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Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a 'hit list' of 45 officials
Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their ...
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Political violence is on the rise, Minnesota-based expert says
Q&A with Jillian Peterson, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University and co-founder of The Violence Project ...
Minnesota’s slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day
Melissa Hortman lived the deep partisan divide that Americans talk about every day as a Minnesota House member.
Lawmakers react to ‘targeted political violence’ in Minnesota
Lawmakers are reacting to the shootings Saturday morning, commending Rep. Hortman’s work at the Capitol and condemning ...
What we know about the attack on two Minnesota lawmakers
On Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a ...
Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary
The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
St. Cloud-area officials react to shootings targeting Minnesota state lawmakers, 2 killed
Statements are trickling in from elected officials about the shootings targeting state lawmakers. Minnesota Rep. Melissa ...
Minnesota suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings
Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, the man officials say was apprehended Sunday night in the assassination of a state lawmaker, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.