Tim Walz

Walz makes case for Harris in Wilmington

October 31, 2024 Shawn Krest

WILMINGTON — In Tim Walz’s time on the national stage, he’s been described as “folksy” and “plain-spoken” countless times. That means bringing out the adult language from time to time. The Minnesota governor and Democratic […]

GINGRICH: Vance’s triumph: President Trump’s vindication

October 11, 2024 Newt Gingrich

The vice-presidential debate was staggeringly one-sided. Sen. JD Vance was poised, calm, friendly, likable and in control of the facts and himself. By contrast, Gov. Tim Walz began the debate so nervously that it was […]

MATTHEWS: NC press focus on Walz’s milkshake order during Raleigh visit

September 5, 2024 Stacey Matthews

Until last Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, had not sat down for a formal interview nor any other type of interview since she named him her VP pick in […]

Tim Walz’s military exit left openings for critics

August 29, 2024 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned […]

GINGRICH: Gov. Tim Walz ― Minnesota radical

August 18, 2024 Newt Gingrich

The elite media’s propaganda campaign is underway. The media says Gov. Tim Walz is “Minnesota Nice,” and the Kamala Harris-Walz ticket engages in “the politics of joy.” The facts are dramatically different. Consider the following: […]

SHAPIRO: How not to pick a Jew for vice president

August 16, 2024 Ben Shapiro

Last week, Kamala Harris chose her vice-presidential running mate. She could have picked the wildly popular, semi-moderate swing state governor from Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro. Shapiro has a 62% approval rating in the state, which is […]

NCGOP chair, Bishop slam Harris running mate pick

August 8, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In a call with reporters, NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons and Congressman Dan Bishop (NC-08) slammed Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of running mate as “far left.” “Kamala Harris is already the most radical […]

Judge rejects candidate’s challenge to Minnesota virus rules

October 1, 2020 Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a challenge by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis to Minnesota’s coronavirus restrictions, turning aside the former congressman’s arguments that the rules unconstitutionally limit his freedom to […]

Minneapolis police station torched during protest

May 29, 2020 Tim Sullivan and Amy Forliti, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of […]

Fires, looting rock Minneapolis after man’s death; 1 dead

May 28, 2020 Dougl Glass, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Fires burned and looters struck Thursday after violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night, with damage stretching for miles […]