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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is facing calls to resign amid mounting allegations of fraud in federal programs in the state.Republican lawmakers at the state and federal level have called on the governor, who was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 2024, to resign.Walz has defended himself, previously telling Newsweek that he has "worked for years to crack down on fraud."Newsweek contacted Walz's office for further comment by an email sent outside normal business hours.Why It MattersProsecutors have alleged that fraud schemes targeting Minnesota-run programs may cost the state billions of dollars. Many of the defendants charged so far have...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz bragged about making it easier for people to get into the child care business during last year’s vice presidential debate with JD Vance, awkward resurfaced footage shows — as the state’s Somali immigrant community has been accused of bilking millions of dollars in aid meant for day care centers. “We have to make it easier for folks to be able to get into [the child care] business and then to make sure that folks are able to pay for that. We were able to do it in Minnesota,” Walz said on stage as he proposed a...

CNN's Jake Tapper has requested that people "stop being awful" in a scathing X post. Resharing a video of people yelling "r----d" at Governor Tim Walz's house, Jake took to X on December 27, to condemn those bullying the politician, by writing, "Everyone really needs to take a breath and stop being awful, stop rewarding awfulness, and stop promoting awfulness with your algorithms. Happy & fulfilled & confident people don’t spend time doing any of this." The video, which had originally been posted on December 26, shows a man standing outside the governor's home shouting the ableist slur as two...

Minnesota Fraud Is STILL Happening — And the Proof Is On Camera Despite months of headlines, hearings, and promises from Governor Tim Walz, massive fraud allegations in Minnesota appear to be ongoing. In this video, we break down explosive on-the-ground reporting from Nick Shirley, a YouTuber known for man-on-the-street investigations and real-world documentation. Nick went directly to childcare centers, healthcare providers, and welfare-funded facilities across Minnesota — and what he found raises serious questions. 👉 Empty daycare buildings licensed for dozens of children 👉 Millions of taxpayer dollars still being paid out 👉 Multiple businesses registered at the same addresses...

The governor of Minnesomalia, everyone: 🚨BREAKING: Tim Walz MELTS DOWN over JD Vance declaring people don’t have to apologize for being white"You hear the vice president talk about now, white people don't have to apologize for being white?! Everyone KNOWS what they're doing!"pic.twitter.com/cxAc4X7JR8— Jack (@jackunheard) December 23, 2025I'm confused. JD Vance was talking about equality under the law for all Americans during a comment about documented anti-white discrimination that has been widely prevalent in American companies and schools over the last decade. "In the United States of America, you don't have to apologize for being White anymore," says @VP."We don't...

Minnesota officials and prosecutors are warning that the state is facing an unprecedented fraud crisis in its social service programs, with losses potentially reaching as high as $2 billion, according to those who have investigated the cases. Republican state Sen. Michael Kreun said Minnesota has long been aware of the problem but failed to contain it. "Minnesota has an epidemic of fraud, as the rest of the nation is learning," Kreun said. "We’ve known here in Minnesota for quite some time that we’ve had a massive fraud problem. And it’s turning out that probably Minnesota is the epicenter of fraud...

The fraud in Minnesota's welfare system is so astronomical that, after years of looking, they are still tallying up the damages. But the number runs upwards of $10 billion, and counting. To put that in perspective, that is the yearly GDP of Somalia, to pick a country at random. I would say "unbelievable," but this is Walz's Minnesota. US Attorney’s Office: ‘Half or more’ of $18B billed through state programs tied to fraud https://t.co/ZQhtLwcoCF— David Strom (@DavidStrom) December 18, 2025“The magnitude of fraud in Minnesota cannot be overstated." Gee, I wonder why. As the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a new...

Breitbart News noted that Walz began pushing for a special gun control session shortly after a transgender male attacked Minneapolis’ Annunciation Catholic school on August 27, 2025. After mentioning a special session, Walz attempted to pressure Republican lawmakers into supporting an “assault weapons” and complained when they would not. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has dropped his focus on a special gun control session after his push for an “assault weapons” ban fell flat in the legislature. CBS News reported Walz saying, “If we’re going to hold a special session on safety of our children and safety of our streets...

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has doubled down on his criticism of the idea that people's rights come from God and not the government, as his recent remarks during a U.S. Senate hearing have drawn backlash from religious and political leaders. Kaine, a Catholic who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016, wrote an op-ed for Fox News published on Tuesday, responding to another Fox News op-ed written by Bishop Robert Barron of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester two days earlier.During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week, Kaine characterized the idea that rights come from God as...

