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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a news conference in Blaine, Minnesota, January 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
January 28, 2026, 8:47 am
‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally’: Trump antisemitism envoy refutes Walz ICE comparison
Kaploun says Minnesota governor’s comment over crackdown ‘cheapens the horror of the Holocaust’; US Holocaust Museum blasts ‘false equivalencies’
By Andrew Lapin
A man is tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on US Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall on January 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)
January 28, 2026, 8:09 am
Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis event
Journalist describes vinegar-like smell after man pushed syringe; prior to assault, lawmaker had called for ICE to be abolished in wake of deadly shootings of two residents
By LAURA BARGFELD and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
US President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, January 22, 2026, after returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos.(Luis M. Alvarez/AP)
January 27, 2026, 7:56 am
Trump attempts to pivot in face of backlash over Minneapolis killing
US president sends top border enforcer to city, speaks with mayor and Minnesota governor but doesn’t indicate retreat from broader, hardline policy against illegal immigration
By Roberto Schmidt and Sebastian Smith
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks during a news conference in Blaine, Minnesota, January 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
January 27, 2026, 5:15 am
Minnesota gov. invokes Anne Frank while decrying ICE, draws rebuke from Holocaust Museum
Without naming Walz, museum notes Anne Frank ‘was murdered solely because she was Jewish,’ says drawing ‘false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable’
By JTA and ToI Staff
US federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at observers after a shooting, January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
January 24, 2026, 10:51 pm
US immigration officers kill man in Minnesota, apparently falsely saying he brandished a gun
Video shows ICU nurse Alex Pretti, 37, was holding a phone, not a firearm, when officers accosted him and then shot him dead; local cops describe him as a lawful gun owner
By AP
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, August 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP/ Matt Slocum)
January 19, 2026, 10:41 am
Pennsylvania’s Shapiro: Harris team asked if I was ever ‘a double agent for Israel’
Governor, who was in running to be Harris’s 2024 VP candidate, writes in new book he felt intensely uneasy during vetting process, which included being ‘grilled’ on pro-Israel stance
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
This combination of pictures created on June 14, 2025 shows Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman (left) and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman.(Minnesota Senate photographer's office and Paul Battaglia / Minnesota State Legislature / AFP)
June 14, 2025, 10:28 pm
Minnesota state Democrat shot dead, another hurt in apparent assassination
‘This was an act of targeted political violence,’ says state’s governor, as manhunt ongoing for suspect who impersonated law enforcement, left car with flyers and manifesto
By Ulysse Bellier
US President Joe Biden, center, standing with first lady Jill Biden, left, and Rabbi Aaron Alexander of the Adas Israel Congregation, after lighting a memorial candle in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 7, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. (AP/Susan Walsh)
October 8, 2024, 3:21 am
Biden and potential successors mark Oct. 7 as US election nears, Mideast war rages
US president lights candle at White House, VP plants pomegranate tree at residence; Sullivan: Israel needs strategy to ensure battlefield wins endure; Trump visits Chabad rebbe’s grave
By Jacob Magid
US vice presidential candidates JD Vance (L) and Tim Walz (R) participate in a debate hosted by CBS News in New York, October 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
October 2, 2024, 10:44 am
At US VP debate, Vance signals he’d be okay with Israeli strike on Iran; Walz sidesteps
Democrat fumbles some answers in relatively civil, policy-heavy encounter; candidates clash on immigration, Republican refuses to say Trump lost 2020 vote, as early voting begins
By AP and ToI Staff
This combination of photos shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, at the DNC on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, on September 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Michigan. (AP Photo)
September 30, 2024, 8:14 am
Vance and Walz set to prop up their bosses at Tuesday’s US vice presidential debate
Abortion divide expected to feature prominently in debate; candidates will both highlight their middle-America roots, and will have to fact check one another
By Bill Barrow
Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as he exits the stage after speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 20, 2024, 7:23 am
Trump: If I lose election, Jewish people will ‘have a lot to do with’ it
GOP nominee fumes most Jews back Harris, intensifies warning of Israel’s annihilation to ‘within 2 years’ if she wins, calls rescued hostage to stage; Walz meets hostage families
By Jacob Magid
Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, August 20, 2024. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin); Right: Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, August 21, 2024. (AP/Chuck Burton)
August 22, 2024, 9:10 pm
Harris campaign says Trump ‘denigrates American Jews’ amid his attacks over Israel
Democratic campaign says ex-president ‘elevates Neo-Nazis, and traffics in antisemitic tropes,’ as Trump repeatedly says Jews who vote for Harris ‘should have their head examined’
By Ron Kampeas
Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz gestures after speaking on the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
August 22, 2024, 7:43 am
Vowing to ‘make a real difference,’ Democratic VP pick Tim Walz accepts nomination
Minnesota governor tells audience at party convention it is the ‘honor of his life’ to be Harris’s running mate, outlines his life story, lauds presidential pick, slams Trump
By Frankie TAGGART
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
August 19, 2024, 9:51 pm
At DNC, Josh Shapiro denies antisemitism kept him off Harris ticket
Pennsylvania governor blames Trump for stoking claim that nominee chose Tim Walz as running mate because Shapiro is Jewish
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: German high school students from the Reclam gymnasium Leipzig read excerpts of the bilingual book 'Der Brief/La Lettre' detailing the results of their research into the life of Holocaust victim Martin Kober at a book launch ceremony in Leipzig's town hall, November 27, 2012. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
August 19, 2024, 1:30 am
‘Gestapo Game’ at Tim Walz’s school was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject
Amid reports that the VP candidate helped end an outdated role playing game while a teacher in Minnesota, one thing is certain – he condemned such exercises in his master’s thesis
By Andrew Lapin and PHILISSA CRAMER
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