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A viral post from a right-leaning social media user falsely identified a Houston man, notably the husband of a Democratic ...

Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators on Tuesday at an emergency briefing in the ...

Officer intervention likely prevented more deaths after suspect Vance Boelter allegedly killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman on ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate will gather behind closed doors Tuesday to hear from federal law enforcement officials about ...

President Donald Trump confirmed that he will not call Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) in light of the shooting in his state that killed the state Speaker of the House and ...

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell called for staff members serving for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to resign following comments he made on social media blaming Democrats for the fatal shooting of a ...

In Minnesota, federal and state officials have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused ...

Federal and state officials in Minnesota have announced murder and stalking charges against Vance Boelter, the man accused of assassinating Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in ...