On Monday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz spoke at an annual picnic in Duluth, which focused on organized labor. But he set the Internet ablaze by issuing a comment on the crazy rumors. A gloating Walz essentially told the audience to remain hopeful that Trump would soon die and their dreams would be fulfilled. Was he pandering to the crowd, or is something more nefarious at work? “You get up in the morning and you scroll through things…Although the last few days, you woke up thinking there might be news,” Walz said to laughter. “I’m just saying there will be news...

Governor Walz over the weekend discussing the possibility of Trumps death and implying “There will be news.”

The gunman who slaughtered two children and injured 18 other people at a Minneapolis Catholic school and church had recently broken up with his romantic partner — and previously had a “medical mental health” call made to his home when he was a teen, according to police records. The father of Robin Westman, 23, told investigators that the shooter had “broke up with a significant and/or romantic partner” and had been staying with a friend in St. Louis Park, Fox9 reported. Police were also made aware of a 2018 welfare check at the home of Westman’s mother, with the incident...

Robin Westman, a 23-year-old transgender woman formerly named Robert Westman, opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis during a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others before dying by suicide, according to reports. Personal Connection: Westman targeted the Catholic school where his mother, Mary Grace Westman, had worked until her retirement in 2021, shooting through stained glass windows of the church during the celebratory Mass filled with children around 8:30 a.m. Disturbing Manifesto: Hours before the attack, Westman posted twisted YouTube videos including a 20-minute manifesto written in both English and Cyrillic,...

"The latest school shooting at a nonpublic Christian school in Tennessee sadly confirms what we already know – our schools are under attack."Two years before a shooter opened fire on students attending daily mass in Minneapolis, the leaders of independent and Catholic schools in Minnesota begged Democrat Governor Tim Walz for help securing their schools, according to a 2023 letter reviewed by The Daily Wire. The funding was never authorized.In a letter dated April 14, 2023 that specifically addressed “school safety in nonpublic schools,” Tim Benz, the president of MINNDEPENDENT and Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic...

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman is a transgender woman whose mother worked at the school where two children were slaughtered. Court records seen by Daily Mail indicate that Westman had previously been known as Robert, having petitioned to have her name changed in 2019. According to court papers filed in Dakota County, Minnesota, Westman asked the court to change her name to Robin. Westman had her mother Mary sign the application for a name change as she was still a minor at the time. The petition was later approved in January of 2020, it adds that Westman: 'Identifies as a...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz completely lost it during a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) summer meeting in Minneapolis on Monday, lashing out at President Trump, mocking his supporters, and even encouraging Democrats to burn flags emblazoned with Trump’s image. During his remarks, Walz sneered at Trump voters, mocking them as “stupid frickin’ red hat” people, before taking things to a disturbing new level: he encouraged Democrats nationwide to start burning flags with Trump’s picture on them. Walz: Think of how easy it would be to be a damn Republican. “Oh, what should I wear today? This stupid freaking...

In the letter, Boelter claims to have been "trained by U.S. Military people off the books" and says that Gov. Tim Walz wanted him to kill U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith . .. Federal authorities announced a six-count indictment on Tuesday against Vance Boelter in connection to his “planned campaign of stalking and violence” that “shook Minnesota to its core” last month. With it, they released disturbing new details of Boelter’s alleged crimes, including his full confession letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel. Boelter is accused of murdering Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in the...

If you, like me, thought you could take it for granted that the Walz administration would not hire a convicted sex offender to *audit* the Department of Education, you were wrong.

A Kenyan national convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in Minnesota wasn’t deported after his prison sentence — he was promoted. Wilson Tindi holds a director position at the Minnesota Department of Education, where he audits taxpayer spending and oversees internal accountability. Court records show Tindi was convicted in 2016 of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct after breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her in bed where she slept. He pleaded guilty to the sex assault charge in exchange for prosecutors dropping a first-degree burglary charge. Tindi was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to register as...

This week, we saw a spate of news stories blaming Democrats’ troubles on their vocabulary. They’re just using too many darn multisyllabic, academic-sounding words and turning off numbskull voters, is the basic message. Seriously? The Democrats’ problem isn’t linguistic, it’s ideological. But no one in the party wants to admit that. A Washington Post story this week – “Democratic troubles revive debate over left-wing buzzwords” – begins by saying: Maybe it’s using the word ‘oligarchs’ instead of rich people. Or referring to ‘people experiencing food insecurity’ rather than Americans going hungry. Or ‘equity’ in place of ‘equality,’ or ‘justice-involved populations’...