'Our hearts ache with his loss:' President Trump offers statement on passing of former President Bush
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a statement on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.It reads as follows:
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a statement on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.It reads as follows:
Obamas praise service of former President George H.W. Bush
WASHINGTON -- Praise is coming in for former President George H.W. Bush from another member of that club.The office of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama said Bush's life was "a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling.
WASHINGTON -- Praise is coming in for former President George H.W. Bush from another member of that club.The office of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama said Bush's life was "a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling.
Wisconsin assembly to take up health care, roads, primary in lame duck session
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans' plan for a lame-duck legislative session solidified Friday as GOP leaders confirmed they will consider bills that would move the next presidential primary date as well as deal with transportation funding and early voting.The GOP aims to hold floor debates Tuesday, which would give Republicans a final opportunity to pass legislation before Republican Gov.
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans' plan for a lame-duck legislative session solidified Friday as GOP leaders confirmed they will consider bills that would move the next presidential primary date as well as deal with transportation funding and early voting.The GOP aims to hold floor debates Tuesday, which would give Republicans a final opportunity to pass legislation before Republican Gov.
'An evaluation process:' Hamilton makes 1st public appearance since filing paperwork for mayoral run
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Common Council president Ashanti Hamilton made his first public appearance on Thursday, Nov. 29 since confirming he has filed paperwork to run for mayor in 2020.The 1st District alderman filed the paperwork on Monday, but has not actually committed to running yet.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Common Council president Ashanti Hamilton made his first public appearance on Thursday, Nov. 29 since confirming he has filed paperwork to run for mayor in 2020.The 1st District alderman filed the paperwork on Monday, but has not actually committed to running yet.
Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets
MADISON — Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan says his two biggest regrets as he prepares to leave office are not successfully dealing with immigration and the national debt.The Republican lawmaker sat for an interview Thursday with The Washington Post as he prepares to retire after 20 years in Congress.
MADISON — Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan says his two biggest regrets as he prepares to leave office are not successfully dealing with immigration and the national debt.The Republican lawmaker sat for an interview Thursday with The Washington Post as he prepares to retire after 20 years in Congress.
'1st step:' Ashanti Hamilton files paperwork that would allow him to run for mayor
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton has filed paperwork that would allow him to run for mayor of the city -- if he chooses to do so in the coming weeks.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton has filed paperwork that would allow him to run for mayor of the city -- if he chooses to do so in the coming weeks.
Governor-elect Tony Evers tours Milwaukee health care facility
MILWAUKEE - Democratic Governor-Elect Tony Evers met with executives from the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon.
MILWAUKEE - Democratic Governor-Elect Tony Evers met with executives from the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon.
Wisconsin reaches new deal with Potawatomi, ending dispute
MADISON — Gov.
MADISON — Gov.
President Trump says 'I don't believe' government climate report finding
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration.The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming.It says warming-charged extremes "have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration." The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.President Trump says, "I don't believe it."President Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can't tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration.The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming.It says warming-charged extremes "have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration." The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.President Trump says, "I don't believe it."President Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can't tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural.
Ex campaign adviser for Pres. Trump, George Papadopoulos, loses bid to delay prison sentence
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Sunday rejected a last-minute bid by President Donald Trump's campaign's former foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, to delay his two-week prison term and ordered him to surrender Monday as scheduled.Papadopoulos sought the delay until an appeals court had ruled in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment.But in an order Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss said Papadopoulos had waited too long to contest his sentence after it was handed down in September.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Sunday rejected a last-minute bid by President Donald Trump's campaign's former foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, to delay his two-week prison term and ordered him to surrender Monday as scheduled.Papadopoulos sought the delay until an appeals court had ruled in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment.But in an order Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss said Papadopoulos had waited too long to contest his sentence after it was handed down in September.
Aaron Rodgers thanks fans for donating to wildfire relief fund
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers thanked his followers on social media for their donations to his wildfire relief fund."There is hundreds of thousands of dollars that has come in already," Rodgers said in the video. "So those of you who have gone online and donated already, thank you, you are beautiful people."Rodgers established the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund to support the victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California.
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers thanked his followers on social media for their donations to his wildfire relief fund."There is hundreds of thousands of dollars that has come in already," Rodgers said in the video. "So those of you who have gone online and donated already, thank you, you are beautiful people."Rodgers established the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund to support the victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California.
