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.

Several Connecticut Democrats received bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day signed with “MAGA.” The development came one day after Trump nominees and appointees also received threats.

Connecticut's entire congressional delegation was targeted by violent threats, leading House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to speak out, following Trump nominees facing threats earlier this week.