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In Minnesota, Walz’s VP nod wins bouquets, brickbats
Minnesotans of all political persuasions weighed in Tuesday on the news that Gov. Tim Walz will be Kamala Harris’ presidential running mate. Opinions differ. Here’s a look at some of what Minnesotans are saying.
Gov. Tim Walz supporters say the ex-Army National Guard leader, former teacher and past congressman could help Harris in the Midwest. But he also comes with baggage from nearly two decades in political office.
Omar has familiar challenger in Minnesota's 5th but the race isn't playing out in same way
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar faces a Democratic primary challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, the opponent who nearly beat her two years ago.
National Weather Service surveying damage after reported tornadoes in south-central Minnesota
Tuesday will be a day of assessing and cleaning up damage across south-central Minnesota, in the wake of storms that produced tornadoes Monday evening.
Minnesota joins states pushing Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation
 Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election.