#Political Violence

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Arson suspect in California warehouse fire allegedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  The 29-year-old man charged in connection with fires that burned down a paper products warehouse in California was allegedly motivated by anti-capitalism sentiment and compared himself to Luigi Mangio...

  Related: #Crime, #Domestic Terrorism
• 🇺🇸 State Judges Turn to Guns in New Era of Judicial Threats — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  A Times examination reveals thousands of threats against state judges, in addition to assaults and fatal attacks. Judges say local law enforcement agencies often can’t offer adequate protection.

  Related: #Judicial Security, #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 Candidate security costs up in era of political violence: Research — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Federal campaigns and committees have spent more than $100 million on security measures over the past decade amid an uptick in threats of political violence, including bomb threats and doxxing, accord...

  Related: #Campaign Finance, #Election Security
• 🇺🇸 In this era of political violence, candidate security costs are higher, new report says — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public of...

  Related: #Campaign Finance, #Democratic Security
• 🇺🇸 Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Political candidates are purchasing more home alarms, bulletproof vests, and other protections amid rising fears of political violence.

  Related: #Campaign Security, #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 Fugitive wanted in killing of Ecuadorian candidate arrested in Mexico — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales is one of the alleged ringleaders of the Ecuadorian criminal gang "Los Lobos" and one of the country's most-wanted fugitives.

  Related: #International Arrest
• 🇬🇧 Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Officials believe the man - known as Lobo Menor - is linked to the killing of Fernando Villavicencio in 2023.

  Related: #Organized Crime
• 🇺🇸 WATCH: Sen. Paul asks DHS nominee Mullin if he believes violence can resolve political differences — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  "I don't always agree with that. I don't believe in political violence. I've made that very clear," Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security...

  Related: #Confirmation Hearings
• 🇺🇸 Anderson Cooper on the assassination of his Haitian math teacher Yves Volel — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Correspondent Anderson Cooper spoke to 60 Minutes Overtime about his former math teacher, Yves Volel, who ran for president in Haiti in 1987 and was later assassinated.

  Related: #Personal Reflection
• 🇺🇸 Feds win convictions in antifa attack on ICE detention facility — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Nine people were convicted by a federal jury Friday for charges stemming from last year's attack on an ICE detention facility in Texas, in what federal prosecutors called the first-ever terrorism tria...

  Related: #Legal Action, #Immigration
• 🇺🇦 FBI exposes Kremlin hit squad targeting Putin's opponents, investigation shows — 13/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  However, the hit squad was exposed when one of its employees was arrested in Colombia in February, according to the Insider.

  Related: #Espionage, #International Security
• 🇬🇧 Video shows moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician — 12/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.

  Related: #Security
• 🇬🇧 Iran's new supreme leader injured in strikes which killed his father — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in the US-Israeli airstrikes which killed his father.

  Related: #Leadership Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Explosives incident outside Zohran Mamdani's home was ISIS-inspired, U.S. attorney says — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Officials took questions Monday after federal terrorism charges were filed against two men in an explosives incident outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home. Following the remarks from the a...

  Related: #Terrorism
• 🇺🇸 Charges announced, suspects in court after explosives thrown outside Zohran Mamdani's home — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Charges have been announced against two men after an explosive device was ignited outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence over the weekend. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.

  Related: #Legal Proceedings
• 🇺🇸 Gracie Mansion Attack Came Amid Chaos of Influencer’s Anti-Muslim Rally — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  The attack at Gracie Mansion happened during the far-right influencer Jake Lang’s anti-Muslim rally, which drew a counterprotest.

  Related: #Social Media Influence
• 🇺🇸 Explosive devices thrown at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  The FBI launched a terrorism investigation after confirming that explosive devices were thrown at the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during protests nearby. CBS News' Jericka Duncan report...

  Related: #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 Latest on homemade bomb ignited at protest outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  The FBI is investigating two men after an explosive device with bolts and screws was thrown into a crowd Saturday during a protest that turned violent outside the New York City mayor's official reside...

  Related: #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 Ahead of Colombia’s Elections, Violence on the Campaign Trail Rattles Politicians — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  Politicians in Colombia have increasingly become targets of violence. A rise in kidnappings, death threats and assassinations has shaken the country ahead of the vote.

  Related: #Election Security
• 🇬🇧 Man convicted of planning to kill Trump - amid allegations of Iran-backed plotting on US soil — 07/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A Pakistani man has been convicted of planning to kill Donald Trump and other prominent US politicians.

  Related: #National Security
• 🇺🇸 Killing of Cartel Boss Sets Off Chaos in Mexico, and Trump Has a New Plan for Tariffs — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Plus, a shooting at Mar-a-Lago.

  Related: #International Security, #US Trade Policy
• 🇬🇧 Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.

  Related: #Security, #Assassination Attempts, #Law Enforcement
• 🇺🇸 Mexican army kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader "El Mencho," official says — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," in an operation Sunday, a federal official said.

  Related: #Drug Trafficking, #Organized Crime, #Security Crisis
• 🇺🇸 Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service.

  Related: #Security, #Law Enforcement
• 🇺🇸 France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist’s death — 22/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomatic Relations, #Foreign Interference
• 🇬🇧 French prosecutor seeks murder charges over killing of far-right activist — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Political tensions rise after fatal attack at protest in Lyon as Emmanuel Macron hits out over remarks by Italian PM</p><p>A French prosecutor is seeking murder charges against seven suspects in th...

  Related: #International Relations, #Election Politics
• 🇺🇸 Threats against public officials surged in 2025 — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  126 people were charged in 2025 for making threats to federal and top state officials, according to an analysis by CBS News. Jake Rosen reports.

  Related: #Public Safety, #Democracy Protection
• 🇺🇸 Inside the surge of threats against public officials fueling a rise in prosecutions — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  A CBS News analysis found 126 cases that were brought by federal prosecutors last year arising out of threats to public officials.

  Related: #Public Safety, #Legal Response
• 🇺🇸 After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  The beating death of Quentin Deranque has quickly become a flashpoint between the far right and far left as France prepares for local elections next month and presidential elections next year.

  Related: #Election Polarization, #Extremism in France
• 🇺🇸 Masked, gloved subject seen on video approaching Nancy Guthrie's door — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  New videos released by FBI Director Kash Patel on X show a masked, gloved person approaching Nancy Guthrie's door. CBS News senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter has more.

  Related: #National Security, #Law Enforcement