With the United States witnessing a “decline in power” and feeling increasingly threatened by China’s growing dominance, it is resorting to warmongering and saber-rattling against Beijing, says a US-based political commentator.

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, has said that she will step down as party leader when the Republican Party takes control of the House in January.

Shortly before their midterm legislative elections, a stunning new poll shows that 9 out of 10 Americans are afraid of politically-motivated violence.

This episode looks at how American politics has reached a point where politicians threaten each other and Americans act violently.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 16:00 GMT on November 2, 2022.

US President Joe Biden has blamed increasing political violence and hatred in America on the Republican Party, following an assault on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband at their residence in San Francisco.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was “violently assaulted” by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday.