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Trump's endorsement will be tested as Wisconsin voters decide key primaries
The power of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in battleground Wisconsin will be tested in a race for an open congressional seat in primary voting.
What you need to know ahead of Minnesota’s primary election
What is a judicial election and what do elected judges do? Who is running in Minnesota’s Senate race? Here are the stories you need to know about before Tuesday’s primary election.
A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz
Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.
How Tim Walz went from 'Blue Dog Democrat' to progressive champion
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a series of progressive policies into law while in office. Democrats hope his record is a boon to the presidential ticket, but Republicans say he's too liberal.
A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor
If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too.
State GOP leader calls Harris-Walz agenda ‘extreme,’ out of touch with rural voters
“I think that he does very minimal to reach out across the aisle or directly,” Demuth said. “So I don’t think that plays very well, especially in greater Minnesota, when they hear that he is not available and willing to work for all Minnesotans.”