American voters and the rest of the world are about to get to know Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a lot better. The two-term Democratic governor was tapped by U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris to be her presidential campaign running mate on Tuesday, ending an accelerated search for a vice-presidential candidate as the race to the White … Read more
In his first public statement on the newly cemented Democratic presidential ticket, President Joe Biden heaped praise both on Vice President Kamala Harris’ “first major decision” as the party’s presumptive nominee, and on Gov. Tim Walz’s pedigree as a soldier, high school teacher, U.S. representative and Minnesota governor. “The first major decision a party nominee … Read more
This combination of pictures shows Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024, and Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz in Washington, DC, July 3, 2024. Jim Watson, Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty Images The Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidential campaigns on Tuesday raced to push out dueling portraits of newly … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, announced Tuesday morning she has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his,” Harris wrote in a post on X. “It’s great to have him on the team.” … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision. In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate for the 2024 presidential election, three people familiar with the choice tell NBC News. The two are scheduled to appear together later in the day Tuesday in Philadelphia. Walz, 60, in the past two weeks has been on a short list … Read more
More than 400 health care providers called on the Biden administration to “actively and unequivocally” support an abortion rights policy that goes further than Roe v. Wade and restores access to abortion later in pregnancy. Advocacy group Physicians for Reproductive Health, along with 430 physicians providing sexual and reproductive health care, on Tuesday sent a … Read more
Actor Nick Offerman sent a message to “Kamala-curious” Republicans with a Donald Trump-mocking song ― to the tune of “God Bless The USA” ― during an online fundraiser on Monday. The “Parks and Recreation” star repeatedly labeled the former president, running mate JD Vance and other Republicans as “fucking weird” in the ditty for the … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her … Read more
New street art in New York City celebrates Kamala Harris. A portrait of the vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — amid lightning bolts and the American flag — appears above the word “Forward” in illustrator and street artist Jacob Thomas’ image that was wheat pasted around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan at the weekend. … Read more
