Suspect Arrested in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for June 16. The man suspected of shooting a pair of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota is arrested after a sprawling two-day search. Plus, Israel takes control of Iran’s skies as it claims more strikes on Revolutionary Guard command centers. WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov explains how that aerial superiority is creating a major power mismatch between the two sides, even as fighting continues. And the Trump administration orders a pause on immigration arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	Authorities capture the suspect behind the weekend shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
0:40.0	Plus, Israel claims air superiority over Iran as fighting between the countries enters its fourth day.
0:47.1	Israel has managed to suppress Iranian air defenses to a degree that allow its air force to actually operate in Iranian airspace.
0:55.5	And that's a game changer.
0:57.0	And President Trump dials back immigration arrests at farms, restaurants, and hotels.
1:02.4	It's Monday, June 16th.
1:04.2	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.
1:06.3	And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.1	We begin in Minnesota, where a two-day search for the suspect in the shooting of a pair of state Democratic lawmakers and their spouses has ended with the capture of
1:28.8	57-year-old Vance Luther Bolter. Prosecutors are bringing murder charges against Bolter, who they
1:35.9	suspect carried out the fatal shootings of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband
1:40.8	and the wounding of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
1:45.1	Bolter is suspected of posing as a police officer in order to gain access to Hortman's home.
1:51.2	Bob Jacobson is the commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Public Safety.
1:55.1	Bolter exploited to trust our uniforms are meant to represent.
2:00.6	That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us
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