Rachel Leingang explains how increasing numbers of people believe violence is the way to achieve political goals

“A message to the Left: Debate time is over. You ended it.”

L’omicidio di Charlie Kirk non è un caso isolato: negli ultimi anni ci sono stati vari attentati, aggressioni e complotti, in un clima politico e sociale molto polarizzato

Charlie Kirk’s killer’s motive isn’t confirmed. But ‘progressives’ have helped create an environment where violence is seen as legitimate

Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, about the rise in political violence in the US after the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was…

Editorial: The shooting of the Turning Point USA co-founder should not be used to foment further division in a polarised country

US is experiencing most profound surge in political violence since the 1970s, data shows

Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes them

In their humane responses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democrats are observing the old norms. Things are different now: anger and division rule, says Guardian columnist…

The killing of Charlie Kirk is part of a grim pattern of political violence. This is what the data show

Utah governor is calling for calm and reason after Charlie Kirk's death. Will Americans listen?

Two killings in the United States highlight the tragedy of American politics, an observer says.

Reaction to the shocking killing of Charlie Kirk has largely overlooked the obvious: the country is awash with guns and people prepared to use them on fellow Americans

Political streamer Hasan Piker reflected on the "horror" of seeing the MAGA activist "fall victim to what clearly seems to be a rising tide of political violence."

Social media and widespread availability of lethal weapons make this era more dangerous than the 1960s – and the violence may increase

Rachel Leingang explains how increasing numbers of people believe violence is the way to achieve political goals

Why America is in the grip of an era of violent populism, plus how Gen Z overturned the Nepalese government

American politics has long personalized its violence. Time and again, history's advance has been imagined to depend on silencing or destroying a single figure.