The crowd at Wednesday night’s memorial for Melissa and Mark Hortman stretched down the steps of the State Capitol and across the lawn. People hugged and cried. Volunteers distributed candles and ...

At this point, your honors, the prosecution humbly suggests we are a failed nation-state — not because of the erection of the ...

Progressive governors around the country have extended state-funded healthcare to undocumented immigrants, aiming to get ...

The Maine House of Representatives, the site several bitter partisan fights this year, paused Wednesday to remember former ...

The alleged gunman appears to have used online “people-search” websites to find lawmakers’ home addresses. Those are tricky ...

Regarding Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband being killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and wife being wounded: I do not consider this to be a political post. Condolences to the family ...

Hundreds of people, some clutching candles or carrying flowers to lay in front of a memorial, gathered outside Minnesota's ...

Lowered flags waved above the Minnesota Capitol as hundreds gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil in honor of ...

As questions mount over what led to the shootings, which officials said were politically motivated, harrowing details have ...

One of the many sad things about the shootings in Minnesota is that they somehow seem inevitable.