Members of Congress to receive security briefings after lawmaker shootings

Washington — Members of Congress will receive security briefings this week after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were killed, and another state lawmaker and his wife wounded in targeted shootings on Saturday.  Senators are set to receive a security briefing from the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday. The

Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings taken into custody

Vance Boelter, the man who authorities believe shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in politically motivated shootings early Saturday morning, is now in custody. Law enforcement officials said Boelter, 57, was taken into custody after being located in the woods near his home in Green Isle, Sibley County on Sunday night. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s

State Dept. tells embassies to relay U.S. “not involved” in strikes on Iran

The U.S. State Department has issued a directive to all of its embassies and consular posts to, “at their discretion,” relay or reiterate to their host governments that the United States “is not involved in Israel’s unilateral action against targets in Iran and did not provide tanker support,” according to a source familiar with its

Vance Boelter taken into custody for lawmaker shootings

Vance Boelter, the man who authorities believe shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in politically motivated shootings early Saturday morning, is now in custody. Multiple sources told WCCO on Sunday evening that Boelter, 57, was taken into custody near his home in Green Isle, Sibley County. Shortly before 10 p.m., the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office

Face the Nation: Blumenthal, Graham, Padilla

Face the Nation: Blumenthal, Graham, Padilla – CBS News Watch CBS News Missed the second half of the show? Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina give a rare, joint bipartisan interview and Sen. Alex Padilla also joins. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for