Watch live: Harris, Walz conclude first battleground blitz with Las Vegas rally
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), are wrapping up their first tour of key battleground states in the run up to November, holding a campaign event in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Harris is hoping to build a stronger base of support among Hispanic voters in Nevada, a key battleground […]
Commander Confirms Tim Walz Knew of Upcoming Deployment Before Retiring
Former commander and retired Army Command Sergeant Major Doug Julin acknowledged Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential candidate, knew about the Iraq deployment for months, well before he decided to retire and miss it. Julin also said that Waltz, who was then the battalion’s command sergeant major, had committed to […]
Buttigieg says Trump's attacks on Walz are 'pretty mushy and lazy'
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday slammed former President Trump’s recent attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as “indulgent and lazy,” suggesting that Trump may no longer be focused on the campaign. “It’s pretty naive and lazy that Donald Trump’s best attack line has been, ‘He’s so involved in so many different worlds,’” Buttigieg […]
‘He Did It To Himself’: Retired Command Sergeant Major Slams Tim Walz For Misleading On Military Service
Minnesota National Guard Sergeant Major Thomas Behrens, a retired Army commander in chief, blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, for misleading voters about his military service on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Saturday. Claims about Waltz’s military experience and when he retired in 2005 have come under fire since Vice President […]
Minnesota teacher pension fund under Walz accused of ‘cooking the books’ with unrealistic gains: report
A leading pension investigator alleges that Minnesota’s public school teachers’ retirement system, under the direction of Gov. Tim Walz (recently named by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate), has manipulated financial reports by grossly understating the annual fees it pays to Wall Street investment managers and showing unrealistically high rates of return. New […]
Walz Didn’t Carry in War Like He Said, But Attacks on Him ‘Offensive’ and ‘Diminish’ Veterans
On Friday’s CNN News Central broadcast, co-host Brianna Keilar said Thursday that 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) may be an “imperfect communicator” when criticizing 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D) because his actual title “gives a different kind of impression” that he has served in combat. She added, […]
Harris campaign: Walz 'misspoke' on handling weapons 'in war'
Vice President Harris’ campaign has pushed back against criticism of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s military record, saying the vice presidential nominee was “incorrect” in saying in a video calling for gun control that he used a combat weapon while in the National Guard. “Governor Walz would never disparage or undermine Americans’ service to this country. […]
Teachers’ Minn. pension fund under Tim Walz ‘cooking the books’ by vastly underreporting fees: ‘Madoff miracle’ – New York Post
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s public school teachers’ retirement system “falsified the books” by dramatically under-reporting the annual fees it paid to Wall Street investment managers, posting nearly impossible gains that rivaled the “Madoff miracle,” a top pension investigator said. The state Teachers Retirement Association has disclosed less than 10 percent of the estimated $2.9 billion […]
Ex-Trump defense chief urges Walz to clarify military record amid scrutiny
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has called on Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to disclose his military history amid Republican allegations that Walz lied about details of his military service. “I think some of the attacks are unfounded,” Esper, who served under Trump, told CNN on Friday night. “I think some […]
Minnesota Dem lawmaker defends Walz against ‘radical’ label from GOP: ‘Couldn’t disagree more’
Minnesota Democratic Senator Nick Frentz is defending his running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as the governor faces accusations of leadership and criticism of state policies. Several Republican state lawmakers told Fox that Walz was “difficult” to work with when they served with him in the state Legislature. Frenz, who now represents the city of […]