Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), appeared to blame the assassination of Smith’s friend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, on the political left. Smith sought him out to chat.

Minnesota Democratic Senator Tina Smith joins NBC News' Tom Llamas to discuss the politically-motivated murders in Minnesota. Smith shared that she had seen Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark the night before their deaths.

Tina Smith woke up Saturday to a barrage of text messages. The U.S. senator spent the evening before catching up with fellow Democratic leaders at the party’s annual fundraising dinner, including longtime DFL legislative leader Melissa Hortman and her husband,

Authorities revealed that the suspect behind the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman left behind a disturbing “manifesto” and a list of potential future targets, which included several high-profile Minnesota Democrats,

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is backing Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), making Kim the latest Democratic senator to back the congresswoman.

U.S. House committee approved removing language on mineral leases in northeastern Minnesota; Senate likely to follow.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith is pressing the Trump Administration to take action to combat a widespread text message scam affecting Minnesotans. Thousands of Minnesotans are reporting fake text messages from senders impersonating the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

"There is no justification for the disgusting way Senator Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed by FBI agents today."