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Congress eyes expanding security for lawmakers after Minnesota shootings
Congressional members are seeking to beef up security measures after a gunman killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in ...
Suspect Detained in Assassination of Minnesota Dem. Lawmaker Melissa Hortman and Husband
After a two-day manhunt, authorities in Minnesota have detained a 57-year-old man accused of assassinating Democratic state ...
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The Man Suspected of Shooting 2 Minnesota Lawmakers Is in Custody After Surrendering to the Police
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another surrendered on Sunday after law enforcement located ...
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Political Bloodshed Rocks Minnesota, Raleigh Native Mark Hortman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman Gunned Down, Community in Mourning
Raleigh native Mark Hortman and wife, lawmaker Melissa Hortman, were fatally shot in a suspected political attack in ...
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Mike Lee Flies off Rails With Disgusting Joke About Minnesota Assassin
The Utah senator showed a basic disregard for the facts—and a disturbing lack of empathy—in a series of tweets.
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Alarm sounded that America’s 'political destabilization' is accelerating at a horrifying pace
Dispatches from the American Future," Canadian journalist/author Stephen Marche argued that the U.S. was on its way to ...
What to know about the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers and the arrest of Vance Boelter
The man suspected of killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another is now charged with murder after police arrested him ...
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A look at political violence in the U.S. following the Minnesota shootings
Following the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Matthew Dallek, a historian and professor at George Washington University, about political violence in America.