Politics Today News What’s To Blame For Political Violence

Sen. Rand Paul says redistricting efforts could lead to political violence

The Kentucky Republican said he believes redistricting efforts on both sides of the aisle are a "mistake" that could lead voters to feel disenfranchised. Read More

'Enough is enough': Karoline Leavitt attempts to blame political violence on Trump's opponents during shameless display of partisanship

During a White House press briefing in September, press secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to blame political violence on Trump's political opponents. Leavitt stated, "Enough is enough." ... Read More

Josh Shapiro joins GOP's Spencer Cox to discuss political violence

"This is a necessary conversation that has to happen in our country," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 9. Read More

Rage Against Society: Polarization, Violence, and What’s Really Going On

Note: This piece draws on insights from the panel discussion held during the R Street Institute’s virtual event “Fragile Republic: Lessons on Political Violence from the Founding to Today.” Americans ... Read More

Shapiro and Cox push bipartisan warning on political violence, disagree on social media accountability

The disagreement about how to handle it reflects the tensions over the role the government should play in overseeing social media. Read More

Govs. Spencer Cox and Josh Shapiro warn of growing political violence

Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Spencer Cox of Utah decried the state of the political discourse in the country and talked of leaning on each other after high-profile cases of political ... Read More

'Civil war': Utah, PA governors call out political violence in bipartisan panel

Two of the nation’s top state leaders who have had close brushes with political violence in 2025 hosted a panel on Dec. 9 where they called on Americans to stop hating their political enemies before ... Read More

In CNN interview, Govs. Spencer Cox of Utah and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania condemn political violence

Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro condemned the rise of political violence during a joint interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, calling on politicians, including ... Read More