Political violence is threaded through recent U.S. history. The motives and justifications vary

Politics have also driven ... political violence this century — the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob intended to prevent Congress from certifying Trump’s 2020 election loss ... Read More

The growing list of political violence in the U.S. | PBS News

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire. Read More

Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 ...

U.S. intelligence agencies have identified domestic extremists with grievances rooted in election-related conspiracy theories, including beliefs in widespread voter fraud and animosity toward ... Read More

'America’s culture of violence is driven by the right' — and ...

New Republic editor and author Michael Tomasky slammed members of the right for desperately trying to pigeonhole accused political assassin Vance Boelter as a Democrat over the weekend. “I had ... Read More

Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political ...

President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern ... Read More

1 in 4 Republicans supports political violence, study says - USA TODAY

More than 1 in 4 Republicans and nearly 1 in 3 Republicans with a favorable view of former President Donald Trump say political violence is acceptable, a new study found. Read More

New Cases of Political Violence Roil U.S. Ahead of Contentious Election

In 2021, which included the tumult that followed Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, there were 93 cases of political violence, followed by 79 in 2022, and 76 in 2023. Read More

The US is now in a period of political violence and faces an ... - CNN

The motivations of the gunman who opened fire at former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday are not known, but the incident comes at a time of political anger and anxiety in a ... Read More

Experts worry that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on Monday, far-right activists cheered the move and said it strengthened their loyalty to him. Some ... Read More

Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political ...

Barb McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan who has written critically of Trump’s messaging, said she worries the pardons of even violent offenders send a signal that “political violence ... Read More