Wisconsin Republican chairman stepping down

Andrew Hitt, chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, announced he is stepping down before the 2022 midterm election.

Cyber attacks: Biden warns of growing threats in 1st visit with US intelligence community

President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community to make a promise that he will “never politicize” their work.

Wisconsin unemployment: Assembly's veto override fails

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans failed Tuesday in an attempt to override Gov. Tony Evers' veto of a bill ending $300 a week in federal unemployment aid.

Election investigations: Assembly Speaker Vos says current probes enough

The highest ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he doesn't know what a forensic audit of the state’s 2020 presidential election results would prove.

Evers calls special session, GOP eyes veto overrides

Gov. Evers called the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to increase funding for public schools and higher education on the same day the Assembly planned to vote on veto overrides.

Biden announces resources to support 'long COVID' on ADA anniversary

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools and transportation.

Biden's 8 US attorney nominations would include historic firsts

Biden is nominating eight people for U.S. attorney positions in D.C., Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington state.

Jesse Jackson among 39 arrested for sit-in at Sen. Sinema's office in Phoenix

Rev. Jesse Jackson took part in a protest in Phoenix that called on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support ending the Senate filibuster. The protest ended in his arrest, along with dozens of others.

Wisconsinites push for minimum wage increase

Roughly 1 million hourly workers nationwide earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour or less. Like others fed up with low earnings, McKnight recently joined the Fight for $15, a global political movement working to increase the minimum wage for all underpaid workers.

USPS will move forward with higher prices despite lawmaker concerns: letter

The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with its decision to raise costs on Aug. 29 in an effort to boost revenue, according to a letter from USPS Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Peter Pastre.

Biden, Trump trade shots in potential 2024 preview

With President Biden and former President Trump taking a few jabs at each other while they were both headlining campaign-style events this weekend, Americans were witness to what could be considered a little taste of a potential 2024 presidential election rematch.

Trump critic Rep. Kinzinger joins committee to investigate US Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot.

Garland calls for Senate to approve ATF head to combat gun violence

Attorney General Merrick Garland is launching the strike forces on Thursday in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Biden says pandemic goes on for unvaccinated, shots 'gigantically important'

President Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated, calling it “gigantically important” as the spread of the delta variant has led to a surge in infections.

Biden pushes ahead on infrastructure plan after GOP blocks vote

The trip came as the fate of his infrastructure proposal remains unclear after Senate Republicans rejected a $1 trillion blueprint in a key test vote Wednesday.

GOP vows to pull out of Capitol riot probe after Pelosi rejects 2 members

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says the GOP won’t participate in a House investigation of the Jan. 6 riots if Democrats won’t accept the members he appointed.

US Senate race: Chantia Lewis is 9th Democrat to join

Milwaukee City Councilwoman Chantia Lewis announced she's running for the U.S. Senate, becoming the ninth Democrat to enter the race for the seat.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter for 12 hours

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she was banned from Twitter again for 12 hours for violating the company's policy on COVID-19 misinformation.

Trump 2017 inaugural committee head arrested, accused of being UAE agent

Thomas Joseph Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in New York federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while Trump was running in 2016 and later while he was president.