Danica Patrick says Aaron Rodgers spiked idea of woman cave in their Green Bay home

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Danica Patrick encountered some resistance from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers when she wanted to set up a woman cave in the house they share in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The retired racecar driver proposed converting a bedroom into her own space.

Assembly Speaker Vos vows to 'never' take Medicaid expansion money

MADISON — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed Tuesday to never accept federal Medicaid expansion money and defended his decision not to punish a member of his caucus for inappropriate racial and sexual comments to three female lawmakers.Vos made the remarks to reporters immediately following an appearance at a Madison luncheon.

VP Pence headed to Wisconsin for Gov. Walker fundraisers

MADISON — Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Wisconsin next week for a pair of events to raise money for Gov.

Evers, Barnes livestream drive between Appleton, Green Bay; mock Walker's flight

MADISON — Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and his running mate, Mandela Barnes, livestreamed their 45-minute drive between Appleton and Green Bay on Tuesday as part of a campaign gimmick to mock Republican Gov.

Canada-US reach deal to stay in trade pact with Mexico

WASHINGTON  — Canada is back in a revamped North American free trade deal with the United States and Mexico after weeks of bitter, high-pressure negotiations that brushed up against a midnight deadline.In a joint statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said the late Sunday agreement "will strengthen the middle class, and create good, well-paying jobs and new opportunities for the nearly half billion people who call North America home."The new deal, reached just before the midnight deadline imposed by the U.S., will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.

Central Division Champs! Brewers beat Cubs 3-1 at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO — The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Monday, Oct. 1 at Wrigley Field -- and became champions of the Central Division for 2018.Christian Yelich strengthened his case for NL MVP when he slapped an RBI single back up the middle in the NL Central tiebreaker game, giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead over the Cubs in the third inning.

Gov. Walker touts proposed homestead tax credit he says will keep seniors in their homes

WEST ALLIS -- Governor Scott Walker says the homestead tax credit would keep seniors in their homes, and it's a proposal he's touting on the campaign trail as he seeks re-election to a third term.Governor Walker on Monday, Oct. 1 invited the media to Carol Kimpel's home in West Allis."I've been in here since it was built," said Kimpel.

Many women line up in support of Kavanaugh

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the Senate is divided on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, so too are women across the country.Female voices have echoed throughout the U.S. Senate this week demanding male senators justify their support for Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court nomination despite an allegation of high school sexual assault.But other women have spent hours calling Senate offices in support of Kavanaugh, condemning what they saw as an anti-Republican ploy that's damaged not only Kavanaugh's reputation and livelihood but also his accuser's.To Hannah King, a college senior from Bristol, Tennessee, Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of a drunken attack by Kavanaugh at a 1982 party when both were in high school were jarring and scary.

Step forward? Packers' Rodgers returns for midweek practice

GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' injured left knee has apparently improved to the point where he can take part in a midweek practice.Rodgers was limited in practice on Thursday as Green Bay prepares to face the Buffalo Bills this weekend.

White House postpones meeting between President Trump, Rosenstein

WASHINGTON — A highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was postponed until next week to avoid conflicting with a dramatic Senate hearing involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House said Thursday.The two were set to meet Thursday following news media reports that Rosenstein last year discussed possibly secretly recording the president and using the Constitution's 25th Amendment to remove him from office.But White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the men agreed to reschedule their meeting because "they do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing."President Trump said Wednesday that he would "certainly prefer not" to fire Rosenstein and that the Justice Department's No. 2 official had denied making the remarks first attributed to him in a New York Times report."I would much prefer keeping Rod Rosenstein," President Trump said at a news conference in New York. "He said he did not say it.

Pres. Trump says he's open to changing his mind on Kavanaugh if hearing is compelling

NEW YORK -- With high drama in the making, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations sexual misconduct Wednesday and headed into a charged public Senate hearing that could determine whether Republicans can salvage his nomination and enshrine a high court conservative majority.The Senate Judiciary Committee — 11 Republicans, all men, and 10 Democrats — was to hear from just two witnesses on Thursday: Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge who has long been eyed for the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey Ford, a California psychology professor who accuses him of attempting to rape her when they were teens.Republicans have derided her allegation as part of a smear campaign and a Democratic plot to sink Kavanaugh's nomination.