Special election set to replace Duffy
The special election in Wisconsin to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy will be held Jan. 27.
Special election set to replace Duffy
The special election in Wisconsin to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy will be held Jan. 27.
$1 million Wisconsin election security grant program eyed
Wisconsin communities could apply for money to bolster election security under a $1.1 million grant program being proposed by the state agency in charge of elections.
Wisconsin Republican Senate leader floats tax cut idea
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate who last week announced he is running for Congress is raising the possibility of cutting taxes next year.
Schumer wants Senate to investigate Trump over Ukraine
The top Senate Democrat is calling on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to investigate a whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine.
Duffy’s last day in Congress shifts focus to campaign
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy spends in his final day as a member of Congress, the focus shifts to who
Lawmakers hope bipartisan support and public opinion will move medical marijuana legalization forward
Medical marijuana supporters are taking another chance at legalization.
President Donald Trump gets heat for urging Ukraine probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. That’s
Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa
Nineteen candidates are appearing at the Polk County Democratic Party Steak Fry in Des Moines, Iowa, this weekend, an opportunity to show their organizational strength just four months out from the caucuses.
The Latest: US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE
The Pentagon says the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security, as President Donald Trump has at least for now decided against any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.
Warren’s momentum spurs new attacks from 2020 rivals
Elizabeth Warren isn’t the Democratic presidential front-runner. At least not yet. But she’s got enough momentum to draw increasing attacks from a range of rivals.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio drops 2020 presidential bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says he’s ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Bernie Sanders says he’s reached 1 million individual donors
Bernie Sanders’ campaign says that it has received contributions from more than 1 million individual donors and that it’s the first in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field to do so.
Buttigieg calls Warren ‘extremely evasive’ on health taxes
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) is accusing his 2020 rival Elizabeth Warren of being “extremely evasive” when it comes to explaining how she’d finance
Sanders still wants a revolution. But now he’s got company.
Bernie Sanders is still leading a revolution. But his ideas no longer feel quite so revolutionary.
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GOP, Trump launch campus effort to register, mobilize voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican National Committee is putting a college twist on its grassroots voter registration efforts, seeking to mobilize President Donald Trump’s
Democrats increase qualifying thresholds for November debate
The Democratic National Committee is increasing the polling and fundraising requirements for presidential candidates to qualify for the campaign’s fifth debate in November. But the
Progressive group to spend $50M boosting Sun Belt turnout
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Biden, Warren face same challenge in Iowa: keeping momentum
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden are entering a critical phase of the Iowa campaign in a close race for first
