Political violence is becoming a more regular issue for the nation’s leaders and society to deal with. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been targeted just over the last few months in

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

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

The murder of a Minnesota political leader over the weekend sent shockwaves across the country, but elected officials were paying especially close attention.

In an essay in The New York Times on Monday, Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, who has researched political violence for the past 30 years, wrote that "acts of political violence in the United States have been occurring at an alarming rate."

While Washington hosted a military parade, large crowds gathered across the country Saturday to peacefully protest President Donald Trump’s policies. The threat of violence – and news of a political assassination in Minnesota – added to tensions.

Political leaders from both sides of the aisle are condemning political violence following the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weekend to discuss this plus the massive turnouts for “No Kings” protests in the face of Trump’s military parade.