Walz visited Michigan Stadium in late September 2024 to attend the Big Ten college football game between Minnesota and Michigan.

As governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz created the largest state Child Tax Credit in the nation and raised taxes for high-income residents.

Just ask his Republican opponent in the 2022 Minnesota governor's race, Dr. Scott Jensen, who was on the receiving end of Walz’s attacks — and saw firsthand how effective Walz could be in exposing an opponent's shifting positions on abortion.

Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, led the charge against the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and it hasn’t worked out that well.

More than a dozen VA staffers accessed the medical records of vice presidential nominees JD Vane and Tim Walz, sources told USA TODAY.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have each been thrust into the spotlight as the running mate picks of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, and recent polls show registered voters hold Walz in higher regard than Vance heading into their vice presidential debate.

CBS News is hosting the debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — two vice presidential hopefuls facing each other Tuesday night. The two will champion their running mates — former Republican President Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris — as part of their final pitch to voters,

Now, normally there is only one vice presidential debate but what is abnormal about this year’s is that it will likely be the last time voters will see the contrast between the two tickets on a national debate stage. That’s because it appears that former President Donald Trump will not accept Vice President Kamala Harris’ offer for another debate.

In a tight US election race, every opportunity to generate positive attention and political momentum is precious.

The Minnesota governor is a veteran, former teacher and football coach and spent more than a decade in Congress.

“Tim Walz gets heckled by students at the Michigan game and then appears to flip off the students. Really showing his ex-teacher, vice presidential maturity getting rattled by some college kids. Weak!” conservative Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, wrote on social media platform X.