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7:25 PM ET, June 14, 2025

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Associated Press:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination.  A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.
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Ryan Pattee / KSTP-TV:
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot  —  Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.  —  Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot …
Melissa Turtinen / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband killed; Sen. John Hoffman, his wife shot in ‘targeted’ shootings  — Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning.  — Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed.
Briana Bierschbach / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Brooklyn Park police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’  —  Gov. Tim Walz said there were targeted shootings in both Brooklyn Park and Champlin on Saturday. … Emergency vehicles were on the scene of a reported shooting in Brooklyn Park on Saturday morning.
ABC News:
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent ‘targeted’ incidents, in grave condition; manhunt underway  —  The shootings took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.  —  Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman are shown in these undated file photos.
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Here's how the attacks in Minnesota unfolded early on Saturday.  —  State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, died in the attack at their home.  The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said.  —  “We're here today …
New York Post:
Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in deadly shootings of Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, had ‘No Kings’ flyers in car: sources  —  A former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another, police sources said.
Cole Premo / CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shooting, Gov. Walz says  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Saturday morning that state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are wounded following …
NBC News:
‘Targeted shootings’ in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says  —  The Brooklyn Park Police Department issued a shelter-in-place alert for an area surrounding the Edinburgh Golf Course Saturday morning in its quest for a suspect.  —  There have been “targeted shootings” in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov. Tim Walz.
Cameron Arcand / Fox News:
Minnesota rep killed made headlines days earlier over vote on benefits for illegal aliens  —  Hortman was the lone House Democrat to vote for the repeal as authorities investigate politically motivated attack  —  Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot on Saturday …
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Live updates on MN lawmaker shootings: Rep. Hortman and her husband killed; manhunt for Vance Boelter
Grace Panetta / The 19th:
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ryan Pattee / KSTP-TV:
Manhunt underway for man accused of killing Rep. Hortman, husband and shooting Sen. Hoffman and his wife in North Metro
Discussion: HotAir
Ben Johansen / Politico:   Democratic leaders call for increased security after Minnesota shootings
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Two Democratic lawmakers shot, one fatally, in ‘politically motivated assassination’ in Minnesota
MSNBC:
The ‘No Kings’ mass mobilization debunks Trump's biggest myth  —  While the president hosts a grand parade, we hold a parade of the people.  —  President Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday like a king: not with cake or candles, but with a $45 million military parade through …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A few hundred gathered to protest Trump in D.C., in the shadow of the parade.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
America Is Finally Getting A Fascist Dictator Parade, Courtesy Of Donald Trump
Discussion: New York Sun
Elissa Salamy / WTTG-TV:
Man drives into crowd of protesters at ‘No Kings’ rally in Virginia  — Police say 21-year-old Joseph R. Checklick Jr. intentionally drove an SUV into a crowd of protesters in Culpeper, hitting at least one person.  — Checklick Jr. was arrested and charged with reckless driving …
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The Boston Globe:
Protesters crowd into streets, parks, and plazas at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across US. Follow live updates.
Reuters:
Live Updates: Israel and Iran Launch Another Round of Missiles at Each Other  —  The two countries have been striking each other since Friday, fueling fears of a wider conflict that could draw in the United States and other major powers.  —  South Pars, Iran  —  Ramat Gan, Israel  —  Tehran
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admin Hands Migrant Medicaid Data to Deportation Goons  —  HERE YA GO  —  Medicaid officials tried unsuccessfully to block the transfer, which will likely aid Trump's immigration crackdown.  —  President Donald Trump's administration handed over Medicaid data on millions of Americans …
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New York Times:
Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries
Rob Stein / NPR:
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended medical research and public health in the U.S. in many ways.  One of the ideas that could be influencing his overhaul of federal health agencies dates back to ancient Greece.
Clint Bolick / The UnPopulist:
The Judiciary Will Become Virtually Powerless in Protecting Your Rights if the Current Budget Bill Becomes Law  —  Senate Republicans have proposed an even worse version of a House provision that will require citizens suing the government to post enormous sums in bonds
Discussion: Washington Examiner and HuffPost
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Ilya Somin / Reason:
GOP Senate Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Includes an Ugly Attack on Courts' Ability to Protect Constitutional Rights
Discussion: Divided Argument and Above the Law
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list  —  An internal memo reviewed by The Post sets a 60-day deadline for the targeted nations to conform with certain requirements, or face a full or partial entry ban.  —  The United States is considering restricting entry …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Independent
New York Times:
Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem.  Too Many People Are Making Excuses.  —  The list of horrific antisemitic attacks in the United States keeps growing.  Two weeks ago in Boulder, Colo., a man set fire to peaceful marchers who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages.
Discussion: American Thinker and CBS News
 
 
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