The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era The attacks on lawmakers and a US senator’s callous reaction tell a dark tale of modern America The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2025
The Federal Government Owns Too Much Land. Selling It Helps Rural Communities. Why Sen. Mike Lee's plan to sell public land doesn't go far enough Reason · Jun 20, 2025
Move to unseat Mike Lee gains steam after Utah senator’s tweets mock Minnesota political shootings Senator Mike Lee posted, ‘this is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way,’ after the fatal shooting of Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
GOP Lawmakers Issue Ultimatum to Demand Changes to Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' or Face Rejection: 'All Three of Us Have to Be Yes' A trio of Senate conservatives threaten to derail budget reconciliation unless GOP leaders agree to steep spending cuts and rollbacks of green energy subsidies. Latin Times · Jun 20, 2025
GOP Lawmaker Berated After Urging Users to 'Reject Marx' in Support of Privatizing Public Lands: 'So Roosevelt Was a Marxist?' A Republican lawmaker is facing backlash after urging users to "reject Marx" as he proposes privatization of some public lands as part of the GOP spending bill. Latin Times · Jun 20, 2025
Here's Every Off-Road Trail We'll Lose To the 250 Million Acre Public Lands Sale The Wilderness Society has put together an interactive map showing you exactly the 250 million acres of public land the Senate is proposing to sell. We can stop this. RideApart · Jun 20, 2025
It Doesn't Matter If the Minnesota Shooter Is a Republican or a Democrat After Vance Boelter allegedly targeted Democrats in an attack, some conservatives jumped to claim that he was actually on the left. Why? Reason · Jun 19, 2025
A failed nation-state in 150 days From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump's latest actions have sealed our fate Salon · Jun 19, 2025
A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the game The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025
‘I wanted him to know how much pain that caused me’: Dem senator confronts Mike Lee over his cruel Minnesota shooting response Adding insult to injury. We Got This Covered · Jun 18, 2025
Tina Smith on confronting colleague over his posts: ‘Joking about an assassin killing people is beyond the pale’ Democrat tells Republican Mike Lee that his comments on assassination of Melissa Hortman spread misinformation and caused pain to thousands of Minnesotans The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2025
‘All but unrecognizable’ Mike Lee goes full MAGA troll as he calls freeway protest ‘an act of war against the U.S’ and demands Mexico pay for troops Full MAGA transformation complete We Got This Covered · Jun 17, 2025
Backlash over Mike Lee's "heinous lies" The GOP senator from Utah falsely suggested that a conservative Republican assassin was actually a leftist Salon · Jun 17, 2025
Minnesota Lawmaker Confronts GOP Senator Over 'Brutal' Tweets He Made Following Minnesota Assassination A Minnesota senator confronted a Republican colleague about posts he made in the wake of the assassination of a Minnesota state representative and her husband. Latin Times · Jun 17, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2025 Congress reviews security boost after deadly Minnesota shooting Lawmakers cite rising threats and hit list naming Democrats as calls grow for more protection
The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2025 How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings The rightwing media ecosystem spins up narratives to serve their agendas after tragic events, regardless of accuracy
We Got This Covered · Jun 17, 2025 ‘He seemed a little surprised’: Republican senator confronted after spending day lying that MAGA Minnesota assassin was a Marxist Crushing embarrassment for this MAGA moron.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025 Jon Stewart and Tina Smith roast MAGA Senator Mike Lee over Minnesota shooting tweets ‘I want to know why those deaths in Minnesota are worth only a night of edgelord s***posting,’ Daily Show satirist rebukes Republican over offensive posts
Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2025 How US senator falsely claimed Minnesota shooting suspect was ‘Marxist’ Vance Boelter targeted Democrats, leaning politically right, with no Marxist ties as suggested by the evidence.
The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2025 Trump and other Republicans mock Democrats after Minnesota lawmaker killings While many in GOP condemn attacks, others use it to poke fun at Democrats or suggest they instigated the violence
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025 The View rips Sen. Mike Lee over Minnesota shooter tweets, says he’d ‘be fired instantly’ anywhere else ‘It’s like a slow dehumanization of the other,’ The View’s Sara Haines lamented on Monday
Roll Call · Jun 16, 2025 Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations - Roll Call The department's disavowed a 1938 determination that presidents can't revoke a Antiquities Act designation by a predecessor.
International Business Times · Jun 16, 2025 GOP Senator Slammed for 'Joking' About Minnesota Assassination That Killed Top State Democrat: 'Show Some Respect' A Republican Senator has drawn ire for making jokes about the Minnesota assassination which killed a top state Democratic legislator and her husband, then posting the jokes to social media.
International Business Times UK · Jun 16, 2025 What Did Mike Lee Say? MAGA Senator Condemned for 'Despicable' Remarks on Minnesota Shootings Senator Mike Lee condemned for falsely labeling far-right Minnesota shooting suspect a 'Marxist,' sparking bipartisan backlash and calls for accountability.
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025 How the ‘politically motivated’ shooting of Minnesota lawmakers unleashed right-wing conspiracy theories IN FOCUS: Conspiracy theorists and senators alike are baselessly speculating about the brutal shooting spree that left two dead and two injured, Josh Marcus reports