In graduation speech, former Democratic VP candidate compares ICE to ‘Gestapo’ “Tim Walz should know better, but this is what radical Democrats do when they don’t like law enforcement enforcing the law,” Sam Markstein, spokesperson for the Republican Jewish Coalition, told JNS. Izzy Salant May 19, 2025
Parents back in court after Minnesota pre-college program exlcudes faith-based schools “Politicians in St. Paul are slamming the door on thousands of high-schoolers who want to get a head start on college,” said Eric Baxter, vice president and senior counsel at Becket. Dec. 9, 2024
NY, MN shuls threatened on Rosh Hashanah, Michigan rabbi robbed in his home at gunpoint "These threats are horrific and unacceptable—and targeting houses of worship on one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar is particularly craven," stated the New York governor. Oct. 5, 2024
McCollum stands with hostage families who ‘demand’ ceasefire in Gaza The Minnesota representative said “the remaining hostages must come home alive, and the unbearable conflict in Gaza must end." Sept. 6, 2024
Video shows Tim Walz praising ‘Hitler-promoting’ Islamic cleric "One of the things I've had the privilege of is seeing the things in life through the eye of a master teacher," Walz says of Asad Zaman. Erez Linn Aug. 14, 2024
Josh Shapiro and the unmaking of a vice president The successful campaign to keep the Jewish governor of Pennsylvania off the Democratic ticket is a watershed moment for Democrats and American Jews. Jonathan S. Tobin Aug. 6, 2024
Pennsylvania leaders weigh in on Harris VP pick of progressive Walz over centrist Shapiro “It’s time for the community to recognize the power in the Democratic Party rests with its anti-Israel progressive base,” Ari Fleischer, who served as White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, told JNS. Faygie Holt Aug. 6, 2024
Harris taps Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as her running mate “One of the things that stood out to me about Tim is how his convictions on fighting for middle-class families run deep,” the vice president stated. “We are going to build a great partnership.” Andrew Bernard Aug. 6, 2024
RJC endorses Joe Fraser in Minnesota Senate race “Liberal incumbent Amy Klobuchar is no pushover,” the group warned in a statement. July 25, 2024
