Tim Walz to head House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Rep. Tim Walz will be the new co-chair of the National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus at the start of the new Congress in January. Walz, the highest ranking enlisted soldier to ever serve in the House, will share the post with Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter of California. Walz will join several other members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation who also serve as chairs of caucuses in the House.

There’s gotta be a better way to pick a nominee

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And so it was that the candidates departed the cornfields of Iowa for the Granite State, where they would again go into small cafes and blueberry festivals.  They’ll go to the shores…

Second-Tier GOP Candidates Unanimous Against Planned Parenthood, Abortion

The Values Voter Debate Monday night was bypassed by the four leading Republican contenders for president.  But the other seven who showed were staunch in their opposition to Planned Parenthood and abortion and strongly in favor of abstinence-based education.

GOP Debate Liveblog

We will by liveblogging the Republican Presidential debate throughout the evening.  Keep refreshing this page for new content!

Giuliani: F.  He sounded good at times, but if I was a…

Tonight’s the Night: Here’s Your GOP Presidential Debate Preview

Republican candidates for the presidency will gather Thursday night at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., for their first nationally televised debate.  The debate, which will be carried on MSNBC and liveblogged here at Minnesota Monitor starting at…