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Sep 17

WATCH: White House briefing addresses apparent assassination attempt against Trump, violent political rhetoric

By News Desk and Associated Press

Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.

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Jul 14

Watch 5:15
Why political violence and violent threats are on the rise in the United States

By Ali Rogin

Studies show that over the past decade, there has been a steady increase in political violence and threats against public officials, like Saturday’s attempted assassination of Trump. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab,…

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Apr 05

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Brooks and Capehart on the acceptance of violence in U.S. politics

By Kyle Midura

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a recent poll that found many American adults are ready to accept violence in the U.S. political…

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Mar 18

Watch 3:41
Trump under fire again for violent language and dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens

Former President Donald Trump is under fire again for comments made during a controversial speech at a campaign event for Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno over the weekend. Extremism experts say it’s just part of escalating violent rhetoric on the…

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Jan 08

Watch 6:47
Biden warns hate that motivated Charleston church shooter still threatens the country

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura

President Biden delivered his second campaign speech of the year at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. At the site where nine Black churchgoers were murdered in 2015, Biden warned that the same hate that motivated their killer still…

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Aug 12

U.S. grapples with rising threats of political violence as 2024 election looms

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy.

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Jul 10

Violence persists in West Bank after Israeli troops kill alleged Palestinian gunman

By Associated Press

Last week, Israel concluded a fierce two-day offensive that used rare air power and hundreds of troops in what was designed as a crackdown against militants.

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May 31

Watch 11:22
What’s driving America’s partisan divide and what might be done to reverse it

By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson

Over the past few years, this country has seen a dramatic rise in partisan animosity with dangerous implications for the health of our democracy. Judy Woodruff profiles some of the work being done to understand what’s driving that trend and…

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Apr 04

Watch 4:56
Trump arrest and call for protests spark concerns about potential political violence

By Geoff Bennett, Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura

Former President Donald Trump's calls for protests regarding his arrest have sparked concerns about the possibility of fresh political violence. Laura Barrón-López reports on how security officials are monitoring and preparing for a host of threats.

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Mar 27

Watch 9:34
How Trump’s 2024 presidential bid is dominated by extremist rhetoric

By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz

Former President Trump’s speech in Waco, Texas, sparked concerns over the signal it sent to right-wing extremists and a base that continues to believe the 2020 election was stolen. UC San Diego professor Barbara F. Walter and The Atlantic’s executive…

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