Is political violence America's new normal?

White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. The White House says Saturday’s attack is the third 'assassination attempt' on Donald Trump in the last two years. But what do we know about Allen? And what does this all tell us about the rise of political violence in America? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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Is political violence America's new normal? is an episode from Stories of our times by The Times.

This episode is 30:55 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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