by jpitney | Jan 9, 2024 | Public Service, State Government, Violence
Sarah Ellison, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley at WP: On Wednesday, bomb threats forced evacuations, closures or stepped-up security measures at more than a dozen state capitols,in...
by jpitney | Dec 31, 2023 | Civility, Congress, Donald Trump, Violence
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) in NYT: Mr. Trump’s style of politics — the disrespect, prejudice, name-calling and malice that too often get swept aside as his just calling it as he sees it — makes healthy debate and discussion virtually impossible. The word “congress” by...
by jpitney | Dec 26, 2023 | Congress, Staff, Violence
From the University of Massachusetts at Amherst: The increased level of political violence that members of Congress fear and experience today has emerged as a common thread across political party affiliations in an extensive new survey of nearly 300 former members of...
by jpitney | Dec 23, 2023 | Judiciary, Public Service, Violence
Frank Figliuzzi at MSNBC: In just the first 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday disqualifying former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media platforms were awash in violent threats to the...
by jpitney | Oct 29, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Public Opinion, Violence
Libby Cathey at ABC: Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with audible gasps and spats of applause when he made a surprise announcement on Saturday that he was suspending his campaign for president — becoming the first major candidate to drop out of the...