Teachers’ unions rejoiced this week when Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, describing the left-wing ticket as a major win for public educators. But critics are warning that Harris’ selection of Walz, a former teachers’ union member who is opposed to what he has described as the school choice “agenda,” over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a school-choice...

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he’s stepping up his efforts on the campaign trail this year because “this is our golden opportunity” to win back the Senate majority. “It’s kind of really a make-or-break moment for Republicans in the Senate. If we don’t get it done this time, the next two cycles aren’t great for us,” Thune said in an exclusive national interview with...