Political Violence News
Reports on political unrest, violent demonstrations, and law enforcement response. The Daily Signal includes conservative reporting and commentary.
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The Real Victims of Biden’s Border Crisis
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: This Antifa punk, who was caught on video yelling at an [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] officer, said,… -
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Trump to Attend Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Reuters—U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on July 24, he said in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, nearly three months after the annual event was postponed following a shooting. The black-tie gathering of journalists and politicians in Washington was postponed after a suspect stormed a security checkpoint and fired a… -
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New Jersey Governor Blames Out-Of-State Agitators for Inflaming Newark ICE Detention Protests
NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 (Reuters) – Out-of-state agitators have escalated tensions at protests outside a Newark immigrant detention center, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Saturday, as the city imposed an overnight curfew around the embattled Delaney Hall facility. Sherrill, who had ordered state police to take control outside the facility, said five… -
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Here’s How the IRS Is Taking on the Networks Potentially Funding Antifa
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI have made substantial progress on investigating the networks funding Antifa leftist agitators, and he mentioned one concrete policy change that could undermine nonprofits’ ability to prop up the violent movement. “In October, the Treasury Department started working with the FBI… -
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‘Who Are These Masked Men?’
Mark Twain is credited with saying, “History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes.” Such is the case with several semi-related incidents in Virginia Beach. First, as I have testified to in earlier columns, not only was I there for what are called the “Unite the Right” riots in Charlottesville, but for the years leading up to… -
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When Political Violence Becomes Acceptable, It Becomes Inevitable
A society that begins to excuse political violence should not be surprised when political violence multiplies. Once you create a moral framework in which violence is not merely understandable but righteous—once you argue that certain institutions are so corrupt, so “murderous,” that the people who participate in them deserve to be killed—you are no longer… -
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‘DANGEROUS’: SPLC Hearing Witness Slams Charlie Kirk Statements
Maya Wiley, the Democrat witness for the House Judiciary Committee, testified before members of Congress that Charlie Kirk made “dangerous” statements preceding his assassination. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday to address allegations of fraud against the left-leaning nonprofit titled “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.” The Daily Signal’s Tyler O’Neil, who… -
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Pro-Mangione NYC ‘Journalists’ Gloating Over Murder Demonstrate That Assassination Culture Is No Longer Fringe
Sometimes evil isn’t just banal. It’s direct, open, and unrepentant. That was the case on Monday afternoon as three “credentialed” journalists showed up to cover the Luigi Mangione trial in New York and revealed that they were happy he allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson. The self-described “Mangionistas”—and dedicated fans of democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani—were unrepentant in… -
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San Diego Mosque Shooting Exposes the Left’s Two-Tiered Outrage Machine
Monday’s massacre at the Islamic Center of San Diego was pure evil. Two teenage suspects reportedly opened fire outside the mosque at 11:43 a.m., and a school with kindergarten through third-grade children was on the grounds. Three men are dead, including a heroic security guard who stood his ground to protect those little kids inside. The shooters… -
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CORRECTING THE RECORD: The Palisades Fire Was Yet Another Example of Leftist Political Violence
Democrats’ heated rhetoric may have contributed to the Palisades Fire—but not by warming the global climate. When the Los Angeles-area fire burned 23,707 acres, destroyed 6,833 structures, and killed 12 people, those on the left rushed to blame it on man-made climate change. Only later did we learn that the human causation was far more… -
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It’s Time for Democrats to Dial Down the Violent Talk
We all know what needs to happen for the nation to dial down the temperature of our political discourse—Democrats need to chill. Sadly, that’s unlikely to happen any time soon. Why would it? Before Saturday night’s foiled attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, there were at least two known assassination attempts against President… -
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From Carson to Clowns: How Trump Derangement Syndrome Destroyed Late Night
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Jimmy Kimmel, who’s got a role in this kerfuffle—it’s not a kerfuffle. This is an assassination attempt egged on by… -
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‘Could Have Been a Lot Worse’: Vance Thanks Secret Service After WHCD Attempted Shooting
Vice President JD Vance described his experience at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, where a shooter attempted to assassinate the president and other Cabinet officials. “I’m sitting up there on the stage with some journalists and obviously with the president of the United States a few seats to my right, and there’s a… -
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SPLC: Raising Up Hate Groups, Raising Money
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Please note that it was recorded before Friday’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Let’s return… -
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From ‘Workplace Violence’ to Assassination Attempts
On Nov. 5, 2009, U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted, “Allahu Akbar.” He then opened fire at Fort Hood, murdering 13 people and wounding dozens. Hasan’s jihadist ties were clear. He had business cards identifying him as “SoA” (Soldier of Allah), emails with al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and an explicitly Islamist ideology. He even had… -
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They Said ‘Punch Him’—Now It’s Bullets: The Dangerous Escalation No One Wants to Admit
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We have had the third attempt on President Donald Trump’s life, where shots were exchanged within two… -
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Trump Explains Why Secret Service Returned Him to White House After Assassination Attempt
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump explained to “The Sunday Briefing” co-host Jacqui Heinrich why the Secret Service insisted he return to the White House after a gunman allegedly targeting his administration was thwarted Saturday night. Trump initially declared in a Truth Social post that he intended to return to the stage and that the White… -
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Acting AG: Trump the Likely Target of Shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday. The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at… -
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Americans Must ‘Recommit’ to Oppose Political Violence, Trump Says After WHCD Shooting
President Donald Trump called on Americans to “recommit” to resolve their differences peacefully after a shooter disrupted the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday evening. The Secret Service took a gunman into custody after he ran past a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton. The gunman shot a Secret Service agent, but did not wound him,… -
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How Trump Should Respond to Political Violence in the State of the Union
President Donald Trump will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term this week, and his speech will set the priorities of his administration and much of the Republican Party in this tumultuous midterm election year, already plagued by political violence. The speech comes amid rising tensions abroad, cultural divisions at…