Wisconsin appeals order to purge voter registrations
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Tuesday appealed a judge's order to immediately purge voter registrations of more than 200,000 people in the narrowly divided swing state that's key to President Donald Trump's re-election efforts.A judge on Friday sided with conservatives in saying the state elections commission needed to deactivate voters who didn't respond within 30 days to a mailing indicating if they have moved.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Tuesday appealed a judge's order to immediately purge voter registrations of more than 200,000 people in the narrowly divided swing state that's key to President Donald Trump's re-election efforts.A judge on Friday sided with conservatives in saying the state elections commission needed to deactivate voters who didn't respond within 30 days to a mailing indicating if they have moved.
Holiday wish list fulfilled at the Center for Veterans Issues in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Holiday cheer was on full display on Monday, Dec. 16 at the Center for Veterans Issues in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE -- Holiday cheer was on full display on Monday, Dec. 16 at the Center for Veterans Issues in Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Democrats vow to register voters who may be purged
MADISON — Democrats in the key swing state of Wisconsin vowed Monday to redouble efforts to ensure that any voters whose registrations have been nullified by a judge's recent ruling will be able to register again before the 2020 presidential election.Legal appeals could delay for months enforcement of the judge's order to purge more than 200,000 voters who didn't respond within 30 days to letters seeking confirmation of their addresses.
MADISON — Democrats in the key swing state of Wisconsin vowed Monday to redouble efforts to ensure that any voters whose registrations have been nullified by a judge's recent ruling will be able to register again before the 2020 presidential election.Legal appeals could delay for months enforcement of the judge's order to purge more than 200,000 voters who didn't respond within 30 days to letters seeking confirmation of their addresses.
President Trump threatens to bypass Commission on Presidential Debates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Monday that he intends to participate in at least three general election debates, but is threatening to sidestep the nonprofit group charged with running them.“I look very much forward to debating whoever the lucky person is who stumbles across the finish line in the little watched Do Nothing Democrat Debates," President Trump tweeted Monday morning after The New York Times reported that he was considering skipping them entirely.President Trump said his record “is so good" that “perhaps I would consider more than 3 debates," but also complained, without evidence, that the Commission on Presidential Debates is “stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers" and threatened to bypass them.“As President, the debates are up.......to me, and there are many options, including doing them directly & avoiding the nasty politics of this very biased Commission," President Trump wrote, adding that he would “make a decision at an appropriate time."In a statement, the commission said, “The televised general election debates are an important part of our democratic process.” It said the commission has conducted 30 general election presidential and vice-presidential debates since 1988.“Our record is one of fairness, balance and non-partisanship,” the statement said.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made clear Monday that he intends to participate in at least three general election debates, but is threatening to sidestep the nonprofit group charged with running them.“I look very much forward to debating whoever the lucky person is who stumbles across the finish line in the little watched Do Nothing Democrat Debates," President Trump tweeted Monday morning after The New York Times reported that he was considering skipping them entirely.President Trump said his record “is so good" that “perhaps I would consider more than 3 debates," but also complained, without evidence, that the Commission on Presidential Debates is “stacked with Trump Haters & Never Trumpers" and threatened to bypass them.“As President, the debates are up.......to me, and there are many options, including doing them directly & avoiding the nasty politics of this very biased Commission," President Trump wrote, adding that he would “make a decision at an appropriate time."In a statement, the commission said, “The televised general election debates are an important part of our democratic process.” It said the commission has conducted 30 general election presidential and vice-presidential debates since 1988.“Our record is one of fairness, balance and non-partisanship,” the statement said.
Former FBI Director James Comey: 'Real sloppiness' in Russia probe but no misconduct
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been “overconfident" about how the Russia investigation was handled.But Comey also insisted he was right to feel some measure of vindication because the report did not find evidence for the most sensational of President Donald Trump's claims, including that he had been wiretapped and illegally spied on and that the FBI had committed treason in investigating ties between Russia and his 2016 campaign.“Remember how we got here," Comey said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “The FBI was accused of criminal misconduct.
