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A Senator Who Was on a Hit List Fears the Fueling of Political Violence
Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota learned that her friend was assassinated, and that she had been a potential target herself.
Jon Stewart and Sen. Tina Smith roast MAGA Senator Mike Lee over Minnesota shooting tweets
Jon Stewart joined Senator Tina Smith in tearing into MAGA Republican Mike Lee over his response to the shootings in ...
Smith aide: Lee exploited Minnesota deaths ‘to post some sick burns about Democrats’
A senior staffer for Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) sent a scathing and emotional email to the office of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on ...
Senators Klobuchar and Smith honor Melissa Hortman on U.S. Senate Floor
Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith, a friend of Melissa Hortman, says she has received increased security since the weekend ...
Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings
Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators at an emergency briefing in the wake of the ...
Smith calls Minnesota shooting a ‘terrible and tragic example’ of political violence
Minnesota Democratic Senator Tina Smith joins NBC News' Tom Llamas to discuss the politically-motivated murders in Minnesota. Smith shared that she had seen Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark ...
Amid their grief, lawmakers also fear for safety upon learning of shooter’s target list
Tina Smith woke up Saturday to a barrage of text messages. The U.S. senator spent the evening before catching up with fellow ...
Were Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, and Tina Smith next? Minnesota shooter's manifesto contained ‘hit list’
Authorities revealed that the suspect behind the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman left behind a disturbing ...