The 2026 elections used to seem so far away, but now we’re down to less than 15 months, and we still don’t know if Gov. Tim Walz will run for a third term.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced eight new charges against the accused political assassin on Thursday.

Boelter is also charged with attempting to kill Sen. John Hoffman, his wife and daughter, and Rep. Kristin Bahmer.

The shocking assassination of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home has prompted a wave of proposals to protect lawmakers’ home addresses.

A Hennepin County grand jury upgraded charges against Boelter in an eight-count indictment that slapped him with first-degree ...