Opinion | What’s to Blame for Political Violence? - MSN

Leaders on both sides are to blame for any political violence this year. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump use their platforms to frame an unfavorable election outcome as life or death. Read More

Voters Expect More Political Violence, Blame Rhetoric

After two Minnesota lawmakers were shot by a gunman, a majority of voters say they expect further political violence in the months ahead. Read More

Politics & Power: From threats to attacks, growing trend of politically motivated violence highlights dangerous climate

Political analyst Sean Freeder joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss the growing trend of threats against public officials and the dangerous climate of politically-motivated violence on ... Read More

Opinion: Political violence has grown in past two years since Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

Lindsey Prather is an official in the North Carolina legislature. With political violence on the rise, her father fears for her safety. Read More

Mike Lee, prominent Republicans leap to baseless claims about political violence – again

If there was a telling recent moment when it comes to how ugly our political discourse has become, it might well have been the brutal 2022 hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul. Read More

We all have a role in stopping political violence

The shootings in Minnesota are a stark reminder that divisive rhetoric framing our political opponents as enemies has real consequences. Read More

Trump shooting points to growing threats of political violence

In the election year of 2022, nearly one-third of participants (32.8 percent) considered violence to be usually or always justified to advance at least one political objective.” ... Read More

Donald Trump Plays a Blame-Game With Political Violence

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss political violence and its consequences; the state of the presidential race; and The Rise of Fox News with Slow Burn’s Josh Levin. Read More

Editorial: Political violence cannot become the American norm

When politics becomes a purity test, we stop seeing each other as people — and that’s when empathy collapses. We can’t let the Hortmans’ deaths become a political blame game. If anything ... Read More

Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence

At the heart of today’s eruption of political violence is Mr. Trump, a figure who seems to inspire people to make threats or take actions both for him and against him. Read More

Trump shot: The rise of political violence in the US, explained by ...

Information is still emerging about the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Experts can help us better understand America’s rise in political violence. Read More

Voters Expect More Political Violence, Blame Rhetoric

Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. The survey of 1,097 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on June 17–19, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports. Read More