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November 2025

Looking Back on the Deadliest Terror Attacks in the United States

October 2025

Threat Level Orange: U.S. Cities With the Most Reported Terrorism
Rutgers professor who received death threats moves classes online, is leaving for Europe
Ontario’s high school curriculum downplays jihad, ignores history of terror

September 2025

Left-wing actors responsible for more attacks this year, report says
Trump targets domestic terrorists — but only mentions the ‘radical left’
Trump, Vance fault Democrats after shooting at Dallas ICE facility
Trump Has Declared Antifa a 'Major Terrorist Organization,' but Experts Say It Isn't an Actual Group
Trump moves to classify antifa as domestic terrorist organization
The Dangerous Echo of Polarized Voices
Trump's plan to label antifa a "terrorist organization" likely to face legal hurdles: "You can't prosecute an ideology"
Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Here’s what we know
America's moral descent: The rise of violence against those we disagree with
‘We Will Do It in Charlie’s Name’
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
USA enters the era of violent populism: "the nation is broken, nothing can unite us"
Trump officials reportedly ask Congress for $58m in security after Kirk shooting
Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest example of violence tearing through American politics
Charlie Kirk’s death raises fears of ‘beginning of a darker chapter’ for US violence
Rising political violence targets government entities and staff, experts warn
In wake of Charlie Kirk shooting, see how political violence has increased in past year
A divided America and its searing spiral of violence - the new normal?
After Charlie Kirk's death, Trump Jr. falsely claims trans people more dangerous than al-Qaeda
Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting latest act of US political violence
Nation on edge: Experts warn of 'vicious spiral' in political violence after Kirk killing
Does the Charlie Kirk assassination qualify as terrorism under U.S. law?
Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights a history of political violence in the U.S.
Minneapolis Shooting Sparks Wave of Anti-Trans Hate Online
DOJ weighs firearm restrictions for transgender Americans after Minnesota church shooting
Trump Admin Reportedly Considers Revoking Trans People's Right to Own Guns. Only 0.1% of Mass Shooters Are Transgender
Where Developing Nations Prone to Transnational Terrorism Stand in Foreign Aid and FDI

August 2025

No, there is not an 'epidemic' of shootings by trans people
Mike Johnson, RFK Jr. attack trans people in wake of Minneapolis school shooting

June 2025

Anti-terrorism post given to MAGA loyalist isn't important, Trump officials say
How DOGE destroyed a key piece of U.S. counterterrorism and Trump made it worse
How Boulder Attack Could Boost Trump's War on 'Hostile Migration'

May 2025

Former Michigan National Guardsman planned Army base attack for ISIS, prosecutors say

April 2025

UMD Psychology Researcher’s New Book Explains Why People Turn to Conspiracy Theories
What drives people to extremism?
Why some people believe conspiracy theories
People turn to conspiracy theories in a subconscious quest to feel like they 'matter', research suggests
Oklahoma City bombing put a spotlight on domestic extremism. What's being done today?
Trump doesn't care about domestic terrorism — unless Teslas are the victims
Trump Gutted Key Research Programs Studying Violence. Experts Say It Will Come at a Heavy Cost
A Walgreens Employee Was Allegedly Killed by a Man Who Claims to Hate Pharmacies
Administration Shutters Critical School Shooting Database Amid Growing Violence

March 2025

School shooting database slashed in Trump downsizing
Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn
DHS Ends Funding For Database Tracking Domestic Terrorism