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Article snippet: Lawmakers sought to ease tensions on Sunday in calls for unity and an easing of political hostilities as the nation reels from a string of attempted bomb attacks and the killing of 11 people inside a Pittsburgh synagogue. Republicans and Democrats alike agreed tensions reached a breaking point following a week of violence, and conceded both parties must do their part to dial back the fierce rhetoric that has defined the Trump presidency and ongoing midterm campaign thus far. "No one should be politicizing what happened this week," Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said on "Fox News Sunday." "We should come together as a country," he added. "This should not be a political response, but rather a response at how we can further bring us together." Rep. echoed Luján, emphasizing that Democrats are merely political opponents, not enemies. "We need to come together and do what’s in the best interest of America," Stivers said on Fox. "No matter who wins in 10 days I believe we can come together and make that happen." murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, the latter of which was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history, according to the Anti-Defamation League. But the Sunday discussions also revealed partisan alliances, as both sides were quick to downplay accountability for the state of affairs as the midterm campaign enters its final full week before El... Link to the full article to read more