Hortman, 55, had been the top Democratic leader in the state House since 2017. She led Democrats in a three-week walkout at the beginning of this year's session in a power struggle with Republicans.

On this Independence Day, the last before our nation's 250th birthday, Republicans and Democrats alike must recommit to keeping the American people safe.

Democrats view the Trump bill's cuts to Medicaid and food assistance as ready ammunition for their future campaign.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to send the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to President ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in federal court Thursday for ...

Congressional Democrats are grappling with how to conduct oversight of the Trump administration after some colleagues were ...

Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home June 14, were remembered at ...

Violence takes many forms, but none corrodes democracy more directly than political violence. Unfortunately, the recent ...

Congressional Democrats are grappling with how to conduct oversight of the Trump administration after some colleagues were ...

Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Matthew Platkin of New Jersey and Keith Ellison of Minnesota spoke to Lisa Rubin about their ...

A private funeral for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman was held Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary in ...

Former Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark are memorialized in a funeral in Minneapolis. They were assassinated in their home June 14 in an attack that shocked the ...