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Veterans increasingly calling out Walz's military record: 'Shameful'

Veterans are increasingly publicly criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his military record following Vice President Kamala Harris naming him as her 2024 running mate. “When your country calls, you are supposed to run into battle – not the other way,” retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Behrends told the New York Post last week, when...

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Here's where the vice presidential candidates stand on top issues

The 2024 vice presidential candidates have starkly contrasting views on issues key to voters this election cycle. Former President Donald Trump tapped Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, to join him on the Republican ticket, while Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. Walz and Vance share views and policy points...

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Walz is 'terrible in a crisis,' says former Republican Minnesota Senate leader

MINNEAPOLIS – A former top Republican state lawmaker says there are two concerning things about a potential Gov. Tim Walz vice presidency: He “is terrible in a crisis” and “how he spends money.” Paul Gazelka, former Minnesota state senate majority leader, shared his experience working alongside Walz over the years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Minnesota GOP demands probe after noncitizen claims receiving primary ballot without registering to vote

The Minnesota GOP and Republican National Committee are demanding an investigation after a noncitizen came forward claiming he received a primary ballot in the mail without registering to vote. In what was described as “potentially not an isolated incident,” a noncitizen, lawfully present in Minnesota, reported to the state Republican Party that he did not...

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Minnesota murder stats rose under Walz's leadership as he tries to tie violent crime trend to Trump: data

Minnesota murder rates have risen under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz leadership as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate attempts to link spiraling crime trends of the 2020 era to the Trump administration. “I just want to set the record straight, because facts do matter and there’s not an alternative set of facts. Violent crime was...

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Minnesota teacher pension fund under Walz accused of 'cooking the books' with unrealistic gains: report

A leading pension investigator claims that under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — Vice President Kamala Harris’ recently tapped running mate pick — the state’s public school teachers’ retirement system is manipulating financial reports by significantly understating annual fees paid to Wall Street investment managers, and showing unrealistically high returns, the New York Post first reported....