Minnesota Shootings and Political Violence in U.S.
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The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
A judge delayed the trial of a Minnesota lawmaker accused of burglary in the wake of the assassination of a state representative and attempted assassination of a state senator. Jury selection in
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan have confirmed their names were found on a list or in notebooks belonging to the man charged with the shooting attack on Minnesota lawmakers.
After a shooting took the life of the former House Speaker in Minnesota over the weekend, there is a renewed call to end political violence in America.
Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.
One of the debilitating aspects of any violence is how final and definitive it is and how anemic any response to it feels. Capturing and trying the alleged culprit are necessary next steps but nothing unwinds what was done.
U.S. Capitol Police increased security for Klobuchar and Smith following the attacks, which occurred early Saturday morning. Minnesota's entire congressional delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, released a joint statement condemning the killings.