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Here are the biggest, well‑documented threats in today’s U.S. political climate (as of October 1, 2026): - Rising threats, intimidation and harassment against public officials - Members of Congress: Capitol Police opened 9,474 threat-assessment cases in 2024, up sharply from 2023. ([uscp.gov](https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-threat-assessment-cases-2024?utmsource=openai))

As of September 11, 2026, analysts and U.S. officials point to several overlapping threats in the U.S. political climate: - Normalization of political violence and threats: DHS assesses that domestic violent extremists pose the most significant physical threat to public officials, voters, election personnel, and related sites; the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination of former President Trump u