Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota has decided to sleep with a loaded pistol near his nightstand after the deadly ...

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

Q&A with Jillian Peterson, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University and co-founder of The Violence Project ...

Lawmakers are reacting to the shootings Saturday morning, commending Rep. Hortman’s work at the Capitol and condemning ...

On Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a ...

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

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.

Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their ...

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.

Utah, were condemned by other Democrats as well, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of ...

Statements are trickling in from elected officials about the shootings targeting state lawmakers. Minnesota Rep. Melissa ...