Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

The latest news in politics from Washington, D.C., inclujding updates on the Virginia election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume said Monday that the recent “No Kings” rallies reveal how American politics remains centered around President Donald Trump. Saturday’s string of anti-Trump “No Kings” protests united left-wing groups that have defended authoritarian regimes while accusing Trump of acting like one.

Notably, Americans of all political stripes say violence is unacceptable; there's no meaningful difference between views of partisans on this. There are some differences according to age, though, with older Americans especially likely to call political violence unacceptable, and they do almost universally.

Democratic Hempstead supervisor candidate Joe Scianablo and Elaine Phillips, the Republican incumbent Nassau Country comptroller, joined the show this week.

The Virginia counties where Republicans will need to regain ground in the governor's race: From the Politics Desk

Wisconsin activist Connie Hughes, who protested the Vietnam War, draws parallels between 1960s tensions and today's political climate.

Less than 0.01% of ChatGPT responses show political bias in real-world usage, while OpenAI's latest GPT-5 models demonstrate improved neutrality on controversial topics.

A new poll from YouGov has found that 20 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds, commonly known as Generation Z, think that political violence is sometimes justified. Respondents were surveyed on September 11,