Evening Edition: Gov. Walz Drops His 2026 Bid Amid Fraud Scandal

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz has announced he will not be seeking reelection this year as he continues to grapple with a fraud scandal with multiple costly alleged money laundering operations with ties to the Somali community in the Twin Cities. Federal prosecutors have charged nearly 80-people with stealing more than $240 million from the 'Federal Child Nutrition Program' through the Minnesota-based nonprofit 'Feeding Our Future.' The House Oversight Committee is holding multiple hearings on Minnesota fraud and the probe could expand into other states' similar programs. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Mike Tobin, senior correspondent for the FOX News Channel, reporting from Minneapolis, who discusses the future for Gov. Walz, and breaks down the latest in the fraud probe. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Vanta.
0:03.0	Security and compliance done wrong is a headache.
0:06.0	Done right, you build trust and grow faster.
0:08.0	That's Vanta.
0:09.0	For startups, Vanta acts as your first security hire,
0:13.0	using AI to get you compliant fast.
0:15.0	For enterprises, it's your AI-powered hub for compliance,
0:18.0	risk and automating workflows.
0:20.0	From startups like cursor to enterprises
0:22.3	like Snowflake, top companies choose Vanta. Do security and compliance right. Get started today at vanta.com.
0:30.7	This episode is brought you by Shopify. With Shopify, 2026 is the year you make it happen. It gives you the tools to build your dream store, online and in person.
0:41.4	Plus with marketing built-in, it'll help you reach exactly who you need to.
0:45.9	Join the millions who've already made the leap, like Jim Shark and all birds.
0:50.4	And ring in the new year with Shopify.
0:53.4	Sign up for your £1 per month trial at Shopify.com.
0:57.6	com.com.
0:59.8	I'm Charles Pan.
1:01.1	I'm Emily Campano.
1:02.4	I'm Greg Gerard, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
1:09.2	Tuesday, January 6th, 2020. I'm John Sassier. It was big news this week when Minnesota's Democratic
1:16.5	Governor Tim Walz announced that he would not be running for a third term in office. The
1:20.5	announcement comes after a major fraud scandal in Minnesota with much of the focus of the alleged fraud
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FOX News Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of FOX News Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.