Overview
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she is “seriously considering” a gubernatorial bid after Gov. Tim Walz ended his re-election campaign.
- The Demuth/Wilson campaign launched WalzThirdTerm.com to tie Klobuchar to Walz’s record, riffing on a viral childcare-center sign that misspelled “learning.”
- Walz reiterated he will not resign, telling reporters it would happen “over my dead body,” even as he shifts focus to the investigations.
- Federal and state probes continue, with prosecutors citing potential losses up to $9 billion across Medicaid-related programs and a separate Feeding Our Future case exceeding $250 million.
- The Justice Department will send additional federal prosecutors to Minnesota, and Republicans are also eyeing the state’s open U.S. Senate seat as Democrats spar over which candidate is least exposed to the scandal.