Biden seeks more COVID-19 funds from Congress, receives 2nd booster

President Joe Biden received his second COVID-19 booster while asking Congress for more funding and rolling out a new website.

MENTOR Greater Milwaukee, city announce partnership
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A new partnership between Milwaukee and MENTOR Greater Milwaukee was announced on Wednesday, March 30. It will allow city employees the ability to mentor Milwaukee youth during the work day.

Darrell Brooks back in court in Milwaukee County
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The man charged in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack will be back in court on Wednesday, March 30. This time, it will be on separate charges in Milwaukee County.

President Biden signs Emmett Till anti-lynching bill into law

President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, the first bill to define lynching as a hate crime. The bill is named for Emmett Till, a Black teenager who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955.

Darrell Brooks trial: Location, date changes possible
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The trial of Darrell Brooks, accused in the Waukesha parade attack, may not be six months away after all – and may not even be held in Waukesha County.

SoFi CEO urges Biden to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt, restart payments

SoFi CEO Anthony Noto is calling on the Biden administration to resume federal student loan repayment and provide $10,000 in student debt relief for distressed borrowers.

Waukesha parade attack: Darrell Brooks hearing continues
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Darrell Brooks, the man accused in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack that left six people dead, was back in court Tuesday, March 29. The defense has until 4 p.m. Friday, April 1 to file a motion for a new trial date.

Capitol riot panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump's phone calls

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has identified a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump's phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, according to a person familiar with the probe.

Veterans board chair steps down amid child pornography charges
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Prosecutors in Milwaukee charged Curtis Schmitt Jr. with three felony counts of possession of child pornography on Jan. 23. The embattled leader of the Wisconsin veterans policy board resigned Monday, bowing to mounting pressure to step down.

Trial delayed for Joshua Ziminski, accused in violent Kenosha protests

A judge on Monday, March 28 delayed the trial for a man accused of firing off a “warning shot” on the night two people were killed in Kenosha during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Veterans board chair steps down amid child pornography charges

Prosecutors in Milwaukee charged Curtis Schmitt Jr. with three felony counts of possession of child pornography on Jan. 23. The embattled leader of the Wisconsin veterans policy board resigned Monday, bowing to mounting pressure to step down.

Judge: Trump 'likely' committed crime around Capitol riot, OKs release of emails

A federal judge has ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden takes aim at the ultra-rich with latest budget proposal

President Biden wants to target billionaires with a 20% rate that would hit both the income and unrealized capital gains of the wealthiest Americans.

Biden calls for Putin's removal: 'For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power'

President Joe Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Mark Meadows urged by Supreme Court justice's wife to overturn 2020 election, report says

Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud.

Ron Johnson: Transgender women's bathroom choice 'creepy'

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson commented on transgender women's bathroom and objected to transgender women competing in women's sports on Tuesday.

Wisconsin redistricting: Gov. Evers asks for swift action

Gov. Tony Evers told the state Supreme Court on Thursday that it should allow him to submit additional evidence defending his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected.

Russia-Ukraine war fails to fuel Biden approval rebound, AP-NORC poll finds

Only 43% of Americans approve of Biden and a similar percentage approve of his handling of the relationship with Russia, according to a new AP-NORC poll.