Political Violence In U.S. Still Rare, Despite Public Assumptions
In the weeks after Donald Trump was nearly assassinated in Pennsylvania in July , Americans’ support for partisan violence, and murder...
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Sep 232 min
Threats, Harassment Of Government Officials Rising
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart was playing Scrabble with her mother last December when police burst into her Denver home....
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 42 min
NY Man Receives 13-Months for Making Harassing Calls to Congress
A man from New York was sentenced to more than a year in prison on Tuesday for making thousands of harassing telephone calls to members...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 173 min
How Federal Grants In Rural Areas Try To Prevent Political Violence
A federally funded program in a Pennsylvania community to reduce political violence brings a diverse set of community members together...
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Crime and Justice News
May 211 min
Political Violence Threats In U.S. Have Become 'New Normal'
In a study from the University of California, Davis, nearly one in three respondents said violence was justified to advance political...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 26, 20231 min
Many In Survey See More Political Violence Ahead of 2024 Election
According to a new national survey released Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), about a quarter of Americans...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 25, 20232 min
Senate, House Candidates Boost Spending On Security 500%
Candidates running for House and Senate offices increased campaign spending on security by more than 500 percent between the 2020...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 24, 20232 min
Trump Sees More Political Violence, Citing Levels of Passion, Hatred
Former president Trump suggested that the U.S. could see intensifying political violence, after saying that tensions were reaching a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 21, 20232 min
Federal Prosecutions Over Political Threats On The Increase
Last week, Abigail Shry of Alvin, Tex., was charged with threatening to kill the federal judge overseeing one prosecution of former...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 10, 20231 min
FBI Agents Kill Utah Man Who Threatened To Assassinate Biden
A suspect shot and killed by FBI agents Wednesday in Provo, Utah was connected to alleged threats against President Biden and other...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20232 min
U.S. Sees Largest Rise In Political Violence Since The 1970s
As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, she told a 911 operator in Okeana, Oh., “His name is...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 15, 20232 min
Why Trump Rally In Miami Was Small, Nonviolent
Twice in recent months, allies of former President Trump have used violent language to criticize criminal charges brought against him,...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 30, 20222 min
Large Numbers Admit Fears of Political Violence
Against the backdrop of President Biden's comments on "semifascism" gripping MAGA Republicanism and Sen. Lindsey Graham's prediction of...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 17, 20222 min
Experts Fear Trump's Words May Spark More Violence
A man armed with an AR-15 dies in a shootout after trying to breach FBI offices in Cincinnati. A Pennsylvania man is arrested after he...
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Crime and Justice News
May 24, 20221 min
Do Data on Right-Wing Political Violence Exaggerate the Problem?
How big a problem is right-wing political violence in the U.S. Bigger than other kinds of political violence? You might think the answer...
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