Absentee ballot spoiling; Wisconsin judge blocks practice

A Wisconsin judge is prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, siding with a conservative group created by prominent Republicans that said the practice known as ballot spoiling is illegal.

Senate race: Johnson, Barnes comments spark controversies

Both of Wisconsin's nominees for U.S. Senate, Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes, have sparked controversy over their comments: Johnson for saying the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol was not an armed insurrection, while Barnes said Christian conservative ideology was fueling hate.

Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases

The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.