On a warm, humid Saturday morning, grieving loved ones gathered at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to honor Minnesota’s former House Speaker and her husband, whose shocking killings in an attack earlier this month stunned the nation.

Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined the over 1,

The funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, was held Saturday morning at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, after the couple were killed in what officials have described as a politically motivated assassination.