Sen. Tina Smith directly confronted Sen. Mike Lee on Monday over the Utah Republican's posts about the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers. Why it matters: "I needed him to hear from me directly, what impact I think his cruel statement had on me,

Leaders responded to the politically motivated set of attacks on the homes of two Minnesota leaders, which killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

The cohosts reacted to the allegedly politically-motivated violence that took place over the weekend and the response by a key official.

'We cannot become numb to this violence': Walz leads reactions after Boelter arrest originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Minnesota officials are speaking out following a nearly two-day manhunt for the suspected shooter in a targeted attack on two state lawmakers.

Minnesota State Rep. and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed Saturday in what officials are calling "targeted" attacks.

Iowa politicians disavowed political violence and offered condolences to the families of two Minnesota lawmakers after a pair of shootings on June 14.

A two-day manhunt ended with the capture of a suspect wanted in connection with the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as another shooting.

The recent assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, along with the shooting of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife,

Elected leaders described the shootings as an attack on democracy and called on Americans to reject political violence.