Brown County judge denies Kanye West's ballot request

Judge John Zakowski made the decision Friday, determining West's nomination papers were indeed turned in seconds after the 5 p.m. filing deadline.

Absentee votes, counting efforts may impact election day: 'Takes time'

Milwaukee expects 150,000 residents to vote absentee and plans to open at least 171 polling places -- a significant increase from the five open in April due to COVID-19 concerns.

14 states ask federal judge to reverse changes at US Postal Service

A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.

Zuckerberg rejects claim that Facebook is 'right-wing echo chamber'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a tense clash with Axios editor-in-chief Mike Allen over the suggestion that Facebook is a "right-wing echo chamber."

Clocks tick for clerks as SCOWIS order halts absentee ballot mailing

The order to halt absentee ballot distribution comes as municipal clerks are already on a tight deadline to get ballots out on time.

Federal judges block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count

Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts.

SCOWIS sets up possible delay in absentee mailing

SCOWIS on Thursday ordered that no absentee ballots be mailed until it gives the go-ahead or makes any future ruling about who should be on the ballot.

Donald Trump Jr. set to visit Rothschild Sept. 15

According to a statement from President Donald Trump's campaign, the president's son will stop in Rothschild for a Make America Great Again event.

Senate Democrats block GOP's slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill

The 52-47 vote fell well short of what was needed to overcome a filibuster and seems likely to end hopes for coronavirus relief before the November election.

Federal payroll tax 'holiday' starting soon
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Workers will still be on the hook for the taxes, which they will have to begin repaying in 2021, doubling payroll tax until workers pay back what they deferred.

Prescription drug deliveries by USPS significantly delayed, Senate Democrats say

U.S Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sen. Bob Casey of Philadelphia opened the investigation, writing to five of the largest pharmacies and asking a series of questions about mail-order prescription deliveries.

Trump releases list of 20 possible Supreme Court picks, including Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz

The release is aimed at replicating a strategy Trump used during his 2016 campaign, when he released a similar list of could-be judges in a bid to win over conservative and evangelical voters.

Bob Woodward says Trump told him of COVID-19: ‘I wanted to always play it down’

President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.

MU Law poll: Joe Biden leads President Trump 47% to 43% in Wisconsin

A new Marquette Law School Poll shows among likely Wisconsin voters 47% say they will vote for Joe Biden and 43% say they will vote for Donald Trump.

Republicans propose 'targeted' COVID-19 relief aid package, but Democrats say it's not enough

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it only has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid.