Gov. Tim Walz will join farmers Wednesday in southern Minnesota to highlight the local impacts of tariffs. Minnesota’s top agricultural export is soybeans, but President Trump’s recent tariffs on China are causing purchases to plummet. For soybean farmers in the U.S., China is a top export market. Last year, the country purchased over $12 billion worth…
Michigan voters discuss VP debate, Vance and Walz’s performances and 2024 race – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News National Correspondent Jericka Duncan sat down with voters in Grand Rapids Michigan to watch the Vice Presidential Debate. Listen to their reactions to the debate. Source link
Hundreds will gather on Saturday morning at Minneapolis’ Basilica of St. Mary for the private funeral of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, Gilbert. The funeral comes one day after the Hortmans and their dog laid in state in the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda. Melissa Hortman is the first woman to ever have the honor….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Lee has in recent years become one of the Senate’s most prolific social media posters, his presence seen in thousands of posts, often late at night, about politics. Fellow senators have grown accustomed to the Utah Republican’s pugnacious online persona, mostly brushing it off in the name of collegiality. That is,…
Vance Boelter, 57, is in the Sherburne County Jail on Tuesday in Elk River, Minnesota, facing several federal and state charges for the shootings that killed a state representative and her husband, and wounded a state senator and his wife. Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot inside…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Minnesota international student is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities, school leaders said in a statement this week. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the graduate student Thursday at an off-campus residence. They described the situation as “deeply concerning.” The student is enrolled in business school at…
Omaha is best known for its good steaks and being billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s hometown. But this weekend, the locals are relishing their moment in the US presidential spotlight. Solidly Republican Nebraska is one of only two states that divides its electoral votes and there are some scenarios in which Omaha — nicknamed the Blue…
While addressing a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz stirred controversy with a remark that quickly went viral. He was discussing the influence of billionaires when he referred to Elon Musk as “that gay guy,” a comment that sparked a mix of laughter and criticism both in…