Gov. Tim Walz on Monday gave his strongest signal yet that he intends to seek a third consecutive term next year, confidently predicting he will win if he runs again and warning possible challengers they’d face the “best fundraiser that ever sat in this office.

A new book on the end of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the birth of Kamala Harris’ sheds light on the process behind the vice president choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a decision widely panned by pundits in retrospect.

Vice President Kamala Harris had a better rapport with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and saw him as a preferable fit to be her No. 2 — but she wrestled with whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would be the more strategic choice in the campaign against Donald Trump,

Tim Walz and Wes Moore came to South Carolina earlier. This week it is Gavin Newsom. Andy Beshear is on the schedule, too. The sitting governors are in the mix as candidates for the 2028 presidential election.

Brooklyn Park City Council member Christian Eriksen announced his candidacy for the Minnesota House seat formerly held by the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman via press release and a website.

Although Tim Walz had previously served as a vice-presidential candidate in 2024, pairing him with Zohran Mamdani for 2028 raised eligibility concerns