The slain legislator pushed for an array of causes — from voting rights to free school meals — that benefited marginalized communities.

Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts on the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker ...

GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth reflects on Melissa Hortman’s leadership and tragic death as Minnesota grapples with political ...

Under state law, the governor appoints hundreds of people to dozens, if not hundreds of boards across the state ranging in ...

Three days before she was killed by an assassin targeting Minnesota Democrats, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman told me she thought work in the Legislature was becoming harder because Republicans were ...

After two attacks by a man posing as police in Minnesota, Americans are wondering if they have to open the door to someone ...

Internal divisions at the DNC and its direction under chairman Ken Martin have been a source of tension in the party.

The political assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman was a shock to the people of the state and the country.

"There is absolutely no place in this country for political violence. We must be a nation that values civility and mutual ...

Minnesotans are mourning and remembering the life of Rep. Melissa Hortman. MPR News hosts Nina Moini and Brian Bakst walk us ...

The Republican speaker worked side-by-side with Hortman to deliver a state budget this year, even with the chamber tied 67-67.

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pulled Lee out of a Senate Republican-only meeting on Monday night to talk to him about how “cruel” and “hurtful” his comments were. Beyond the horror of the situation, Smith ...