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

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

Follow along for the latest on the manhunt after the deadly shootings that claimed the life of a Minnesota lawmaker.

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 Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reports that Boelter was last seen on Saturday morning in Minneapolis, after the shootings, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark long-sleeve shirt, and light pants while carrying a dark cross-body bag.

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

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.