Walz acknowledged the need to swallow his “pride” after Trump is on track to sweep all seven battleground states and Republicans regained control of the Senate and likely retain their majority in the House. In Minnesota, Democrats control the Senate ...

Gov. Tim Walz faces a new era of divided government in Minnesota when he returns from the presidential campaign trail, now that Republicans appear to have broken the Democratic trifecta that helped put him on Kamala Harris’ radar.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in his first public remarks since the election, promised to find common ground with those who voted for the Republican ticket, while also sticking to the principles that have guided him while governor.

Inside a high school auditorium in Eagan, Minnesota, a suburb just south of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Walz addressed a crowd of supporters with his reflections on Trump’s election victory, an outcome he said left him searching for answers.

Gov. Tim Walz vowed on Friday to make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential ticket he helped lead, while at the same time promising to work harder to understand the concerns of President-elect Donald Trump’s voters.