Fraud Scandal Challenges Tim Walz’s Re-Election Bid

“The massive welfare-fraud scandal in Minnesota dogging Gov. Tim Walz as he seeks re-election in a state that has prided itself on good governance is giving Republicans a potent line of attack against a critic of President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The unsuccessful 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee is still favored by nonpartisan analysts to win in November. But the large-scale theft—still being tabulated and growing—is a major distraction for Democrats as outrage and embarrassment swell in Minnesota and beyond.”