Wisconsin's GOP Senate candidate Hovde defends not knowing much about the farm bill in a dairy state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the...
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Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- At least 97,000 people in Wisconsin cast absentee ballots in person on the first day they...
Obama and Walz urge Democrats to vote early in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Voters lined up across battleground Wisconsin to cast their ballots Tuesday on the first day of...
Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with a push from Obama and Walz
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- In-person early voting kicks off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic...
Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- In-person early voting kicks off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic...
Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde repeatedly accused each other of lying...
The use of absentee ballot drop boxes in battleground Wisconsin is sharply down from 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Absentee ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are only available in a...
Voting rights groups seek investigation into Wisconsin text message
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate anonymous...
Republicans pour money into Wisconsin Senate race Democrats say will be close
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent...
Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with governor's 400-year veto, calling it 'crazy'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers' creative use of his...
Wisconsin governor's 400-year veto spurs challenge before state Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock...
Trump ramps up his campaign in Wisconsin, where a Republican win could knock out Democrats
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Donald Trump's fourth scheduled stop in eight days in Wisconsin is a sign of his increased...
Wisconsin Department of Justice investigating mayor's removal of ballot drop box
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that its criminal investigators are looking into the removal...
Trump rallies in Wisconsin's critical Democratic stronghold ahead of the vice presidential debate
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump spent more than an hour ahead of Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate campaigning...
Trump heads to Wisconsin's critical Democratic stronghold ahead of the vice presidential debate
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump planned to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate campaigning...
Trump heads to Wisconsin's critical Democratic stronghold ahead of vice presidential debate
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump plans to spend the hours ahead of Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate campaigning...
Wisconsin city replaces ballot drop box after mayor carted it away
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week...
Wisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on swing state's ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on the...
Wisconsin Supreme Court court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on swing state's ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on the...
Wisconsin city's mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- When the elections clerk in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital city of Madison announced on Monday that...
Republican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital city of Madison...
Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee...
Wisconsin capital city sends up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots, leading to GOP concerns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Up to 2,000 voters in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital of Madison were sent duplicate absentee ballots...
Milwaukee's new election chief knows her office is under scrutiny, but she's ready
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- As election officials across the country boost security ahead of November's election, the leader of one of...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state's elections leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether...
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case affecting future of state's elections leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether...
Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether a Republican had standing to bring a lawsuit...
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court voiced concerns Tuesday about the motives of a...
Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs activist's attempt to make ineligible voter names public
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday brought by a conservative activist who is...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether mobile voting vans can be used in future elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case brought by Republicans...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to remove himself from Wisconsin's presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed...
Mayor condemns GOP Senate race ad tying Democrat to Wisconsin Christmas parade killings
MADISON, WIs. (AP) -- The mayor of Waukesha on Wednesday condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy on the presidential ballot, despite...
Cornel West survives Democratic challenge in Wisconsin, will remain on state's presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the ballot...
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear case seeking to revive recall of GOP Assembly speaker Vos
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The effort to salvage an attempt to recall Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office...
Green Party's Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state...
The wife of Republican Wisconsin US Senate candidate Hovde takes aim at female Democratic incumbent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is taking center stage in her husband's...
Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
MADISON, Wis . (AP) -- A member of the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to remove the...
Contenders in key Wisconsin Senate race come out swinging after primaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin are wasting no time going after...
Trump-backed Wied wins northeast Wisconsin primary in deep-red Republican congressional district
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A political newcomer endorsed by former President Donald Trump won northeast Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District primary...
Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde's primary win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor's power to...
Wisconsin voters reject ballot questions that would limit governor's power to spend federal money
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor's power to...
Wisconsin Republican businessman Eric Hovde wins US Senate primary, will face Democrat Baldwin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race was officially set in Tuesday's primary, while the power of former President...
Wisconsin voters to set Senate race and decide on questions limiting the governor's power
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race will officially be set in Tuesday's primary, while the power of former...
Trump's endorsement will be tested as Wisconsin voters decide key primaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The power of an endosement by former President Donald Trump in battleground Wisconsin will be tested...
Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballot
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- For a brief moment this week, the fierce competition for swing voters in swing-state Wisconsin...
Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by disabled people
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A judge refused Thursday to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin...
Wisconsin Republicans ask voters to take away governor's power to spend federal money
Wisconsin Republicans are asking voters to take away the governor's power to unilaterally spend federal money, a reaction to the...
Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump and the Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and " Bronze Fonz " statue.
Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and " Bronze Fonz " statue.
Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO (AP) -- Homeless people who have been living in one of Chicago's largest and most visible encampments will be...
Wisconsin election officials tell clerks best ways to operate absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a set of best practices to ensure...
Wisconsin judge rejects attempt to revive recall targeting top GOP lawmaker
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt to revive the recall effort targeting the longest-serving Wisconsin...
Wisconsin elections officials to discuss absentee ballot drop box rules after ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin elections officials will meet this week to discuss how to implement a state Supreme Court...
Federal judge rules protesters can't march through Republican National Convention security zone
MADISON, Wis . (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can't march through a security zone at the...
Organizers of recall targeting a top Wisconsin Republican appeal to court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Organizers of the effort to recall a top Wisconsin Republican have appealed the bipartisan state elections...
Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state's top Republican
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of...
Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a...
Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin taxpayers will pay half of the $128,000 bill submitted by redistricting consultants hired by the...
Trump refers to Milwaukee as 'horrible' just before the city hosts the Republican convention
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump used the word "horrible" in talking about Milwaukee -- the city where...