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified “real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been “overconfident" about how the Russia investigation was handled.But Comey also insisted he was right to feel some measure of vindication because the report did not find evidence for the most sensational of President Donald Trump's claims, including that he had been wiretapped and illegally spied on and that the FBI had committed treason in investigating ties between Russia and his 2016 campaign.“Remember how we got here," Comey said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “The FBI was accused of criminal misconduct.
SCOTUS Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for President Trump records
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.Arguments will take place in late March, and the justices are poised to issue decisions in June as President Trump is campaigning for a second term.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.Arguments will take place in late March, and the justices are poised to issue decisions in June as President Trump is campaigning for a second term.
Wisconsin governor: No tax credits for new Foxconn plant
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President Trump says US, China have reached trade deal; Sunday tariffs off
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Sunday as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies.The United States is also reducing existing import taxes on about $112 billion in Chinese goods from 15% to 7.5%In return, President Trump said on Twitter, the Chinese have agreed to "massive'' purchases of American farm and manufactured products as part of a so-called Phase 1 deal.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. has canceled plans to impose new tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports Sunday as part of a modest interim agreement that de-escalates a 17-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies.The United States is also reducing existing import taxes on about $112 billion in Chinese goods from 15% to 7.5%In return, President Trump said on Twitter, the Chinese have agreed to "massive'' purchases of American farm and manufactured products as part of a so-called Phase 1 deal.
President Trump calls impeachment vote 'embarrassment' to nation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away from the charge that first ensnared him in the scandal.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away from the charge that first ensnared him in the scandal.
House panel approves 2 President Trump impeachment charges
WASHINGTON — Impeachment charges against President Donald Trump went to the full House on Friday, following approval by the House Judiciary Committee.The House is expected to take up the two articles of impeachment next week.The abuse of power charge stems from President Trump's July phone call with the Ukraine president pressuring him to announce an investigation of Democrats as he was withholding US aid.
WASHINGTON — Impeachment charges against President Donald Trump went to the full House on Friday, following approval by the House Judiciary Committee.The House is expected to take up the two articles of impeachment next week.The abuse of power charge stems from President Trump's July phone call with the Ukraine president pressuring him to announce an investigation of Democrats as he was withholding US aid.
US, China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their 17-month trade war."We're close to a deal,'' said Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's head of international affairs, who has been briefed by both sides.Brilliant said the administration has agreed to suspend President Trump's plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion in Chinese imports Sunday and to reduce existing tariffs, though it wasn't clear by how much.In return, Beijing would buy more U.S. farm products, increase Americans companies' access to the Chinese market and tighten protection for intellectual property rights.The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump.President Trump took to Twitter early Thursday to declare: “Getting VERY close to a BIG DEAL with China.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and China are close to finalizing a modest trade agreement that would suspend tariffs that are set to kick in Sunday, de-escalating their 17-month trade war."We're close to a deal,'' said Myron Brilliant, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's head of international affairs, who has been briefed by both sides.Brilliant said the administration has agreed to suspend President Trump's plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion in Chinese imports Sunday and to reduce existing tariffs, though it wasn't clear by how much.In return, Beijing would buy more U.S. farm products, increase Americans companies' access to the Chinese market and tighten protection for intellectual property rights.The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump.President Trump took to Twitter early Thursday to declare: “Getting VERY close to a BIG DEAL with China.
MU Law School poll: 40% think Pres. Trump should be impeached and removed, 52% do not
MILWAUKEE -- A Marquette University Law School poll of Wisconsin registered voters released Thursday, Dec. 12 found support for impeachment has not changed following the conclusion of public testimony before the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.In the new results, 40% think that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 52% do not think so, and 6% say they do not know.
MILWAUKEE -- A Marquette University Law School poll of Wisconsin registered voters released Thursday, Dec. 12 found support for impeachment has not changed following the conclusion of public testimony before the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.In the new results, 40% think that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 52% do not think so, and 6% say they do not know.
Brett Favre, Jordy Nelson to be inducted into Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in June 2020
GREEN BAY -- Former Packers Brett Favre and Jordy Nelson will be inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on June 5, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin.If you're interested in attending the induction ceremony, tables can be purchased by contacting the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame at 414-727-3605 or at csanfilippo@WIHallofFame.com.
