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Minnesota politicians killed, injured in attack
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Military parade barrels through nation’s capital with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute as ‘No Kings Day’ rallies are held nationwide
Manhunt underway for suspect in ‘politically motivated assassination’ BY TIM SULLIVAN, STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said Hortman the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area. Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Hoffman Park home. State Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin address, about 9 miles away. Authorities identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, and
ä See ATTACK, page 7A
2025 LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE
PASSES AND FAILS
Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 legislative session on Thursday. See some of the biggest topics from the session and the most high-profile bills that passed and failed. Page 12A
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President Donald Trump attends a military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, coinciding with his 79th birthday, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Hundreds rally at foot of State Capitol in Baton Rouge BY AIDAN McCAHILL Staff writer
Hundreds of residents gathered Saturday morning on North Fourth Street in front of the State Capitol, many carrying cardboard signs or waving American flags. The event took place on June 14, Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, as well as the U.S. Army’s official birthday. But while chants of “USA” echoed through the crowd, estimated at 400 to 500 people, participants were part of different nationwide observance, known as “No Kings Day.” The event was organized as a peaceful protest by those concerned about
STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON
Protesters line North Fourth Street holding flags and signs demonstrate across the nation. during the ‘No Kings’ protest in Baton Rouge on Saturday. ä See PROTEST, page 6A PAGE 4A ä Protesters
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BY LOLITA C. BALDOR and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king. The Republican president, on his 79th birthday, sat on a special viewing stand south of the White House to watch the display of American military might, which began early and moved swiftly as light rain fell and clouds shrouded the Washington Monument. The procession, with more than 6,000 soldiers and 128 Army tanks, was one Trump tried to make happen in his first term after seeing such an event in Paris in 2017, but the plans never came together until the parade was added to an event
ä See POMP, page 8A
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