Vance Boelter, the Minnesota shooter, posed as a police officer using a black Ford Explorer resembling a cop SUV. Inside were anti-Trump materials and a target list of 70. His disguise intensified fears around lawmaker safety and impersonation loopholes.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett stirred political debate after asserting that the Republican Party is "inherently violent," citing historical alignment with the Ku Klux Klan. Her remarks have drawn sharp responses from critics and GOP leaders.