Political Instability and Violence - Nicaraguan military officer and activist Roberto Sam Cam Ruiz was murdered in Costa Rica, raising concerns about the silencing of dissenters outside Nicaragua [1] - Since 2018, six Nicaraguan opponents have been killed or abducted in Costa Rica [2] - The Nicaraguan government's crackdown on protests in 2018 resulted in over 300 deaths [2] - 300,000 Nicaraguans have sought asylum in Costa Rica due to the crackdown [3] - Another Nicaraguan government critic, Joel Maldonado, was shot in Costa Rica, marking the second attempt on his life in three years [4] Regional Impact and Response - The attacks aim to create a chilling effect on the Nicaraguan community abroad [4] - Costa Rica's president has previously denied the presence of Nicaraguan operatives in his country [5] - Many Nicaraguan exiles in Costa Rica are seeking new places to go due to targeted killings [6] International Policy - The Trump administration ended the refugee program that would have allowed Nicaraguan exiles to seek protection in the United States [5]

Political Landscape - Majority of Americans view political violence as a 'major problem' [1] - Significant concern among Americans regarding the risk to democracy [1]

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- [Narrator] Federal authorities announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Luther Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two state democratic lawmakers and their spouses. - Boelter planned his attack carefully. He researched his victims, and their families.He used the Internet and other tools to find their addresses and names, the names of their family members. He conducted surveillance of their homes, and took notes about the location of their homes. He also prepared in other ways.He concealed hi ...

We're here today because an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in Minnesota. My good friend and colleague, Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot and killed early this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. Our state lost a great leader, and I lost a dearest of friends.Speaker Hortman was someone who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor, and a sense of service. She was a formidable public servant. a fixture and a giant in Minnesota.She wok ...

Two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, were shot. Gov. Tim Walz confirmed Hortman and her husband were killed. #WSJ #Minnesota #Shooting ...

This Saturday, it's Flag Day. Happy Flag Day. It's also President Trump's birthday. It's also the day of his big North Korean dictator style military parade in Washington. More tanks and guns unloading this afternoon outside Washington DC. Look at that. Uh, Saturday is also also the day organizers are planning the next very large nationwide day of protest against Trump and what Trump is doing to the country. Even as Trump panics and inexplicably calls in the military over protests in Los Angeles, uh this Sa ...

Miguel Uribe, a presidential hopeful and conservative senator in Colombia, was shot in the head by a teenage gunman, sparking fears of a return to an era of political violence. ...