Minnesota politics in the spotlight: Hortman, longtime DFL House speaker (60s), died on June 14, 2025. Former lawyer and state rep. RIP.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has identified 20 domestic political attacks and plots in 2025, with 10 attributed to the far Left and eight to the far Right. Incidents have surged since the late 2010s, driven in part by responses to immigration crackdowns, and follow a weekend shooting at a Washington event attended by senior officials.