Look inside Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by Wisconsin's richest billionaire and beloved by Tim Walz

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A Menards store in Wisconsin.
Menards is a Midwestern home-improvement chain.

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Harris' border visit isn't just aimed at Arizona. Immigration will also sway voters in states thousands of miles away.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has directly attacked former President Donald Trump on immigration issues.

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The Midwest is having a moment

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Photo colalge featuring JD Vance and Tim Walz wearing a Harris-Walz camo hat, singer Chappell Roan, and a partial map of the Midwest region of the U.S

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I never had any desire to visit the Midwest until a trip to Wisconsin changed my entire outlook on travel

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Author Hayley Hutson walking in Peninsula State Park
I had an amazing time visiting Door County, Wisconsin.

Hayley Hutson

The most Midwestern things Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ever done

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Tim Walz held a pig at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.
Tim Walz held a pig at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.

Office of Gov. Tim Walz & Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan

Gen Z might be the luckiest homebuying generation. Here's where they're scooping up homes.

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Indianapolis, Indiana.
A SmartAsset analysis found that Gen Z bought homes in 2023 at the fastest rate in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.

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JD Vance has the most to lose if Kamala Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz could prove to be an effective messenger against Ohio Sen. JD Vance as a Democratic vice-presidential candidate.

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JD Vance is faltering in the Midwest, a big problem for the GOP

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JD Vance
Ohio Sen. JD Vance was first elected to office in 2022.

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I've been to 48 states, but there's one US city I want to visit every summer

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Chicago can be absolutely beautiful in the summer.

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7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new residents

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A couple walks in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.

West Virginia Tourism Department.

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