The Man Who Tried to Kidnap Nancy Pelosi

<p>Early on Friday, an intruder broke into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and bludgeoned Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul, with a hammer.</p><p>The shocking attack underlined fears about the growing number of threats against members of Congress and the woeful lack of security around those lawmakers.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/catie-edmondson?smid=pc-thedaily">Catie Edmondson</a>, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A trail of strained relationships. An itinerant life that included a stint living in a storage unit. A personality that was “consumed by darkness.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/30/us/suspect-attack-nancy-pelosi-husband.html"> Who is the man accused of attacking Mr. Pelosi</a>?</li><li>The assault at the Pelosi home comes as threats against members of Congress have<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/us/politics/paul-pelosi-political-violence.html"> increased in recent years</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>