A long-simmering fight over congressional security roared back to the surface this weekend following a pair of shootings against Minnesota state legislators at their homes that left two dead and two others hospitalized.

Republicans and Democrats said Saturday's killings in Minnesota were a chilling reminder of the threats they receive regularly.

Authorities have identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect in the targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman and

Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

Melissa Hortman served in the Minnesota House of Representatives beginning in 2005 and as the Speaker of the Minnesota House for five years.

In a separate attack, Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times, but are now “out of surgery and receiving care,” Walz told reporters during a press conference on Saturday, stating he was “cautiously optimistic they will survive this assassination attempt.”

Just months ago, analysts at the Department of Homeland Security warned that high-profile officials were increasingly “vulnerable to attack” at their own homes.

Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 ... issued by the Department of Homeland Security and FBI warned domestic extremists "pose a threat of violence to a range of targets ...