The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

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

Authorities are on the second day of the hunt for a man suspected of killing Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their house. The suspect also is believed to have shot State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home.

The recent shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota are part of a disturbing trend toward politically linked violence, ABC News analysts say.

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim and alarming spike in political violence

Political leaders from both sides of the aisle are condemning political violence following the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weekend to discuss this plus the massive turnouts for “No Kings” protests in the face of Trump’s military parade.

The United States has a long and grim history of political violence, from presidential assassinations to lynchings and violence aimed at Black people in

While Washington hosted a military parade, large crowds gathered across the country Saturday to peacefully protest President Donald Trump’s policies. The threat of violence – and news of a political assassination in Minnesota – added to tensions.