Overview

• Federal prosecutors charged Vance Boelter with murder, stalking and firearm offenses after he allegedly killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
• Authorities recovered a hit list naming dozens of Democratic officials, including Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Mark Pocan, underscoring a politically motivated plot.
• State legislatures in North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado removed personal addresses from public websites to limit lawmakers’ exposure to threats.
• U.S. Capitol Police and Senate security officials briefed senators on almost 9,500 threat investigations last year and warned that political violence is rising.
• President Trump’s refusal to call Gov. Tim Walz and false claims by GOP figures linking the suspect to Democrats drew bipartisan criticism.