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The late Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Tuesday that Melissa and Mark Hortman will lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol ...

A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political ...

Video surfaces showing Minnesota lawmaker assassination suspect Vance Boelter delivering enthusiastic speech at Congo church ...

Memorial and funeral arrangements are now set for late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

We are at a critical and scary point where grave schemes to “inflict fear,” as Vance Boelter is accused of, are becoming more prevalent.

The suspect in the Minnesota murders, Vance Luther Boelter, has been charged, for now, with second-degree murder. He ...

When I read the shocking news of the assassinations of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, along with the attempted murders of state Senator John Hoffman and ...

While Minnesota grapples with security questions after the attack on two state lawmakers, protests and political speech ...

After Rep. Melissa Hortman’s killing, Minnesota legislators confront escalating threats, Capitol security gaps, and the ...

Recently unsealed court filings reveal how alleged Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter was preparing himself and his family for a catastrophic event.