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Harris brings a bit of Trump into her rally to try to show him as ‘unhinged’
Vice President Kamala Harris wants voters to pay more attention when Trump talks about “the enemy within.” On Monday, she played a highlight reel to paint him as “increasingly unstable and unhinged.”
Giant pandas will arrive at D.C.'s National Zoo this week
After an 11-month wait, giant pandas will populate the zoo once again. A pair of pandas, which left China on FedEx's "Panda Express" cargo jet, are expected to arrive in the D.C. area on Tuesday.
Indigenous Peoples Day event in Minneapolis encourages voter registration, education
Indigenous communities across the country are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day. In Minneapolis, the community is marking the holiday by making sure people are registered to vote and know about the issues.
With hunting party, Walz invites moderate male voters into the fold
Independent voter David Clayton joined Gov. Tim Walz at Saturday’s pheasant opener and says he’s sold on voting for the Harris-Walz ticket. He thinks others may be, too, but aren’t talking about it. “There are many, many MAGA-minded Americans who aren’t really so MAGA-minded. But they can’t say it out loud because of fear of any kind of cancelation.”
VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin
A near-meeting on the tarmac at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport opens the campaign week for Tim Walz and JD Vance, the vice presidential nominees on their party tickets. Walz, the Democrat, was off to Wisconsin; Vance, the Republican, was in Minnesota for a fundraiser and a stop at a former police building.
Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth
Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives could come down to one race in a district outside Duluth, where first-term Republican Natalie Zeleznikar is being challenged by Democratic retired judge Mark Munger.