Politics

• 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
• GOP lawmaker hosts informational hearing on how WI's elections operate, debunks conspiracy theories
• Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on Wednesday
• Democrats break ranks to back $24 billion boost to Pentagon budget
• Manchin seeks 'strategic pause' on Biden bill, opposes $3.5T
• Florida governor might support abortion ban like Texas law
• Judge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group's suits
• White House releases new plan to better respond to future pandemics or other biological threats
• Milwaukee County rejects subpoena for ballots, election data
• Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disasters
• Milwaukee County prepared to reject election subpoena
• Biden launches federal effort to respond to Texas law as he faces pressure to protect abortion
• Kleefisch to make 'special announcement' next week in Waukesha County
• Wisconsin election probe includes $325,000 for data analysis
• Biden's first August as president shreds his momentum and tosses daunting new challenges in his path
• The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States' longest war
• Republicans split on strategy to make Biden pay a political price for Afghanistan
• For veterans in Congress, the mission to help people escape from Afghanistan is personal
• More Afghan refugees arrive at Fort McCoy, Republican Congressmen visit
• Judge rules against Florida Gov. DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools
• Wisconsin Republicans seek $680,000 for 2020 election probe
• Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents
• Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson says he will run for Mayor of Milwaukee in special election
• Mayoral candidates emerge following Barrett's nomination for ambassador to Luxembourg
• GOP attorney files election records lawsuit against Racine
• Barrett nomination ignites chain reaction of political, economic fallout
• Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett nominated as ambassador to Luxembourg
• Looking for ways to help Afghan refugees? Resettlement agencies prepare for surge at Fort McCoy
• Harris to meet with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit
• Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating
• Biden sees dip in support amid new COVID cases
• Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
• US appeals court refuses to end CDC's eviction moratorium
• Biden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China
• Democratic millennial leader joins Wisconsin US Senate race
• 'They're scared to death': WI retired Army colonel who served in Afghanistan worries about friends overseas
• Census data puts target on rural, Rust Belt House districts
• As the climate crisis worsens in the US, pressure for action from Biden and Kerry grows
• Big Oil blasts Biden for turning to OPEC for more crude
• The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan's provincial capitals
• House Democratic moderates threaten Pelosi's strategy and demand immediate vote on infrastructure bill
• Senate OKs Dems' $3.5T budget in latest win for Biden
• Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' order on masks in schools faces first legal challenges over constitutionality
• Pause on student loan payments extended through January
• Republican issues subpoenas for Wisconsin election info
• New candidate enters the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin
• Evers revives plan to lower prescription drug costs
• Republicans vote to block UW System's ability to implement COVID-19 policies
• Senators confident on future of trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal
• Speaker Robin Vos expands 2020 election investigation
• House passes $2 billion Capitol security bill in response to insurrection, clearing it for Biden's signature
• Biden calls on Congress to extend eviction moratorium set to expire Saturday
• Gov. Evers declares State of Emergency after storms rip through Wisconsin
• Senate opens debate on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after bipartisan group strikes deal
• Wisconsin GOP leader doesn't want another election probe
• Evers calls special session to invest in education, GOP lawmakers to attempt veto override
• Biden administration announces resources to support people with long Covid
• Alabama Republican Gov. Ivey says 'start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for rise in Covid cases
• Justice Department says it will not investigate Covid-19 nursing home deaths in several states
• Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change
• Moore pushes for monthly payments to low income 'unpaid workers'
• Wisconsin could see more than $400M under proposed agreement to tackle opioid epidemic
• Biden warns about conspiracies flourishing in the US: 'The rest of the world's wondering about us'
• Biden names ambassadors to Canada, Slovenia and Austria
• 'Kayleigh's Law' aims to provide victims of sexual assault permanent restraining orders
• Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins US Senate race
• AG Kaul encourages more survivors to participate in clergy abuse investigation, declines to provide specifics on claims
• Mayor Barrett outlines city's Covid relief spending plan
• How pollsters are trying to fix election polls after 2020
• Biden says Cuba is a 'failed state' and calls communism 'a universally failed system'
• Federal judge blocks new DACA applications and says program is illegal