Milwaukee officials offer tips for staying safe, parking legally during heavy snow
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's Department of Public Works says crews have been planning for storms like the one coming all season long.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's Department of Public Works says crews have been planning for storms like the one coming all season long.
Gov. Tony Evers picks Wisconsin Guard sex assault ombudsman
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate trial.In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she was proud of their ''courage and patriotism" and warned that senators now have a choice as they consider the charges of abuse and obstruction against the president.“In an impeachment trial, every Senator takes an oath to do ‘impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws,'' Pelosi wrote. ”Every Senator now faces a choice: to be loyal to the President or the Constitution.”Pelosi has been in a standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that has consumed Capitol Hill and scrambled the political dynamics more than three weeks after the House impeached President Trump.She said she has asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.“I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proceed further,” Pelosi wrote.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate trial.In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she was proud of their ''courage and patriotism" and warned that senators now have a choice as they consider the charges of abuse and obstruction against the president.“In an impeachment trial, every Senator takes an oath to do ‘impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws,'' Pelosi wrote. ”Every Senator now faces a choice: to be loyal to the President or the Constitution.”Pelosi has been in a standoff with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that has consumed Capitol Hill and scrambled the political dynamics more than three weeks after the House impeached President Trump.She said she has asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.“I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proceed further,” Pelosi wrote.
US adds more Iran sanctions, confronts doubts about threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered new retaliatory economic sanctions on Iran Friday, even as his administration faced persistent questions over its drone strike on an Iranian general that helped ignite the latest crisis with the Islamic Republic.President Trump issued an executive order adding additional U.S. sanctions to an already long list his administration has imposed, aiming to force Iran to accept a new agreement that would curb its nuclear program and halt support for militant groups throughout the Middle East.The president, in a statement announcing the new measures, referenced Iran's nuclear program and use of proxy forces throughout the region while noting that the Iranians have threatened U.S. service members, diplomats and civilians — an apparent reference to his administration's justification for killing Gen.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered new retaliatory economic sanctions on Iran Friday, even as his administration faced persistent questions over its drone strike on an Iranian general that helped ignite the latest crisis with the Islamic Republic.President Trump issued an executive order adding additional U.S. sanctions to an already long list his administration has imposed, aiming to force Iran to accept a new agreement that would curb its nuclear program and halt support for militant groups throughout the Middle East.The president, in a statement announcing the new measures, referenced Iran's nuclear program and use of proxy forces throughout the region while noting that the Iranians have threatened U.S. service members, diplomats and civilians — an apparent reference to his administration's justification for killing Gen.
President Trump boasts Iranian general's death was 'American justice'
TOLEDO, Ohio — President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice" by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen.
TOLEDO, Ohio — President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice" by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen.
House approves measure to restrain President Trump’s actions on Iran
WASHINGTON — Re-igniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.The war powers resolution is not binding on the president and would not require his signature.
WASHINGTON — Re-igniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.The war powers resolution is not binding on the president and would not require his signature.
New Trump administration rule could speed up infrastructure, but impact climate
WASHINGTON -- President Trump is proposing a change to a 50-year-old law designed to protect the environment.“The United States will not be able to compete and prosper in the 21st Century if we continue to allow a broken and outdated bureaucratic system hold us back from building what we need,” President Trump said Thursday.President Trump wants to limit how long projects can be under environmental review.He hopes the change will speed up efforts to fix American’s roadways, airports, and bridges.“This effort if these regulations are finalized might be the biggest improvement in government decision making in over a generation,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.Bernhardt said the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act is ready for an update.“We’re just trying to do things in a way that is a little smarter, a little clearer and a little quicker, and I think it is really a big step forward.”Secretary Bernhardt said this will speed up new projects that have been delayed.But other groups said without the safeguards protections for the environment and public health could be at risk.“Federal decision-makers should look before they leap when it comes to large projects and infrastructure,” Mike Saccone, Spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation said.Saccone said there’s a reason for a long review process and worries about the new rules’ impact on climate change.“At a time when we’re seeing record wildfires, floods and other climate-fueled disasters it simply doesn’t add up to take climate out of the equation for federal decision-makers.”The new rule isn’t finalized and will be subject to 60 days of public comment.
WASHINGTON -- President Trump is proposing a change to a 50-year-old law designed to protect the environment.“The United States will not be able to compete and prosper in the 21st Century if we continue to allow a broken and outdated bureaucratic system hold us back from building what we need,” President Trump said Thursday.President Trump wants to limit how long projects can be under environmental review.He hopes the change will speed up efforts to fix American’s roadways, airports, and bridges.“This effort if these regulations are finalized might be the biggest improvement in government decision making in over a generation,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.Bernhardt said the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act is ready for an update.“We’re just trying to do things in a way that is a little smarter, a little clearer and a little quicker, and I think it is really a big step forward.”Secretary Bernhardt said this will speed up new projects that have been delayed.But other groups said without the safeguards protections for the environment and public health could be at risk.“Federal decision-makers should look before they leap when it comes to large projects and infrastructure,” Mike Saccone, Spokesperson for the National Wildlife Federation said.Saccone said there’s a reason for a long review process and worries about the new rules’ impact on climate change.“At a time when we’re seeing record wildfires, floods and other climate-fueled disasters it simply doesn’t add up to take climate out of the equation for federal decision-makers.”The new rule isn’t finalized and will be subject to 60 days of public comment.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will 'soon' transmit impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will "soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.Pelosi brushed back GOP claims that Democrats are afraid to send the impeachment case to the Senate.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will "soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.Pelosi brushed back GOP claims that Democrats are afraid to send the impeachment case to the Senate.
