by jpitney | Sep 12, 2025 | Crime, Public Service, Violence
Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona and Kyle Stewart at NBC: The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is sending shock waves through Capitol Hill, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing fears for their own safety and taking greater security...
by jpitney | Sep 11, 2025 | Civility, Violence
Statement yesterday by President George W. Bush: “Today, a young man was murdered in cold blood while expressing his political views. It happened on a college campus, where the open exchange of opposing ideas should be sacrosanct. Violence and vitriol must be...
by jpitney | Jul 23, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Service, Violence
Jade Walker at CNN: The House of Representatives is increasing funding and resources for lawmakers to provide them with additional security options. The “pilot program,” which is meant to assist lawmakers returning to their districts for the five-week recess, was...
by jpitney | Jun 28, 2025 | Public Service, Violence
Anna Liss-Roy at WP (h/t George Van Cleve): Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the United States in 2025, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers interviewed by The Washington Post....
by jpitney | Jun 20, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives, Israel, Violence
Andrew Solender at Axios: Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said Thursday he contacted the Capitol Police after being “run off the road” by a man displaying a Palestinian flag while he was driving in his congressional district. Why it matters: The alleged incident...
by jpitney | Jun 17, 2025 | Civility, Polarization, Violence
Julie Bosman at NYT: The assassination of an elected official is rare and shocking anywhere on American ground. Nowhere is it more jarring than in Minnesota, a state known for a singular political culture with high value placed on bipartisanship and a tradition of...
