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Fact check: Trump calls out Minnesota abortion law, 2020 unrest in presidential debate
Tuesday’s presidential debate spurred multiple references to Minnesota, including Democratic vice-presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz and his policy track record here.
Game developer adds Gov. Tim Walz as playable character in Crazy Taxi
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is known to have played Crazy Taxi on his Sega Dreamcast. A recently released mod to the game allows players to use Walz to deliver people to a polling station.
Cheers, jeers and minds already made up at Minnesota debate watch parties
The presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump gave the party faithful a chance to get together to cheer on their own and mock the opposition.
After the debate, Harris, with Biden, and Trump will commemorate 9/11 anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris will join President Joe Biden on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 with visits to all of the crash sites. Former President Donald Trump will also travel to New York and Pennsylvania.
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris drives voters to visit vote.gov
After Taylor Swift posted on Instagram after the presidential debate, saying she was voting for Kamala Harris, her link to Vote.gov garnered 13 times as much engagement as the site typically sees.
Trump and Harris are set to debate for the first time in Philadelphia
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are gearing up to take the stage for Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics.