# U.S. Senate candidates debate on MPR News; Walz talks special session

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-07-27T20:46:24+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/07/27/us-senate-candidates-debate-on-mpr-news-walz-talks-special-session
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## Resource

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidates debated issues and approaches today in their last one-on-one debate before the primary election. And Gov. Tim Walz says he's talking to legislative leaders about calling a special session in mid-August. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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