Repeated violence puts spotlight on divisive political speech

Scholars who study rhetoric and extremism say the country’s political language has grown more aggressive and can trigger ...
USA Today

White House blames assassination attempt on anti-Trump rhetoric; Dems push back

On the night an alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump was foiled after a burst of gunfire at a press gala, the president took the podium in the White House briefing room ...
FactCheck.org

Providing Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’

Two days after an armed man tried to enter the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cited rhetoric from Democrats that she said is “inspiring ...
The Hill

White House blames WHCA shooting on Democratic rhetoric

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed rhetoric from prominent Democrats for the shooting on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. “This political ...
Politico

After WHCD shooting, Republicans blame Dems for political rhetoric

Republicans are returning to a playbook they leaned on in the aftermath of the assassination attempts against Donald Trump in 2024. President Donald Trump departs a briefing in the James Brady Press ...
CNN

Trump’s hypocritical crusade on violent rhetoric — and the country’s emerging split reality

A month ago, President Donald Trump unabashedly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump said. “He can no longer hurt innocent people!” On Monday, ...
The Economist

The rhetoric of war has changed. Not for the better

It is now April 2026. America is embroiled in another war. This war, too, hangs on a stretch of water, this time the Strait of Hormuz. The American president addresses his people. The tone is ...
TechCrunch

Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode

Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out a new way to explore the web with AI Mode, its conversational search experience. Now, when you’re using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link ...
Game Rant

Fortnite is Officially Shutting Down 3 Game Modes

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...
Kotaku

Fortnite Removing Game Modes As Epic Desperately Seeks To Cut Costs

Fortnite isn’t as popular as it once was. This is a big problem for Epic Games, and was cited as one of the main reasons for the layoffs of 1,000+ Epic employees on Tuesday. To further cut costs, Epic ...
PBS

Pete Hegseth's Christian rhetoric reignites scrutiny after the U.S. goes to war with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon. WATCH: Tamara Keith and Amy Walter ...