Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob Shrum knows what it’s like to watch a Democrat get pummeled by Republicans over military service. Shrum was a strategist on ...

For more on the 2024 election, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. In questioning Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s military record, Republicans are dusting off a political ...

John Kerry on the campaign trail in Newburgh, New York, July 30, 2004. (Gerald Herbert / AP) With a series of devastatingly well-made television ads, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth won the battle over ...

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) said Thursday that attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) regarding his military service reminded her of the infamous swift boat attacks against then-Sen. John Kerry ...

As soon as I heard Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance smearing the military service of his opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all I could think was: Seriously? Are we really doing this ...

Shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the Trump-Vance campaign called into question claims he previously made about his military service, ...

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating... For more on the 2024 election, head to the NPR ...