Tim Walz’s military record, National Guard departure get new scrutiny
Tim Walz was weighing a life-altering decision when he stepped into a supply room at the National Guard Armory in New Ulm, Minn., nearly two decades ago. He closed the door behind him, recalled a colleague, Al Bonnifield, and confided
Blinken pressured to freeze Afghanistan aid after revelation nearly $300M could have gone to Taliban
: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is being called on to freeze aid to Afghanistan following revelations that the assistance could be going to the Taliban. A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a government entity
Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denied knowing about the Project 2025 policy blueprint or the people behind it. “Have no idea who is in charge of it,” he wrote in a social media post in July. But in April
Weekly mortgage refinance demand soars 16% as rates sink to lowest level in over a year
Mortgage interest rates dropped last week to the lowest level since May 2023, causing a surge in mortgage demand from both homebuyers and especially current homeowners. Total mortgage application volume rose 6.9% last week compared with the previous week, according to
Vance says Harris ‘bent the knee to the Hamas caucus’ by choosing Walz over Shapiro
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of capitulating to radical left-wing voices in the Democratic Party in choosing her running mate for the November election. ‘She bent the knee to the Hamas caucus of the Democratic Party,’
‘Sanctuary state’: Walz signed law making Minnesota destination for transgender therapies for kids
Vice President Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, brings a track record to the Democrat ticket that could help energize the country’s left-wing base along with several progressive transgender policies aimed at children. Walz, a former Army National Guardsman and
Walz made Minnesota a ‘trans refuge’, championing gender affirming care
Before he joined the Democratic presidential ticket, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had emerged as one of the most prominent champions for transgender rights and gender-affirming care as legislation restricting access proliferated across the country. In March 2023, Walz issued an executive
New polling suggests that Harris is bringing younger voters home
In its new poll of voters in Wisconsin, the Marquette Law School Poll did something unusual, a sort of inversion of the approach pollsters had been taking over the past few months. In addition to asking whom people preferred between
Americans who moved abroad say this big expense isn’t worth it
Alex Ingrim knows a lot about how to move to a new country. He was studying in San Diego when a study abroad trip to France led him to meet his now-wife, Louisa; in the 17 years since, the pair have grown
Ford turns ‘dirty’ business into a profit driver. GM and Stellantis are taking notice.
DETROIT — A once “dirty” word, and business, in the automotive industry has become a multibillion-dollar battleground for U.S. automakers, led by Ford Motor. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has turned its fleet business, which includes sales to commercial, government and rental customers,