Why waste time?” This is a direct quote from the president in regard to whether he would call Gov. Walz after the ...

Gov. Tim Walz attended a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening honoring Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband Mark, who were killed in what officials have called a targeted act of political violence.

He mourned. A makeshift memorial for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Credit: MinnPost photo by Kabedi Mutamba ...

A terrifying day unfolded in Minnesota as former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home early Saturday. Just hours later, another state lawmaker ...

PAT GAROFALO: Melissa Hortman has gone down as the most consequential and impactful speaker of the House in Minnesota history over the last 160 years. That's the politics of it.

Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said.

Melissa Hortman, age 55, and her husband ... There were fliers in Boelter's car referencing a "No Kings" rally, CBS reports. All the "No Kings" events scheduled in Minnesota on Saturday were canceled.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in what Gov. Tim Walz called "politically motivated" shootings.

Winkler was Hortman's No. 2 in the statehouse, working alongside her since 2019 as the House majority leader. Their professional relationship stretches all the way back to 2007.

Representative Melissa Hortman at a swearing-in ceremony as House Speaker at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., in 2019. Tim Gruber for The New York Times ...