House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday condemned a series of bomb threats targeting House and Senate Democrats from New England over the Thanksgiving recess. Why it matters: The incidents left members of Congress feeling shaken and beleaguered by the increasingly relentless cycle of violence facing American political figures.

Political opponents are not "enemies," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Saturday after reports of House and Senate Democrats receiving bomb threats over the Thanksgiving holiday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Saturday condemned threats to Democrats in the lower chamber that were signed off with the message “MAGA.” A slew of Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut reportedly received bomb threats in their mailboxes signed with “MAGA” at the conclusion of the message on Thursday according to an announcement from House Minority