Politics

• Wisconsin board to consider hiring outside attorneys in wolf lawsuits
• Supreme Court commission talks positively of shorter terms
• Democrats' cornerstone climate policy will likely be cut from sweeping economic package
• Biden: 'Democracy survived' Capitol riot because of police
• President Biden open to shortening length of programs in spending bill
• Police officer attacked by woman carrying a baseball bat near US Capitol
• White House says fully vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering US on November 8
• Republicans, Democrats eye Milwaukee to host 2024 National Convention
• China, Taiwan tensions spark debate inside Biden admin as Democrats push for more forceful response
• Jill Biden out to flex political muscle in governors' races
• Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized for infection but 'on the mend'
• Texas 6-week abortion ban to remain in force, federal appeals court says
• Milwaukee may be candidate for both Republican and Democratic national conventions in 2024
• More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments distributed on Friday
• Biden to have audience with Pope Francis during trip to Rome
• Biden looks to address shipping crisis ahead of holiday season
• White House formally rejects Trump's request to protect specific documents from being given to January 6 investigators
• US will re-open Canadian and Mexican borders to fully vaccinated visitors
• House approves debt ceiling extension through early December
• Biden's 'tough month' looms over Democratic campaigns in 2021
• DOJ asks 5th Circuit to halt Texas abortion ban while case is appealed
• 'Shut this fake investigation down': AG Kaul wants GOP election probe to end
• Biden administration ramps up efforts to secure American infrastructure from Russian and Chinese cyberattacks
• McConnell challenges Garland on DOJ effort to address threats against public school board members and teachers
• Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State
• McConnell says he won't help Dems raise debt limit again
• Biden won't invoke executive privilege on Trump Jan. 6 docs
• Open records lawsuit filed over GOP election investigation
• Senate votes to extend debt ceiling through early December
• Biden will sign proclamations restoring protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments
• Wisconsin Legislature to take up redistricting in November
• Senate Judiciary Committee issues sweeping report detailing how Trump and a top DOJ lawyer attempted to overturn 2020 election
• Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
• 'A colossal waste of time and money': Mayors frustrated after issued subpoenas for election investigation
• Biden to argue 'Republican obstruction' leading to debt default risk as he convenes business leaders and CEOs
• Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to act to protect teens, social media expert doubts progress
• Come Alive October Five event encourages residents on Milwaukee's north side to register to vote
• Elizabeth Warren demands insider trading investigation of the Fed
• Milwaukee Sen. Lena Taylor announces candidacy for Wisconsin lieutenant governor
• Biden: 'Painful milestone' of 700,000 US deaths
• 'Everybody is frustrated,' Biden says as his agenda stalls
• California becomes first US state to require Covid-19 vaccination for students, governor says
• Historic increase in food stamp benefits starts in October
• Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
• Capitol Hill set for another desperate push on Biden's agenda as leaders put a $2.1 trillion option on the table
• Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
• Pelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations
• Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
• DWD hires company to upgrade unemployment system to avoid future backlogs
• Wisconsin Republicans pass bill banning critical race theory in schools
• Biden canceling Chicago trip as his legislative agenda hangs in the balance
• Milwaukee mayor tells 2024 DNC planners 'we are ready'
• Biden, Congress face big week for agenda, government funding
• Democrats concede bipartisan infrastructure plan vote won't happen Monday
• Pelosi vows to pass infrastructure, eyes smaller social bill
• State Senator Patrick Testin launches campaign for Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
• Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation
• House Representatives Gwen Moore and Ilhan Omar to visit Fort McCoy
• Wisconsin Senate to vote on Gov. Evers' Cabinet secretaries
• Biden: Budget talks hit 'stalemate,' $3.5T may take a while
• Biden hosts Indo-Pacific leaders as China concerns grow
• Johnson aide Voelkel says he'll run for lieutenant governor
• What we know so far about the Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill
• President Biden's overall approval drops in latest Marquette Law poll
• Evers, Democrats revive plan to kill personal property tax
• Lawmakers storm out of classified Afghanistan briefing after questions go unanswered
• Parents of 303 migrant children separated at border under Trump have still not been found, court filing says
• Bipartisan lawmakers dedicated to getting new global war on terrorism monument built on National Mall
• American support for U.S. Supreme Court drops: MU Law Poll
• Texas governor approves miles-long steel barrier of police vehicles to deter the more than 8,000 migrants in Del Rio
• Biden aims to enlist allies in tackling climate, COVID, more
• White House says it's seeking more information on 'horrific' footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants
• Biden is mobilizing the federal government to deal with the effects of extreme heat
• Biden, France's Macron to speak amidst crisis over submarines
• Clyburn says there is a 'possibility' infrastructure vote could be delayed
• Official: US to expel Haitians from border, fly to Haiti
• Biden announces global goal to reduce planet-warming methane emissions
• Biden signs executive order adding measles to list of quarantinable diseases after outbreak among US-bound Afghan refugees
• Biden signs executive order authorizing new Ethiopia sanctions amid reports of atrocities
• GOP bill seeks to give parents more control over what their child's being taught at school
• Federal court allows Wisconsin redistricting case to proceed
• Pope Francis says bishops should be pastors, not politicians in US debate on denying Biden communion over abortion
• Election clerks won't respond to 'questionable' and 'confusing' investigation email
• Administration to start clemency process for some federal inmates on home confinement due to Covid conditions
• Wisconsin election clerks told by investigator to keep data
• Kleefisch says she raised $1.2 million after launching bid
• 3 GOP prospects for 2024 criticize Biden at political event
• First Lady Jill Biden to visit Milwaukee on Sept. 15
• US, Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years
• Biden speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tensions in recent months
• Dr. Jill Biden's planned visit to Milwaukee and vaccine requirements further politicize the pandemic
• Wisconsin GOP leaders pressured to sign election subpoenas
• 3 reporters ordered to testify about attack on state senator
• 'Show some respect:' Biden blasts travelers who harass flight attendants over face masks
• Legal and medical experts weigh in on Biden administration's plan to require vaccinations
• Biden calls Xi as US-China relationship grows more fraught
• Los Angeles school board votes to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for eligible students age 12 and over
• Kleefisch makes it official, launches bid for governor
• White House withdraws David Chipman's nomination as head of ATF
• Milwaukee leaders hope for 'quick resolution' to Ald. Lewis embezzlement case, but speedy end may be unlikely