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

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

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers and increased security concerns, while urging Americans to calm their political rhetoric. GUID: no

Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan have confirmed their names were found on a list or in notebooks belonging to the man charged with the shooting attack on Minnesota lawmakers.

The Utah Republican downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend of Minnesota Democratic lawmakers.

Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.

One of the debilitating aspects of any violence is how final and definitive it is and how anemic any response to it feels. Capturing and trying the alleged culprit are necessary next steps but nothing unwinds what was done.