Wisconsin joins other states filing secession petitions post-election

MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin is one of over 20 states that have filed petitions for President Barack Obama's administration to allow them to secede from the Union.

Reports: Romney says Obama won by offering 'gifts' to voters

(CNN) -- Mitt Romney told donors on a call Wednesday, November 14th that President Barack Obama outmatched him by offering "gifts" to African Americans, Hispanics and young voters, according to various news outlets.

Texas is one of nearly two dozen states with petition to secede from union

TEXAS (CNN) -- Texas is one of nearly two dozen states with a petition drive to secede from the U.S. Supporters are unhappy with the federal government.

Arizona woman runs over husband for not voting on Election Day

MESA, Arizona (CNN) -- Police say an Arizona woman furious about President Barack Obama's re-election, took it out on her husband...and put him in the hospital.

Wisconsin's Paul Ryan discusses life after election loss

JANESVILLE -- One week ago, Paul Ryan flew through Milwaukee where he hosted an Election Eve campaign event -- genuinely confident he would soon become the vice president of the United States.

Anti-Obama CEO gives employees a raise instead of a pink slip

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- David Siegel, the CEO who had warned his employees they'd face layoffs if President Obama was re-elected, gave everyone a 5% raise last week instead.

FOX6 Investigators: 'Essential' air service or $200-million 'boondoggle?'

MILWAUKEE -- How much would you be willing to pay to save a small Wisconsin airport with two flights a day, when there's a major airport just 90 miles away?

Pres. Obama to win Florida, sweeping all battlegrounds

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will narrowly win the presidential vote in Florida, CNN projected, based on updated vote totals provided by the counties to the state by Saturday's noon deadline.

U.S. Supreme Court to tackle key voting rights provision

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the key enforcement provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 should be scrapped as a constitutionally unnecessary vestige of the civil rights era.

65% of Latino voters in Wisconsin chose President Barack Obama

MILWAUKEE -- Voter turnout for Tuesday's election was near 87% in the city of Milwaukee, and one group in particular was a big part of the turnout. 

Two Wisconsin lawmakers could play pivotal role in striking "fiscal cliff" deal

MADISON -- As President Barack Obama returns to Washington, D.C. after an Election Day victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, President Obama will have little time to celebrate his victory.

Stocks tumble Thursday on "fiscal cliff" fears

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks sank Thursday, November 8th -- adding to the previous day's sharp declines, as investors continue to worry that political gridlock in Washington will drive the economy off the fiscal cliff.

With absentee ballots counted, Florida remains in question

Washington (CNN) -- Officials from Miami-Dade County say they have finished counting absentee ballots and will begin counting the county's 2,800 provisional ballots on Thursday afternoon.

Senator-elect Baldwin wants to move Wisconsin forward

MILWAUKEE -- Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin said her decisive victory on Tuesday, November 6th, along with the re-election of President Barack Obama, sends two clear messages to the people of Wisconsin and the nation.

After Obama re-elected, deadline looms for WI compliance with health care law

MILWAUKEE -- With campaign 2012 in the rearview mirror, and President Barack Obama elected to a second four-year term, Obama's Affordable Health Care Act will become law in 2014.

President Obama telephones Republican, Democratic legislative leaders

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama telephoned key congressional leaders on Wednesday, November 7th -- including the top Republican in both the House and Senate, an Obama official told reporters traveling with the president.

After decisive election victory, challenges ahead for President Barack Obama

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After months of rallies and fundraisers and seemingly endless robocalls and political ads, the 2012 presidential race is over.