GREEN BAY -- Former Packers Brett Favre and Jordy Nelson will be inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame on June 5, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin.If you're interested in attending the induction ceremony, tables can be purchased by contacting the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame at 414-727-3605 or at csanfilippo@WIHallofFame.com.
Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting out game against Pelicans due to sore right quad
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night, Dec. 11 due to soreness in his right quadriceps.
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night, Dec. 11 due to soreness in his right quadriceps.
President Trump mocks impeachment effort, talks up trade deal at rally
HERSHEY, Pa. -- President Donald Trump mocked the Democratic impeachment effort as he sought to rally supporters Tuesday in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, calling the process “impeachment lite” and promising it would lead to his reelection in 2020.President Trump's visit to Pennsylvania followed a momentous day at the U.S. Capitol, where Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment and shortly thereafter signaled their support for the president's long-sought United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
HERSHEY, Pa. -- President Donald Trump mocked the Democratic impeachment effort as he sought to rally supporters Tuesday in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, calling the process “impeachment lite” and promising it would lead to his reelection in 2020.President Trump's visit to Pennsylvania followed a momentous day at the U.S. Capitol, where Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment and shortly thereafter signaled their support for the president's long-sought United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
Wisconsin National Guard called to make changes in light of sex assault allegations
MILWAUKEE -- A survivor of military sexual assault calls the federal report of how the Wisconsin National Guard handled cases of sexual assault disgusting.
MILWAUKEE -- A survivor of military sexual assault calls the federal report of how the Wisconsin National Guard handled cases of sexual assault disgusting.
'We must act:' Democrats unveil President Trump impeachment charges
WASHINGTON —House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, stood at the Capitol for what she called a “solemn act.'' Voting is expected in a matter of days in the Judiciary Committee and by Christmas in the full House.
WASHINGTON —House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, stood at the Capitol for what she called a “solemn act.'' Voting is expected in a matter of days in the Judiciary Committee and by Christmas in the full House.
President Trump, Dems forge new North American trade deal
WASHINGTON —House Democrats and the White House announced a deal on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win Tuesday on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him.
WASHINGTON —House Democrats and the White House announced a deal on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win Tuesday on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him.
Bucks top Magic for 15th straight win; Antetokounmpo gets 32
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their 15th straight victory, 110-101 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.Khris Middleton scored 20 points for Milwaukee and Dante DiVincenzo added 12 points off the bench.Evan Fournier had 26 points for the Magic, who had won four straight.
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their 15th straight victory, 110-101 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.Khris Middleton scored 20 points for Milwaukee and Dante DiVincenzo added 12 points off the bench.Evan Fournier had 26 points for the Magic, who had won four straight.
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. President Trump
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his actions in the Ukraine matter, with an announcement expected early Tuesday.Democratic leaders are expected to announce the formal charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the president, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions but unauthorized to discuss the proceedings and granted anonymity.Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened the House chairmen leading the impeachment inquiry in her office late Monday after a daylong Judiciary Committee hearing where Democrats laid out the case against President Trump, warning of the risk his actions toward Ukraine now pose to U.S. elections and national security.Pelosi declined to discuss the articles or the coming announcement during an evening event, but when asked if she has enough votes to impeach the president, the Democratic leader said she is letting House lawmakers vote their conscience.“On an issue like this, we don’t count the votes.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over his actions in the Ukraine matter, with an announcement expected early Tuesday.Democratic leaders are expected to announce the formal charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the president, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions but unauthorized to discuss the proceedings and granted anonymity.Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened the House chairmen leading the impeachment inquiry in her office late Monday after a daylong Judiciary Committee hearing where Democrats laid out the case against President Trump, warning of the risk his actions toward Ukraine now pose to U.S. elections and national security.Pelosi declined to discuss the articles or the coming announcement during an evening event, but when asked if she has enough votes to impeach the president, the Democratic leader said she is letting House lawmakers vote their conscience.“On an issue like this, we don’t count the votes.