Milwaukee mayor's local Luxembourg ties
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett attended Luxembourg Fest in Belgium prior to being nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to the European nation.
Fort McCoy: 10,000 Afghan refugees expected, senator says
Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday, Aug. 25 visited Fort McCoy for a briefing with the 88th Readiness Division.
Afghanistan evacuation: Up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan may still await evacuation amid warnings of terror threats in Kabul.
Milwaukee's Tom Barrett longest-serving mayor of US big city
In a political career that spans nearly four decades at the city, state and federal levels, Tom Barrett has always touted his Milwaukee roots.
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett Biden Luxembourg ambassador pick
President Joe Biden nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as a key leader on U.S. foreign policy and aid.
Milwaukee mayor's ambassador nomination marks latest chapter
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg nominee, has a political career that began 37 years ago in the Wisconsin Assembly.
Voting rights bill: Senate Democrats push in Wisconsin
Senate Democrats brought their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Wisconsin Senator Jacque with COVID on ventilator
A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 was in stable condition Wednesday after being placed on a ventilator, his spokesman said.
Biden nominates Milwaukee Mayor Barrett for foreign policy role
President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Aug. 25 nominated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as a key leader on U.S. foreign policy and aid.
Former Wisconsin GOP head: Election probe will cost $680,000
A Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election could cost taxpayers at least $680,000, according to Reince Priebus.
Herschel Walker files to run for US senate in 2022
Herschel Walker officially filed to run for a Georgia U.S. Senate seat as a Republican on Tuesday, according to Federal Election Commission documents.
'Remain in Mexico': Supreme Court orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era policy
The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
House passes John Lewis voting rights bill
The bill, which is part of a broader Democratic effort to enact a sweeping overhaul of elections, was approved on a 219-212 vote, with no Republican support.
Biden infrastructure agenda advances as House passes $3.5 trillion budget
House Democratic leaders have compromised with moderates and muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle.
VP Harris trip to Vietnam delayed due to report of Havana Syndrome
Vice President Kamala Harris' trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed Tuesday after a report of a “recent possible anomalous health incident” in Hanoi.
Afghan refugees vetted overseas now helped at Fort McCoy
The American government vetted the Afghan refugees currently living in Wisconsin. The White House says all the security screening is taking place before the refugees are allowed to travel to the United States. Some of those refugees are landing at Volk Field in Juneau County.
With Cuomo out, 9 women now serving as governors in US
Women currently hold 18% of governors' offices — significantly less than this year's new records of 27% of U.S. congressional seats and 31% of state legislative seats.
Menomonee Falls mask protest as school board meets
Another school mask meeting got heated – this time in Menomonee Falls. Parents protested outside and arguments erupted inside the school board meeting.
Biden asks Supreme Court to keep CDC eviction ban in place
President Joe Biden asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to keep an eviction moratorium in place after Georgia and Alabama realtors sought to challenge a lower court’s ruling.
Conservative group files redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin
A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago.