Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) gave an impassioned speech Friday about the rise of political violence, urging in an emotional appeal for Americans to reject villainizing the other side of the aisle. “I don’t want to get too preachy,

In the past five years alone, public figures across the ideological spectrum have been targeted. America has seen eras of political violence before.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump captured the raw sentiment of his conservative base. But he addressed only part of the alarming cycle of violence in America.

By James Oliphant, Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What was meant to be a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk erupted in shouting and finger-pointing,

President Donald Trump and his allies want to consolidate the mayoral field to take down Zohran Mamdani. It’s getting messy.

Ms. Anderson, a contributing Opinion writer, is a Republican pollster and a moderator of Opinion’s series of focus groups. In a moment when partisan tensions feel as though they are reaching a breaking point, is there anyone left who doesn’t live at ...

Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz reflects on his career—and what his reporting reveals about politics today.

Kevin M. Schultz is Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he specialises in 20th- and 21st-century American history. In Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals),

Columbus is one of just three cities in America tapped to host a national program that pairs strangers across political divides for conversations, not debates.

Tyler Robinson grew up on a quiet street in a quiet corner of Utah. He played video games and some neighbors said his family had previously attended services at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.