State legislators bought home monitoring systems. Congressmembers hired security agents. Political groups encouraged candidates to create safety plans. Cities tightened security in council chambers.

The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and ...

State legislators bought home monitoring systems. Congress members hired security agents. Political groups encouraged candidates to create safety plans. Cities tightened security in council chambers.

Minnesota is considering expanding an emergency alert system for legislators and has ordered an outside review of security at the State Capitol in response to last month’s shootings of two lawmakers ...

Threats to lawmakers have increased for the last two years, Capitol Police says. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Joe Morelle, the top-ranked Democrat on the House Committee on ...