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

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

"I wanted him to know how much pain that caused me and the other people in my state," Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said, referring to Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

President Donald Trump expressed zero interest in calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband were gunned down by an assassin.

Federal officials say the suspect in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband had a much larger list of targets, including Democratic officeholders and abortion rights supporters. NPR's ...

There has been discussion about safety around the state capitol for years, but the tragedy adds a new level of urgency. Several lawmakers told WCCO how the shootings shattered their sense of safety.

The assassinations this past weekend of a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband, along with the shooting of a state ...

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

SECURITY HAS INCREASED AT THE VERMONT STATEHOUSE. NBC5's YAMUNA TURCO IS LIVE AT THE STATEHOUSE TO GIVE US INSIGHT TO THESE CHANGES. YAMUNA? AT THE STATEHOUSE TODAY THERE HAS BEEN A NOTICEABLE ...

Lawmakers are pushing congressional leaders to take greater steps to ensure their safety as they confront the growing risk of violence.

The suspect made his first appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest Sunday in the shooting of two Minnesota ...

Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble discusses the shooting of lawmakers in his home state over the weekend, including the gunman’s targeting of elected officials.