As a Metro Transit police officer, Beverly Rodriguez led the Homeless Action Team where she exemplified compassionate, community-focused policing to our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Minnesota is sending our love to her family, and we thank her for her exemplary service.

Happening now: The line to pay respects to Mark and Melissa Hortman, who are lying in state along with their golden retriever Gilbert, has grown to hundreds of people within the first half hour. May they rest in peace. May we find the courage to continue their legacy.

The Capitol's electrolier is illuminated in honor of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, as they lie in state in the Rotunda June 27. 📸 Andrew VonBank #mnleg

Tonight and tomorrow, the Lowry Bridge and other MN landmarks are shining green to honor the late Melissa and Mark Hortman. Green was Representative Hortman's favorite color and symbolizes her commitment to environmental issues through her public service. Thank you, Hortmans. 💚

We’re lighting the I-35W bridge green tonight and tomorrow in honor of Melissa Hortman, who found joy and peace in trees and gardens 🌳

BREAKING: Powerful moment as former President Biden pays his respects to the slain lawmaker in Minnesota. He truly is the best of us.

Today, with deep sorrow, we laid Melissa and Mark Hortman to rest. Melissa and Mark were the very best of us. Minnesota is a better place because of their selfless service and sacrifice. Now, it’s up to all of us to carry their extraordinary legacy forward and work hard to build

Our pins had flowers Melissa loved, there were as many hugs as tears, and a theme of peace flowed through the eulogies and songs. The funeral was as beautiful as the Hortmans’ spirits, and powerful enough to push aside the horror of why we had to gather, even if only for a while.

In the wealthiest country in the world, we are fighting about whether or not 16 MILLION people deserve to have health care. It’s mind boggling.

Petting a dog and taking part in the Twin Cities Pride Parade? What a great way for Peggy Flanagan to honor her former colleague, Speaker Melissa Hortman. Minnesota House DFL MN House DFL POCI Caucus Minnesota DFL

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: "When I first got here this chamber filled me with awe and wonderment... Today, I feel disgust. This piece of legislation is corrupt."

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

Right out of the gate, Bishop Danny Garcia appointed to Austin today: “We live in a time of great suffering and hurt…We cannot profess to be Catholic and Christian, yet see one another as enemies or strangers. The poor, the weak, those that live on the margins of society and

Who is one of the nation’s biggest opponents of the Big, Beautiful Bill? Pope Leo and the Catholic Church. Twenty bishops called President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and food stamps “an affront to the dignity of human life.”

As the United States marks the July 4th holiday, a significant number of Americans said they are concerned about the state of the nation's democracy, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released this week. More than three-quarters of U.S. adults said that, when

Steamy weather could not dampen our spirits nor those of the supportive Chanhassen 4th of July Parade spectators! A huge thank you to @lucyrehmmn, the Handmaids of MN, & all the volunteers who walked with us - what a fantastic crew! #4thofjuly2025 #carvercountydfl

Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester: “The passage of HR1 by the United States Congress marks a sad moment for the well-being of many in our country. It promises many things, but it delivers very little unless you are among an elite few. Although this bill offers tax cuts to the