Congressional lawmakers are expected to receive security briefings this week after a gunman on Saturday fatally shot a Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously injured a state senator and his wife in what have been described as politically motivated attacks.
The Senate is scheduled to hold a briefing Tuesday with the chamber’s sergeant at arms, Jennifer Hemingway, and U.S. Capitol Police at the behest of Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., CBS News reported Monday.
Members of the House, who are on recess this week, are to be briefed virtually Tuesday by House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland, sources told CBS News. The briefing was organized by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who said Saturday that he asked the sergeant at arms and Capitol Police to “ensure the safety of our Minnesota delegation and members of Congress across the country.”
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