President Trump meets at WH with 22 college champion teams, including Badgers women's hockey

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday met with athletes and coaches from 22 collegiate national championship teams.The traditional honorary White House visit for champion college and pro sports teams has become a politically-loaded event in Pres.

President Trump pays respects to Army officers killed in Afghanistan

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Donald Trump paid respects Thursday to a pair of Army officers who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan earlier this week.The president and first lady Melania Trump, along with several senior aides, traveled to Delaware to meet with the families of Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C.

President Trump awards medals to Jon Voight, Alison Krauss and others

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday honored an Oscar-winning actor, a bluegrass-country singer, a conservative think tank and others with two of the most prestigious national awards in the arts and humanities.It was the first time during his nearly three-year-old presidency that President Trump has awarded the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal.Honorees included Jon Voight, one of the few Hollywood actors who is an outspoken backer of President Trump.

Holiday season kicks off in Milwaukee with 106th annual City Christmas Tree Lighting

MILWAUKEE -- The City of Milwaukee kicked off the holiday season with the 106th annual City Christmas Tree Lighting outside City Hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 21.

Milwaukee County launches survey to assess community development needs

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) launched a survey Nov. 21, asking residents to submit input on housing and community development initiatives.Survey results will be used to develop the DHHS Housing Division five-year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan as part of a federal requirement to participate in housing and development funded programs.

Wisconsin National Guard general won’t oust whistleblower until probe ends

MADISON — The Wisconsin National Guard’s top commander won’t finalize the discharge of a whistleblower who triggered two federal investigations into sexual assault in his unit until an investigation into whether the move amounts to retaliation.Maj.

MU Law Poll: Fewer Wisconsin voters think President Trump should be impeached, compared to October

MILWAUKEE -- The support for impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office appears to be decreasing in the key swing state of Wisconsin, as Republicans rally around the embattled president, a poll released Wednesday, Nov. 20 showed.“You’ve got Republicans coming home to Trump,” said Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette University Law School poll.The poll showed 40% of respondents support impeaching and removing President Trump.

FBI has asked for interview with whistleblower in President Trump impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON — The FBI in October requested an interview with the whistleblower whose complaint fueled the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.An agent from the FBI’s Washington field office reached out to the whistleblower’s lawyers to seek an interview about the substance of the complaint, according to this person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the request with The Associated Press.The person said it was clear from the FBI that the whistleblower was not regarded as the target of any investigation but rather a potential witness.

'The USMCA is a win for Wisconsin workers:' Vice President Pence speaks in Marinette

MARINETTE, Wis. -- Vice President Mike Pence spoke at Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) Nov. 20, discussing the United States' economy and military defense and, more specifically, President Donald Trump's United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA).He opened by thanking FMM, a designer and builder of military marine vessels for the U.S. Navy, for the company's contributions to the country's national defense before shifting gears and addressing the ongoing impeachment hearings regarding President Trump."While Democrats in Congress continue to spend all their time on endless investigations and a partisan impeachment," Pence said in reference to impeachment hearings. "They haven't found time to fund our national defense, or give us the (budget) increases that President Trump knows we need."In addition to support for President Trump amid the impeachment hearings, Pence called for support for the USMCA which has been signed by President Trump but is yet to be ratified by Congress."The USMCA is a win for Wisconsin workers and American jobs, I promise you," Pence said.

Unpredictable Sondland faces questions about President Trump, Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, is likely to be unpredictable when he faces questions about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump.Sondland, a wealthy hotelier President Trump tapped as his ambassador to the European Union, is more directly entangled than any witness yet in the Republican president’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and Democrats in the 2016 election.

President Trump's call ‘improper,’ aide testifies; GOP hits his loyalty

WASHINGTON —  A career Army officer testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine was “improper,” as Republicans in the impeachment inquiry tried to undercut the national security official with remarkable exchanges questioning his loyalty to the U.S.Lt.

Revealed: Bucks exceed inclusionary hiring goals for construction of Fiserv Forum

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 they have exceeded significant diversity and inclusion hiring goals for the construction of Fiserv Forum, in addition to meeting a living wage requirement for the workforce credited with constructing the world-class venue.

Republican lawmaker files lawsuit against Evers over records

MADISON -- The Republican co-chair of the Legislature’s budget committee filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force Gov.