The assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has many on both sides of the aisle calling for a cooling of the national temperature.Kirk’s killing is the latest in a lengthy string ...

Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way we do it.” Yet other awful episodes come immediately ...

Charlie Kirk’s assassination fits into American history. How does it fit into our politics? Credit...Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Supported by By Jia Lynn Yang Jia Lynn Yang, a former national editor, ...

President George W. Bush delivers a speech at the National Endowment for Democracy in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2005. The U.S. has long used the promotion of democracy ...

The United States is a deeply divided country awash in weapons, leading many to worry about escalating political violence and even a broader sectarian conflict. Judy Woodruff traveled to Northern ...

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in America. Kirk’s death reflects a sizable ...

Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way we do it.” Yet other awful episodes come immediately ...

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: "This isn't who we are as Americans." Others ...

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.” Others ...

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.” Others ...