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News Articles: political violence

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Ahead of the 2024 election results, civil society groups are working to prevent future violence.

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  • Politics

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

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.

October 27, 2024
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
The scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach after the arrest of a man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024.

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  • Politics

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

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

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Republican presidential candidate and 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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
President Biden was giving a campaign speech at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., when protesters interrupted with calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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  • Elections

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza interrupted Biden's campaign speech

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.

January 09, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

November 27, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

October 25, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Kemp, Abrams debate

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams and Kemp's final debate; Obama stumps in Georgia; Paul Pelosi attacked

Monday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams debated over the weekend, sparring over abortion, gun violence, and COVID relief funds. Elsewhere, Barack Obama and Mike Pence headline rallies in Georgia. We also discuss the dangers of violent rhetoric after the attack on Paul Pelosi.

 

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
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.

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  • Politics

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

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.

September 01, 2022
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
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.

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  • Politics

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

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."

January 31, 2022
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
The disinformation and "big lie" of election fraud motivated many people to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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  • Politics

Disinformation Fuels Distrust And Even Violence At All Levels Of Government

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.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon and
  • Liz Baker
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 the rioters.

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  • National Security

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

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.

January 13, 2021
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt

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