The political fortunes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were looking bright in the summer of 2024, when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. He was seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. But Walz, under fire for fraud in government programs, on Monday abandoned his quest for a third term as governor. Walz told reporters Tuesday he doesn’t know what his future holds. He said he expects to be tied up for the next year with trying to fight off the Trump administration’s targeting of Minnesota. He didn’t rule out a return to education someday, saying he was a “really good geography teacher.”
