Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend.

Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith honored the late former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, on the Senate Floor on Tuesday, June 17.

Tina Smith woke up Saturday to a barrage of text messages. The U.S. senator spent the evening before catching up with fellow Democratic leaders at the party’s annual fundraising dinner, including longtime DFL legislative leader Melissa Hortman and her husband,

Authorities revealed that the suspect behind the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman left behind a disturbing “manifesto” and a list of potential future targets, which included several high-profile Minnesota Democrats,

"There is no justification for the disgusting way Senator Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed by FBI agents today."

U.S. House committee approved removing language on mineral leases in northeastern Minnesota; Senate likely to follow.

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is backing Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), making Kim the latest Democratic senator to back the congresswoman.