While Vice President Kamala Harris‘s newly picked running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), is a progressive Democrat, his party is a quirk within the Democratic Party: Minnesota‘s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, or the DFL. The DFL is affiliated with the Democratic Party but was created in the 1940s out of a merger between the state’s Farmer-Labor Party […]
Vice President Kamala Harris chose Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate Tuesday, completing both the Democratic and Republican presidential tickets. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) was also a finalist for the job, and many speculated he would be an asset in consolidating his state’s support. Walz is a bit different than Shapiro. Here’s what […]
The hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, dismissing former President Donald Trump’s bid to win union support by promising to make tips tax-free. UNITE HERE announced it was supporting Harris on Monday, according to a press release from the organization. Touting itself as “the nation’s largest labor-led canvassing operation” and […]
Republican lawmakers were quick to respond to Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to tap Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate for the 2024 race, criticizing the pair as the “most radical” ticket in U.S. history. “The Democrat Party makes history as they anoint Harris-Walz to the ballot this November representing the most radical […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) might wind up with a new job next year after being tapped to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket. Walz won’t have to leave office straight away as he hits the road with Harris to run against former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). He will […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is making herself busy on the campaign trail as she has now clinched the Democratic nomination. On Tuesday, her campaign will stop in Philadelphia, where she is expected to appear with her running mate, who has been confirmed to be Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Her campaign will then embark on a […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) is leaving the Senate fighting with everyone and pleasing no one. The West Virginia centrist Democrat-turned-independent was instrumental in writing and negotiating one of the most important pieces of legislation for President Joe Biden’s legacy. And he has spent most of his time since it was signed into law disparaging it. […]
Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to be her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Upon announcing her campaign, Walz quickly endorsed Harris, keeping vice presidential buzz to a minimum while many of his Midwestern colleagues nudged his name into the fold. He became a favorite, alongside Gov. Josh Shapiro […]
Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to be her running mate, fewer than 100 days before the 2024 election and four years to the week that President Joe Biden tapped her to become his No. 2. Harris’s choice, confirmed by the Associated Press, caps a truncated vetting process after Democrats quickly […]
(The Center Square) – There’s a lot more to the newly enacted law eliminating Illinois’ grocery tax in 2026. Local governments can now impose their own 1% tax, along with other sales tax increases. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday he signed House Bill 3144, touting relief he said the measure will bring. “Even with inflation cooling […]