Impeach the president? House Democrats saying not so fast
WASHINGTON — Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump?As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins.The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the administration.It's the balance that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to strike in the new Congress between those on her party's left flank who are eager to confront the president, and her instinct to prioritize the kitchen-table promises that Democrats made to voters who elected them to office."We shouldn't impeach the president for political reasons and we shouldn't not impeach the president for political reasons," Pelosi recently told The Associated Press.The California lawmaker, who hopes to lead Democrats as House speaker come January, calls impeachment a "divisive activity" that needs to be approached with bipartisanship. "If the case is there, then that should be self-evident to Democrats and Republicans," she said.Those pressing for impeachment acknowledge they don't expect action on Day One of the new majority, but they do want to see Democrats start laying the groundwork for proceedings."We're for impeachment.
WASHINGTON — Whatever happened to trying to impeach President Donald Trump?As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, that item is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins.The agenda for now includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the administration.It's the balance that Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to strike in the new Congress between those on her party's left flank who are eager to confront the president, and her instinct to prioritize the kitchen-table promises that Democrats made to voters who elected them to office."We shouldn't impeach the president for political reasons and we shouldn't not impeach the president for political reasons," Pelosi recently told The Associated Press.The California lawmaker, who hopes to lead Democrats as House speaker come January, calls impeachment a "divisive activity" that needs to be approached with bipartisanship. "If the case is there, then that should be self-evident to Democrats and Republicans," she said.Those pressing for impeachment acknowledge they don't expect action on Day One of the new majority, but they do want to see Democrats start laying the groundwork for proceedings."We're for impeachment.
Gov.-elect Evers says he may try to end waiver requiring some to work for Medicaid
MADISON — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he might try to end a federal waiver requiring some Medicaid recipients to work for their benefits.Federal officials in October granted Republican Gov.
MADISON — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he might try to end a federal waiver requiring some Medicaid recipients to work for their benefits.Federal officials in October granted Republican Gov.
Michelle Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in 1st week
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's "Becoming" has become a massive hit.Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada in the seven days since it was released Nov. 13.Based on demand from retailers across all channels, the publisher has printed 3 million hardcover copies in North America.
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's "Becoming" has become a massive hit.Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada in the seven days since it was released Nov. 13.Based on demand from retailers across all channels, the publisher has printed 3 million hardcover copies in North America.
Evers says he'll probably appoint next superintendent
MADISON — Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he'll probably appoint his replacement as state schools superintendent.Evers doesn't plan to resign his post until he's sworn in as governor on Jan. 7, preventing outgoing Republican Gov.
MADISON — Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he'll probably appoint his replacement as state schools superintendent.Evers doesn't plan to resign his post until he's sworn in as governor on Jan. 7, preventing outgoing Republican Gov.
Green Bay Packers donate $250K to Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers announced on Wednesday, Nov. 21 the team is donating $250,000 to the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund to support the victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California.Rodgers, a native of Butte County, has partnered with the North Valley Community Foundation in California to establish this fund, which aims to raise money to help meet the community’s immediate needs and address its long-term recovery and eventual rebuild.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers announced on Wednesday, Nov. 21 the team is donating $250,000 to the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund to support the victims of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California.Rodgers, a native of Butte County, has partnered with the North Valley Community Foundation in California to establish this fund, which aims to raise money to help meet the community’s immediate needs and address its long-term recovery and eventual rebuild.
Aaron Rodgers' brother takes shot at #12 over California wildfires; 'Everything else just feels like an act'
MILWAUKEE -- They are brothers.
MILWAUKEE -- They are brothers.
Green Bay Packers head to Minnesota for primetime game against Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Green Bay Packers play the last of four road games in a five-game stretch when they face the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium on Sunday night.According to Packers.com, Green Bay has won five of the last eight games at Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Green Bay Packers play the last of four road games in a five-game stretch when they face the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium on Sunday night.According to Packers.com, Green Bay has won five of the last eight games at Minnesota.
Aaron Rodgers donates $1M to California wildfire relief; 'I personally reached out to my friends'
CHICO, Calif. -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is partnering with North Valley Community Foundation and donating $1 million to help with recovery following the California wildfires."I personally reached out to my friends and the mayor of Chico (Rodgers' hometown) to find out how to be of the most help," Rodgers said. "Raising money for both the immediate needs and long-term recovery is what's needed most right now."
CHICO, Calif. -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is partnering with North Valley Community Foundation and donating $1 million to help with recovery following the California wildfires."I personally reached out to my friends and the mayor of Chico (Rodgers' hometown) to find out how to be of the most help," Rodgers said. "Raising money for both the immediate needs and long-term recovery is what's needed most right now."
