Political Violence Isn’t New. The Trump Administration’s Response to It Is.

On that day, while guest hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show,” a podcast, JD Vance pledged that the Trump administration would “go after the NGO network that foments, facilitates and engages in violence,” ... Read More

Political Violence Isn’t New. But Something About This Moment Is.

At this point, there’s little doubt that the young man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk was angry with the right-wing activist’s political views. “I had enough of his hatred,” the 22-year-old suspect ... Read More

Trump Called for a Crackdown on the ‘Radical Left.’ But Right-Wing Extremists Are Responsible for More Political Violence

Trump called for a crackdown on the 'radical left'. But data shows right wing extremists commit more violence. Read More

‘Spiraling out of control’: What to make of political violence today

Sure, but I got death threats 10 and 15 years ago, too. That’s not new. What’s new is the feeling — present on both sides — that things are spiraling out of control. Read More

Gov. Shapiro: US must 'turn the tide' against political violence, reject vengeance

Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania says that the nation must “turn the tide” against political violence and the belief that government can’t solve problems ... Read More

Project 2026: Trump’s Plan to Rig the Next Election

From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their ... Read More

Trump’s effort to weaponize mortgage fraud claims could ensnare his allies

President Donald Trump and his team seem to think they’ve landed on a silver bullet in their quest to target his enemies and expand his power: alleged mortgage fraud. In two instances now, the Trump ... Read More

Opinion: Political violence is rising — and some Americans now justify it

In today’s world, high-profile individuals are under constant threat of assault or assassination. Recent victims have included Congressman Steve Scalise, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Speaker Pelosi’s ... Read More

Trump and his MAGA friends are laying groundwork for ‘chaos and violence’ if they lose election, expert says

Donald Trump and his allies are preparing to make claims of election and voter fraud if he loses in November - according to election experts and a number of old-school Republicans. Mesa, Arizona Mayor ... Read More

Trump escalates his attack on the Fed: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More