By Nathan Layne BLAINE, Minnesota (Reuters) -From the pulpit on Sunday, Father Joe Whalen exhorted his parishioners to avoid the kind of extreme partisanship and hate that appeared to be behind the killing of one of the church's own,

The shootings revealed that America’s political fractures have penetrated even into the homes where elected officials sleep.

Rep. Kelly Morrison of Minnesota joins The Weekend to discuss the murder of her former colleague in the Minnesota state house Melissa Hortman and the chilling impact of the politically motivated attack.

The United States has a long and grim history of political violence, from presidential assassinations to lynchings and violence aimed at Black people in

The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.

Authorities are on the second day of the hunt for a man suspected of killing Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their house. The suspect also is believed to have shot State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home.

Republicans and Democrats said Saturday's killings in Minnesota were a chilling reminder of the threats they receive regularly.

Two Minnesota lawmakers, Senator John Hoffman and Representative Melissa Hortman, were shot in separate overnight incidents at their homes in Champlin and Brooklyn Park. Authorities say the suspect may be posing as a police officer.