Overview

• A gunman killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14 and seriously wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife; suspect Vance Luther Boelter was arrested the next day.
• Senate leaders have requested a classified briefing Tuesday from the Sergeant-at-Arms and Capitol Police to reassess threat monitoring and protective protocols for members.
• House Democrats will hold a virtual security briefing the same day featuring a threat assessment from the Sergeant-at-Arms and Capitol Police leadership.
• U.S. Capitol Police investigated more than 9,400 threat cases in 2024—over twice the number recorded in 2017—highlighting a surge in political violence.
• Lawmakers from both parties are calling for personal security details, concealed home addresses and stronger protections in response to concerns that heated political rhetoric is fueling attacks.