Days after authorities say a gunman posing as a police officer fatally shot their parents and wounded two others, the children of Democratic Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, are speaking out about their loss.

The entire Boston University community grieves the loss of one of our cherished alumnae, Melissa Hortman, who was a beloved and respected public servant." The post Slain Minnesota lawmaker attended Boston University,

U.S. senators on Tuesday demanded tighter security in the wake of last weekend's assassination of a Minnesota state legislator and threats against members of Congress, in what one lawmaker called a "spreading virus" of political violence.

Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators on Tuesday at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota confronted GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at the Capitol Monday over a social media post on the Minnesota lawmaker shooting.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after several people criticized the Utah Republican for his comments.

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday deleted a series of inflammatory social media posts from over the weekend in which he reacted to the shooting deaths of Minnesota state representatives, prompting a confrontation with the state’s Democratic US senator.