From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he’s spoken with GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde in recent days about whether he will concede the race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin or request a recount. “Those would be confidential conversations,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership

From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission is pushing back on claims GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde made about the Nov. 5 election. The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly

From WisPolitics … — Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin cautions against calling Donald Trump’s win a “landslide.” “This is a very consequential outcome, but to call it a ‘wave election,’ or worse, a ‘landslide election,’ I think, really ignores the closeness that is still an important part

From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde denied to WisPolitics that he’s been advised by attorney John Eastman, who’s been disbarred for false election claims, as he considers his next steps in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race. Hovde yesterday posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he

From WisPolitics … — Assembly Republicans and Senate Dems meet today for leadership elections with a handful of contested races. Rep. Scott Krug, of Nekoosh, and Shae Sortwell, of Two Rivers, both circulated letters last week indicating plans to run for assistant majority leader. Rep. Jon Plumer, R-Lodi, served in

From WisPolitics … — Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration. “I’ll be involved in things here and there,” president and chief strategist for

From WisPolitics … — Rep. Greta Neubauer told WisPolitics she will seek another term as Assembly minority leader, saying Dems laid the foundation this week to flip the chamber in 2026. She also rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ charge that Dems attacked GOP candidates with lies this fall, while slamming

From WisPolitics … — Sen. Chris Kapenga tells WisPolitics he is dropping his bid to continue as Senate president following a challenge from fellow Republican Mary Felzkowski after realizing he didn’t have the votes to secure reelection. Kapenga, R-Delafield, wrote in a text message he called Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, last night

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump flipped Wisconsin back to his column on his way to reclaiming the presidency, while Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin declared victory early this morning after Milwaukee’s final tally of absentee ballots gave her a lead. Meanwhile, Republicans held onto the majority in the state

From WisPolitics … — Tim Walz made a final pitch to Milwaukee voters, underscoring the “incredible  journey” made by the Dem campaign in the 107 days since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as party’s standard bearer.  “Look at the movement that Kamala has built in that short amount of time,”

From WisPolitics … — The vice presidential nominees are making yet another swing through Wisconsin on election eve. JD Vance will be in La Crosse this morning, while Tim Walz and his wife have stops planned in La Crosse, Stevens Point and Milwaukee starting this afternoon and stretching into tonight.

From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris will swing through Janesville today in addition to her previously announced visits to Outagamie County and Milwaukee. That final stop will again set up dueling campaign rallies with Donald Trump. The former president was in Green Bay on Wednesday while Harris was in Green

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump at a rally in Green Bay said his supporters are “far higher quality” than Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, and that the president and VP “hate Americans.”  Meanwhile, Harris at a rally in Madison yesterday said Trump is “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with

From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Madison said Dems’ desire to keep him on the ballot in Wisconsin and Michigan was “election interference” and an attempt to “trick people voting for me instead of voting for Donald Trump.” He also made several false claims about the Wisconsin

From WisPolitics … — The State Senate Democratic Committee has transferred $7.3 million to its candidates in four top races since mid-September, helping to fuel fundraising advantages over their GOP counterparts, according to new filings. Meanwhile, the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate has sent more than $2 million to

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin will see dueling visits today from the vice presidential nominees. JD Vance, who had already announced plans to be in Racine this evening, will also make a stop in Wausau this afternoon. Meanwhile, Tim Walz will be in Waukesha this afternoon before heading to Manitowoc.

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, outraised GOP rival Eric Hovde more than 3-to-1 over the first half of October, fueled by contributions from individual donors, according to their latest campaign finance reports. Baldwin reported $4.8 million raised between Oct. 1-16, including almost $4.5 million from individuals.

From WisPolitics … — 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.” The suit was filed

From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz said a report that Donald Trump wanted generals like those who served under Adolph Hitler “makes me sick as hell.” He warned supporters in Racine last night that just because the country survived one term under the former president doesn’t mean

From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris, former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and former conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes joined forces to pitch moderate and Republican voters to support the Dem vice president this fall, arguing the country’s future is at stake. Cheney, who traveled to Ripon earlier this