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Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be
On the eve of his visit to Kenosha, President Trump declined to condemn the actions of a 17-year-old who shot three protesters, killing two of them. Rival Joe Biden said if Trump can’t denounce violence regardless of political affiliation, he
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a
Two Kenosha police officers deployed Tasers against Jacob Blake before he was shot seven times in the back, the state Department of Justice said Friday in an update on its investigation. The update also provides other details on the officers
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday challenged GOP lawmakers to meet next week and overhaul police policies to avoid seeing a repeat of the police shooting and subsequent violent protests that have played out in Kenosha over the last several days.
A fourth night of protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of a Black father of six was mostly peaceful, a contrast from previous nights that saw looting, property damage and three people shot, two fatally.
Jacob Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, Attorney General Josh Kaul said today. But repeatedly quizzed if police knew Blake was in possession of a knife when he was
Gov. Tony Evers today doubled the number of National Guard members available to help law enforcement rein in violent protests in Kenosha as Republicans slammed him for doing too little and the White House moved to provide additional federal assistance.
Two people were killed and a third injured in a shooting as a third night of protests roiled downtown Kenosha. In a statement this morning, Kenosha police provided few details of the shootings. The third person with gunshot wounds was
Gov. Tony Evers today authorized doubling the National Guard’s presence in Kenosha County to 250 and declared a state of emergency following violent protests in the wake of a police officer shooting a Black man in the back. Under the
Protesters overnight in Kenosha burned a furniture store and in Madison broke windows and set dumpsters on fire in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake that has left him paralyzed. Online video on Sunday showed a Kenosha officer
Republicans will stage a convention with a very different and more optimistic message than the Democratic National Convention, a GOP consultant said. “You’re going to see President Trump and Republicans making their case across the country,” said Brian Reisinger, of
Wisconsin is in the spotlight this week with the Dems kicking off their national convention and President Trump and Vice President Pence coming to the state. While Wisconsin’s Dem delegates aren’t traveling to Milwaukee for the convention, they will still
President Trump’s visit to Wisconsin on the day the Democratic National Convention begins in Milwaukee is an attempt to show voters that Trump is invested in the state, a campaign spokeswoman said. Trump plans to visit Oshkosh today, while Vice
Gov. Tony Evers says his administration is still reviewing the president’s executive actions allowing an additional $400 in weekly unemployment payments. Initially, Trump said the federal government would pick up $300 if states would pay $100 of the additional benefit.
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “The biggest threat to the HEROES package is the money to protect our elections
A Republican lawmaker said he doesn’t believe there are enough votes yet in the GOP-controlled Assembly to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. “Quite frankly, we’re still working through the votes and understanding who will be supportive and
The Elections Commission’s initial review of entertainer Kanye West’s nomination papers puts him above the signature threshold needed to qualify for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. But there is a deadline of 4:30 p.m. today to file challenges to his nomination papers,
Joe Biden says the protests that have sprung up across the United States in wake of the death of Black people at the hands of police officers shows Americans have reached an “inflection point.” What’s more, he said he believes Americans are prepared to take on the country’s “original sin:
Joe Biden said he’s coming to Kenosha today to have a conversation about helping the community heal, while the state GOP chair knocked him for waiting until after violent protests rocked the city to visit Wisconsin. The stop will be Biden’s first in the state this year after he skipped
On the eve of his visit to Kenosha, President Trump declined to condemn the actions of a 17-year-old who shot three protesters, killing two of them. Rival Joe Biden said if Trump can’t denounce violence regardless of political affiliation, he is unfit for the presidency. The attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse,
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said the city will have to confront hard questions but will emerge stronger after a controversial police shooting and destruction caused by rioters. “What do we need to do to heal? What do we need to do to make it so these things don’t happen again?
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul are calling on President Trump to abandon plans to visit Kenosha tomorrow. The two Dems say the trip would divert law enforcement forces from cleanup efforts and could sow more division after a week of sometimes violent protests. But a White House spokesman
Two Kenosha police officers deployed Tasers against Jacob Blake before he was shot seven times in the back, the state Department of Justice said Friday in an update on its investigation. The update also provides other details on the officers responding to the call Sunday. But it doesn’t detail whether
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday challenged GOP lawmakers to meet next week and overhaul police policies to avoid seeing a repeat of the police shooting and subsequent violent protests that have played out in Kenosha over the last several days. He also defended his actions since Sunday’s shooting of Jacob
A fourth night of protests in Kenosha following the police shooting of a Black father of six was mostly peaceful, a contrast from previous nights that saw looting, property damage and three people shot, two fatally.
Jacob Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot by Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey, Attorney General Josh Kaul said today. But repeatedly quizzed if police knew Blake was in possession of a knife when he was shot, Kaul declined to provide details. The AG said he
Gov. Tony Evers today doubled the number of National Guard members available to help law enforcement rein in violent protests in Kenosha as Republicans slammed him for doing too little and the White House moved to provide additional federal assistance. The moves all came against a backdrop of Wisconsin playing
Two people were killed and a third injured in a shooting as a third night of protests roiled downtown Kenosha. In a statement this morning, Kenosha police provided few details of the shootings. The third person with gunshot wounds was transported to a hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Gov. Tony Evers today authorized doubling the National Guard’s presence in Kenosha County to 250 and declared a state of emergency following violent protests in the wake of a police officer shooting a Black man in the back. Under the order, members of the Guard can’t be used to impede
Protesters overnight in Kenosha burned a furniture store and in Madison broke windows and set dumpsters on fire in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake that has left him paralyzed. Online video on Sunday showed a Kenosha officer shooting Blake in the back multiple times as he entered
Republicans will stage a convention with a very different and more optimistic message than the Democratic National Convention, a GOP consultant said. “You’re going to see President Trump and Republicans making their case across the country,” said Brian Reisinger, of Platform Communications. He appeared Sunday on UpFront, produced in partnership
Wisconsin is in the spotlight this week with the Dems kicking off their national convention and President Trump and Vice President Pence coming to the state. While Wisconsin’s Dem delegates aren’t traveling to Milwaukee for the convention, they will still have the traditional breakfast meeting to start their days, though
President Trump’s visit to Wisconsin on the day the Democratic National Convention begins in Milwaukee is an attempt to show voters that Trump is invested in the state, a campaign spokeswoman said. Trump plans to visit Oshkosh today, while Vice President Pence will be in Darien on Wednesday. The Trump
Gov. Tony Evers says his administration is still reviewing the president’s executive actions allowing an additional $400 in weekly unemployment payments. Initially, Trump said the federal government would pick up $300 if states would pay $100 of the additional benefit. After some state officials complained they didn’t have the resources,
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “The biggest threat to the HEROES package is the money to protect our elections and stand up for the post office, because Democrats are
A Republican lawmaker said he doesn’t believe there are enough votes yet in the GOP-controlled Assembly to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. “Quite frankly, we’re still working through the votes and understanding who will be supportive and who won’t,” state Rep. Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, said Sunday on
The Elections Commission’s initial review of entertainer Kanye West’s nomination papers puts him above the signature threshold needed to qualify for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. But there is a deadline of 4:30 p.m. today to file challenges to his nomination papers, and the commission won’t determine whether West met all of