Republican Matt Neumann decides against run for Congress
MADISON — Republican Matt Neumann will not run for Congress, leaving state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald as the only announced GOP candidate so far for the conservative district covering a large swath of Milwaukee's suburbs.Neumann told WisPolitics.com in a story published Thursday that he is not going to pursue running in Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District.
MADISON — Republican Matt Neumann will not run for Congress, leaving state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald as the only announced GOP candidate so far for the conservative district covering a large swath of Milwaukee's suburbs.Neumann told WisPolitics.com in a story published Thursday that he is not going to pursue running in Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District.
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House to vote Thursday on curbing President Trump's actions against Iran
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a House vote for Thursday on limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the plan in a one-page statement that said last week's drone strike that killed Gen.
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a House vote for Thursday on limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the plan in a one-page statement that said last week's drone strike that killed Gen.
Wisconsin lawmaker task force urges $10M for clean water initiatives: 'We must fix it'
MADISON — A bipartisan water pollution task force proposed more than a dozen bills Wednesday designed to curb contamination across Wisconsin, capping a year's worth of research and discussion.Groundwater pollution has been a growing problem in Wisconsin over the last 20 years, creating a rift between environmentalists and the farmers they blame for contaminating wells and water bodies by spreading manure and fertilizers.
MADISON — A bipartisan water pollution task force proposed more than a dozen bills Wednesday designed to curb contamination across Wisconsin, capping a year's worth of research and discussion.Groundwater pollution has been a growing problem in Wisconsin over the last 20 years, creating a rift between environmentalists and the farmers they blame for contaminating wells and water bodies by spreading manure and fertilizers.
President Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down' after strike
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one was harmed in Iran's missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.Speaking from the White House, President Trump seemed intent on de-escalating the crisis, which reached a new height after he authorized the targeted killing last week of Gen.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one was harmed in Iran's missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.Speaking from the White House, President Trump seemed intent on de-escalating the crisis, which reached a new height after he authorized the targeted killing last week of Gen.
Joe Biden: Iran escalation shows President Trump 'dangerously incompetent'
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday, Jan. 7 that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war.Speaking in New York, Biden said President Trump used a “haphazard” decision-making process to order the killing of Iranian Gen.
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday, Jan. 7 that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war.Speaking in New York, Biden said President Trump used a “haphazard” decision-making process to order the killing of Iranian Gen.
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq, US official says very few if any casualties
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday, Jan. 8 for killing a top Revolutionary Guards commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing American troops in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the U.S. killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen.
AIN ASSAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday, Jan. 8 for killing a top Revolutionary Guards commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq housing American troops in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the U.S. killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen.
'All is well!' Pres. Trump responds to Iran missile attacks at bases housing US troops in Iraq
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday, Jan. 7 after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- President Donald Trump insisted “All is well!” on Tuesday, Jan. 7 after Iran fired surface-to-surface missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on the life of an American military commander.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible “tit-for-tat” attempt on the life of an American military commander.
GOP clears Wisconsin primary field for President Trump
MADISON — Republicans decided Tuesday to place only President Donald Trump's name on Wisconsin's primary ballot this spring, setting up obstacles for any long-shot candidates to challenge him in the state.A committee made up of Republicans and Democrats met with state election officials in the state Capitol to decide which candidates will be placed on the April 7 primary ballot.
MADISON — Republicans decided Tuesday to place only President Donald Trump's name on Wisconsin's primary ballot this spring, setting up obstacles for any long-shot candidates to challenge him in the state.A committee made up of Republicans and Democrats met with state election officials in the state Capitol to decide which candidates will be placed on the April 7 primary ballot.
With new law, FCC hopes to make ‘significant dent’ in robocall crackdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation aimed at stopping illegal robocalls, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes the agency will make a significant dent in putting an end to the problem.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the TRACED Act is designed to help them crack down on robocalls.“It’s one of the things that’s generated the most complaints at the FCC, year, after year, after year,” Pai said.Pai said the law will require phone companies to develop ways to detect robocallers and directs the FCC to issue rules that allow phone companies to block those robocalls before they reach consumers.“Americans deserve the phone calls they want to get and deserve some peace from those they don’t want to get,” Pai said.Last year, Americans received nearly 60 billion illegal calls — and Senator John Thune said no one is immune to them.“Scammers use these calls to successfully prey on vulnerable populations,” Thune, R-South Dakota, said.Thune said the bill won’t provide an overnight fix to the issue but is a start.“It won’t prevent all illegal robocalling, but it’s a big step in the right direction,” Thune said.While the law is currently in effect, it’s unclear how soon consumers will see a change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation aimed at stopping illegal robocalls, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes the agency will make a significant dent in putting an end to the problem.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the TRACED Act is designed to help them crack down on robocalls.“It’s one of the things that’s generated the most complaints at the FCC, year, after year, after year,” Pai said.Pai said the law will require phone companies to develop ways to detect robocallers and directs the FCC to issue rules that allow phone companies to block those robocalls before they reach consumers.“Americans deserve the phone calls they want to get and deserve some peace from those they don’t want to get,” Pai said.Last year, Americans received nearly 60 billion illegal calls — and Senator John Thune said no one is immune to them.“Scammers use these calls to successfully prey on vulnerable populations,” Thune, R-South Dakota, said.Thune said the bill won’t provide an overnight fix to the issue but is a start.“It won’t prevent all illegal robocalling, but it’s a big step in the right direction,” Thune said.While the law is currently in effect, it’s unclear how soon consumers will see a change.