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American politician (born 1964)
Federal prosecutors and reporters describe a sprawling set of frauds tied to Minnesota social‑services programs that prosecutors say involved dozens of defendants and more than $1 billion in alleged l...
Signal chats organized to track agents have included claims that local Democratic officials and campaign staff were “admins” or “dispatchers” in groups that doxxed and impeded federal immigration oper...
The record shows Governor Tim Walz has not told Minnesotans to "not impede ICE"; instead he has repeatedly urged peaceful protest, asked residents to document federal operations by recording ICE agent...
’s televised address responding to activity in urged Minnesotans to record immigration-enforcement encounters — “ in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record,” a line printed verbatim in ...
A viral internet joke claimed that Senator JD Vance admitted in his memoir to a sexual act involving a couch; that claim is false but it exploded into memes, political zingers and fact‑check attention...
The Justice Department has opened a criminal inquiry into Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents...
posted multiple messages on X in the immediate aftermath of the shooting that criticized prosecutorial comments and accused local Democratic leaders of inciting anti‑law‑enforcement violence, while al...
Federal and state prosecutions tied to what prosecutors call sprawling fraud schemes in Minnesota have resulted in at least 77–87 people charged and dozens of convictions: Reuters reports “at least 77...
Governor Tim Walz is accused primarily of allowing widespread fraud in Minnesota’s social-services and pandemic-era aid programs, retaliating against whistleblowers who raised alarms, and presiding ov...
There are active investigative actions touching Governor Tim Walz’s administration — including a House Oversight inquiry seeking documents about fraud in Minnesota social services and multiple federal...
Allegations tied to Gov. Tim Walz focus on large frauds and mismanagement in state programs during his tenure—most prominently the Feeding Our Future school meal fraud and the Housing Stabilization Se...
The public statements by and have clearly , but the record in major reporting shows those appeals were framed as calls for peaceful demonstration and documentation rather than explicit instructions to...
for “allowing the spread of Satanism” was part of a holiday exhibit installed inside the under a permit issued by the state’s ; the governor’s office says he did not approve the display and did not re...
Governor Tim Walz did not, in the sourced reporting, utter the plain declarative phrase “we are at war with the federal government” as an instruction to take up arms, nor did he tell protesters to “fi...
No criminal charges had been filed against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as of December 2025; federal prosecutors had charged dozens of other individuals in sprawling fraud probes tied to state programs...
Tim Walz used combative language about federal immigration operations in Minnesota — phrases such as “we’ve never been at war with our federal government” and that the state was “under assault” — and ...
Republican Minnesota House members have filed four articles of impeachment against Governor Tim Walz alleging misconduct tied to widespread fraud and failures of oversight in state programs, with the ...
Minnesota does not broadly “deport” undocumented immigrants because removal is a federal function, and state and local officials in Minnesota have chosen policies and practices that limit cooperation ...
No credible reporting indicates that , wife of Gov. , has filed for divorce; the claim appears to originate on social media and low-credibility posts without verification . Major biographical and news...
Republican-led congressional and state witnesses allege Governor Tim Walz and his administration were aware of widespread social‑services fraud in Minnesota and retaliated against employees who raised...