politics
Secretary of State addresses summit on political terrorism
The State Department hosted officials from 67 countries at a ministerial meeting on the resurgence of political terrorism. The secretary described left-wing groups as a transnational threat operating across borders.
Jul 16, 1:29 PM·1m read1 source
axios.comAudio version
Tap play to generate a narrated version.
Developing·Limited corroboration so far. This page will refresh as more sources emerge.
The State Department held the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism on July 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. Officials and experts from 67 countries attended the gathering. The secretary said antifa militants and similar organizations travel between Europe and the Americas to share attacks, propaganda, and training materials through encrypted channels and underground networks.
The secretary told attendees that political leaders have been attacked and stabbed, businesses bombed, railways sabotaged, and police officers beaten and burned. The secretary stated that the violence is real, is getting worse, and can no longer be ignored.
Background on administration actions The administration has characterized radical leftism as a preeminent domestic threat and declared antifa a domestic terrorist organization in September. A fact sheet released ahead of the summit stated that far-left actors were responsible for 63 percent of recorded anti-government attacks or plots and three of four anti-government fatalities in the United States in 2025.
" The secretary compared current incidents, including assassination attempts against the president, the murder of a healthcare executive, and the killing of a conservative activist, to earlier left-wing groups such as Italy's Red Brigades and Germany's Red Army Faction.
