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Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence

Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country was on the brink of civil war.

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Among those studying the public’s appetite for political violence — a fast-growing discipline in American academia — the mood on Wednesday was grim.
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Ukrainian Refugee Stabbing in North Carolina Ignites a Firestorm on the Right

Security footage capturing the unprovoked stabbing in Charlotte became an accelerant for conservative arguments about the perceived failings of Democratic policies.
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Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects.

Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.

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A sign bearing President Trump’s name is posted at a bridge project in Maryland made possible by an infrastructure law he strenuously opposed.
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Jokey Names for Detention Centers Face Criticism for Insensitivity

The use of such names is part of a broader strategy that President Trump and his allies are leaning into in his second term.

© Ava Pellor for The New York Times

The entrance of Alligator Alcatraz in July.
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