After latest trade war, tariffs reemerge as major campaign issue in Minnesota's key races

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest trade war between the U.S. and Canada has brought tariff policy back to the forefront of the 2026 midterm elections, particularly in border states such as Minnesota, where the issue has become a potent line of attack for Democrats in the gubernatorial race. 

On Monday, the Minnesota DFL organized a press conference with brewery owners, a farmer and a union leader, who all said they will support Sen. Amy Klobuchar for governor in November because of her opposition to President Trump's tariff policies. After sponsoring a bill in the U.S. Senate that sought to overturn previous tariffs, Klobuchar slammed the Trump admi...