The vice president pointed to a six-month snapshot of rising left-wing attacks. The longer trend tells a very different story.

For many years, the far right has been the most lethal and persistent source of domestic terrorism in the U.S. But the ...

The assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has reanimated claims that the left is increasingly responsible for terrorist activity in the U.S. But the data paints a more complicated picture.

The study used the following definition of terrorism: “The deliberate use or threat of premeditated violence by nonstate actors with the intent to achieve political goals by creating a broad ...

Right-wing political violence is not only more common; it’s also more likely to be judged legitimate by those in whose name it’s committed. A November 2021 poll by the nonprofit Public Religion ...

Political violence from left-wing extremists exceeded attacks from right-wing extremists in the first half of 2025, according to a study from the bipartisan Center ...