## Police investigate break-in at home of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

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The Twin Cities home where Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday was broken into overnight Wednesday, police say.

Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called a "political assassination.".

Police say crime scene investigators searched the home again, and family members say "they don't believe anything was missing."

Anyone with information on the break-in, including neighborhood residents who have surveillance cameras, are asked to contact the Brooklyn Park Police Department at 763-493-8222.

A neighbor stands outside the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home of Melissa and Mark Hortman on June 18, 2025.

Christine Cole-Finch says she and her dog Libby would join Melissa Hortman and her dog, Gilbert, on neighborhood walks.

In an interview with CBS News, Melissa Hortman's mother, Linda Haluptzok, said the pain of her daughter's death is "mind-numbing." »

### Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing security agreement

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The pursuit by Nippon Steel for the Pittsburgh company was buffeted by national security concerns and presidential politics in a premier battleground state, delaying the transaction for more than a year after U.S. Steel shareholders approved it.

“Together, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel will be a world-leading steelmaker, with best-in-class technologies and manufacturing capabilities,” the companies said.

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel did not list the full terms of the deal, and did not release a national security agreement struck with Trump's administration. »

### Trump Rages At Reporter Who Refuses To Stick To ‘Positive’ Questions

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### Appeals court says DOJ cannot represent Trump in appeal of E. Jean Carroll case

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Appeals court says DOJ cannot represent Trump in appeal of E. Jean Carroll case.

American taxpayers will not be paying for the ongoing appeal of President Donald Trump's $83 million defamation case, a federal appeals court determined on Wednesday.

Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied Trump's request to have Justice Department lawyers argue in his appeal of columnist E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against Trump. »

### As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways"

Authored by salon.com

He is the author of two books, "Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump — and Democrats from Themselves" and "Everything Trump Touches Dies.".

Everything Trump does with our military will be to protect himself from the citizens of the United States of America.

Donald Trump is only getting started, and we damn well better be on high alert for what’s coming. »

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