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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
Amid a push by both sides to get voters to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, the number of early, in-person votes cast Tuesday spiked to at least 97,436, according to reports local clerks submitted to the Elections Commission. By comparison, 79,774 were cast in 2020 on the first day early, in-person voting was offered.
The state DOJ sought cell phones, computers and other devices as they investigated Wausau’s mayor for possible election fraud after he moved an absentee ballot drop box from the front of City Hall, according to a copy of the search warrant obtained by WisPolitics.
The latest Quinnipiac University poll of Wisconsin found tight races for president and the U.S. Senate, with modest shifts from two weeks ago.
The Elections Commission says the website problems the agency had due to demand on the first day of early in-person voting created a “period of slowness” for some clerks.
Obama pointed to Trump’s two-hour long campaign speeches, saying “you’d be worried if your grandpa was acting like this.” The former president said that Kamala Harris, meanwhile, is “ready to do the job.”
BROOKFIELD — Kamala Harris, former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes joined forces Monday night to pitch moderate and Republican voters to support the Dem vice president this fall, arguing the country’s future is at stake.
“The state is really, really important, not only in terms of deciding who wins the presidency but also who controls the United States Senate,” Harrison told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a faith rally in Waukesha said Kamala Harris is the candidate of “anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry.”
GOP businessman Eric Hovde repeatedly charged Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has lied about his record during their first and only debate. Baldwin, meanwhile, accused Hovde of supporting the “Hovde plan” that would result in cuts to programs such as Social Security and chided him at one point to stay out of her personal life.
Former President Barack Obama and Tim Walz will be in Madison for a campaign rally on Tuesday, the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, is to deliver remarks at the Waukesha County Airport on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde meet tonight for their only debate of the race. Organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the debate will be broadcast live from the WMTV-TV studio in Madison. The debate will be
Vice President Kamala Harris at a UW-La Crosse rally today charged former President Donald Trump with gaslighting Americans after he referred to the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as a “day of love.”
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe on a call with reporters said the number may not be comprehensive, noting clerks who opt to use drop boxes aren’t required to report them to the commission.
Dem U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan knocked GOP rival Erik Olsen for his “sensationalism” about the TikTok app’s connection to the Chinese government. Olsen said during their debate Wednesday that every company in China is “an appendage of the Chinese Communist
In the state’s two most closely watched House races, the Dem challengers outraised the GOP incumbents. But U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, had more cash on hand for the final sprint. In southeastern
The League of Women Voters’ Wisconsin chapter and a Massachusetts group have asked the state and federal departments of Justice to investigate a text message targeting young voters that they called an intimidation tactic.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy Baldwin.
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz in Green Bay attacked Donald Trump’s comments on using the military to combat the “enemy from within.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now asked the U.S. Supreme Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after he struck out with the state courts.
A Green Bay voter and the town of Oshkosh clerk have asked a federal judge to bar the Elections Commission from using its website that allows people to register and request absentee ballots due to what they allege are “inadequate security measures.”
Amid a push by both sides to get voters to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, the number of early, in-person votes cast Tuesday spiked to at least 97,436, according to reports local clerks submitted to the Elections Commission. By comparison, 79,774 were cast in 2020 on the first day early, in-person voting was offered.
The state DOJ sought cell phones, computers and other devices as they investigated Wausau’s mayor for possible election fraud after he moved an absentee ballot drop box from the front of City Hall, according to a copy of the search warrant obtained by WisPolitics.
The latest Quinnipiac University poll of Wisconsin found tight races for president and the U.S. Senate, with modest shifts from two weeks ago.
The Elections Commission says the website problems the agency had due to demand on the first day of early in-person voting created a “period of slowness” for some clerks.
Obama pointed to Trump’s two-hour long campaign speeches, saying “you’d be worried if your grandpa was acting like this.” The former president said that Kamala Harris, meanwhile, is “ready to do the job.”
BROOKFIELD — Kamala Harris, former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes joined forces Monday night to pitch moderate and Republican voters to support the Dem vice president this fall, arguing the country’s future is at stake.
“The state is really, really important, not only in terms of deciding who wins the presidency but also who controls the United States Senate,” Harrison told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a faith rally in Waukesha said Kamala Harris is the candidate of “anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry.”
GOP businessman Eric Hovde repeatedly charged Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has lied about his record during their first and only debate. Baldwin, meanwhile, accused Hovde of supporting the “Hovde plan” that would result in cuts to programs such as Social Security and chided him at one point to stay out of her personal life.
Former President Barack Obama and Tim Walz will be in Madison for a campaign rally on Tuesday, the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance, is to deliver remarks at the Waukesha County Airport on Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde meet tonight for their only debate of the race. Organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, the debate will be broadcast live from the WMTV-TV studio in Madison. The debate will be broadcast over a statewide network of radio and television stations.
Vice President Kamala Harris at a UW-La Crosse rally today charged former President Donald Trump with gaslighting Americans after he referred to the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as a “day of love.”
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe on a call with reporters said the number may not be comprehensive, noting clerks who opt to use drop boxes aren’t required to report them to the commission.
Dem U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan knocked GOP rival Erik Olsen for his “sensationalism” about the TikTok app’s connection to the Chinese government. Olsen said during their debate Wednesday that every company in China is “an appendage of the Chinese Communist Party” when asked about the passage of a federal law
In the state’s two most closely watched House races, the Dem challengers outraised the GOP incumbents. But U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, had more cash on hand for the final sprint. In southeastern Wisconsin’s 1st CD, former Revenue Secretary Peter Barca reported $910,922
The League of Women Voters’ Wisconsin chapter and a Massachusetts group have asked the state and federal departments of Justice to investigate a text message targeting young voters that they called an intimidation tactic.
GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy Baldwin.
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz in Green Bay attacked Donald Trump’s comments on using the military to combat the “enemy from within.”