRI survey.

President Biden will give a prime-time speech on Thursday about "the battle for the soul of the nation," a rally cry he and Democrats will use leading up to November midterm elections.

Politics & Government

Why Biden is reviving his 'soul of the nation' argument for the midterm elections

6:14pm September 01, 2022

by Tamara Keith

President Biden wants to focus midterm arguments on the threat of political violence and risks to rights and freedoms. It's a strategy that worked for Democrats in a recent special election race.

Trump supporters climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A new survey finds 1 in 10 Americans say violent protests are justified.

Politics & Government

1 in 4 Americans say violence against the government is sometimes OK

10:55am January 31, 2022

by Matthew S. Schwartz

In a new survey, both liberals and conservatives agreed violent protests are sometimes justifiable. Republicans were twice as likely as Democrats to say violence is justified "right now."

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The disinformation and "big lie" of election fraud motivated many people to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Disinformation Fuels Distrust And Even Violence At All Levels Of Government

7:10pm March 01, 2021

Political scientists say growing acceptance of unfounded conspiracy theories is fueling disengagement and distrust in democratic institutions, an effect that is trickling down to local politics.

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Pro-Trump extremists climb the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The pro-Trump mob broke windows of the Capitol and clashed with police officers. Now there's debate about whether federal charges of seditious conspiracy should be used against some of th

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Federal 'Strike Force' Builds Sedition Cases Against Capitol Rioters. Will It Work?

6:02pm January 13, 2021

by Eric Westervelt

Seditious conspiracy is among the more serious federal charges that prosecutors are looking at for some U.S. Capitol rioters. Some legal experts caution against going down that road.

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