Oct 22 WATCH: Walz campaigns with Obama in Madison, Wisconsin, as early voting begins By Scott Bauer, Associated Press In-person early voting kicked off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison and Republicans holding events to encourage casting a ballot for Donald Trump before… Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Walz rolls out Harris plan to improve lives of rural Americans By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Harris-Walz plan includes a focus on improving rural health care, such as plans to recruit 10,000 new health care professionals in rural and tribal areas through scholarships, loan forgiveness and new grant programs, as well as economic and agricultural… Continue reading
Oct 15 Walz presents Harris plan for rural voters as campaign tries to chip at Trump’s edge By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Harris-Walz plan that the Minnesota governor will announce on Tuesday includes a focus on improving rural health care. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Vance and Walz hold campaign events as Arizona begins early in-person voting By Gabriel Sandoval, Associated Press Early in-person voting began Wednesday in Arizona, making it the first of this year's presidential battleground states where all residents can cast a ballot at a traditional polling place ahead of Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 5:54 A look at the potential political impact of the Walz-Vance debate By Lisa Desjardins, Solveig Rennan With little more than a month to go, the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns are dialing in on key swing states. It comes after vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz squared off on the debate stage. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Oct 02 Volleyball coach praises Tim Walz’s son for helping other kids after recreation center shooting By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press When the issue of gun violence came up at the vice presidential debate, Tim Walz had a personal story to tell: His teenage son, Gus, had been at a sports center last year when a shooting took place outside. On… Continue reading
Oct 02 Fact-checking the VP debate between Vance and Walz on abortion, immigration and Iran By PolitiFact staff Vance and Walz acknowledged occasional agreement with each other on policy points and respectfully addressed one another throughout the debate. But they also blamed each other’s running mates for problems facing the U.S., including immigration and inflation. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: CBS cuts Vance’s mic during fact check on immigration By Hannah Grabenstein Sen. JD Vance’s microphone was cut during the vice presidential debate Tuesday after he pushed back on a fact check by moderators over immigration policy. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Walz says his son witnessed a shooting at a community center By Hannah Grabenstein Gov. Tim Walz said the nation needs to do more to protect school children, arguing in favor of both greater gun control, as well as more research into gun violence. Continue reading
Oct 02 9 takeaways from the Vance-Walz VP debate By Bill Barrow, Zeke Miller, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The vice presidential hopefuls focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. Continue reading