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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a phone interview said he knew the effort to challenge Arizona’s electoral votes would fail because House Dems wouldn’t support it. But he wanted the objection raised so the chambers could debate claims of irregularities
GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany were the only Wisconsin members who backed rejecting electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania as Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s presidential win in a session delayed by violent pro-Trump protesters. U.S. Sen. Ron
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, told President Trump “you have got to stop this” as the president’s supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol yesterday and interrupted a vote on certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of
The U.S. Supreme Court has now docketed the two petitions President Trump filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results. But the Feb. 3 deadline to respond listed on the court website is two weeks after Joe Biden is scheduled to
President Trump, having been shot down by multiple courts in his attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin, today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the state’s Nov. 3 election “failed” and have the GOP-controlled Legislature appoint presidential
Two GOP state reps and a Republican running in the special election for the 89th AD are among the plaintiffs in a new federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results in five states, including Wisconsin. The suit raises
A group of Senate Republicans has informed Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session. In a letter to the guv yesterday, 15 members of the incoming Senate GOP caucus cited testimony
President Trump has asked a federal appeals court for an order that would declare Wisconsin’s electoral votes cast Monday were the result of a “flawed” election and invalid. Thursday’s appeal to the 7th Circuit also seeks an order requiring Dem
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s claim that fraud undoubtedly occurred in last month’s election spurred the panel’s ranking Dem member to accuse the Oshkosh Republican of peddling destructive rhetoric. Johnson during yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing investigating
Wisconsin’s slate of Dem electors unanimously voted to allocate the state’s 10 Electoral College votes to the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket. The move came an hour after a split state Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Trump
A split state Supreme Court today affirmed a reserve Racine County judge’s ruling that rejected President Trump’s challenge of more than 221,000 ballots in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. Justice Brian Hagedorn, writing for the 4-3 majority, wrote Trump
A Racine County reserve judge today rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, affirming Joe Biden won Wisconsin’s presidential election. “The bottom line here is that the court should do everything to ensure that the will of the
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s election results, a state Supreme Court hearing on health emergency powers, recommendations from Gov. Tony Evers’ climate change panel and more.
A federal judge Thursday continued to cast doubt on the lawsuit President Trump filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results and allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to decide who gets the state’s electoral votes. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig has previously
A federal judge Wednesday night dismissed the lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, writing the request was “far outside” the court’s oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The suit, filed on behalf
President Trump’s attempt to throw out millions of votes because officials allegedly didn’t follow state law in administering the election is “not merely implausible, it is profoundly anti-democratic and contrary to the rule of law,” Gov. Tony Evers’ argues. The
GOP Texas AG Ken Paxton has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the election results in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The suit accuses the four states of exploiting “the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than
Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a phone interview said he knew the effort to challenge Arizona’s electoral votes would fail because House Dems wouldn’t support it. But he wanted the objection raised so the chambers could debate claims of irregularities in the Nov. 3 election. Johnson said he believed the
GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany were the only Wisconsin members who backed rejecting electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania as Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s presidential win in a session delayed by violent pro-Trump protesters. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, over the weekend said he planned to join
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay, told President Trump “you have got to stop this” as the president’s supporters stormed the nation’s Capitol yesterday and interrupted a vote on certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, accused Trump of “inciting domestic terrorism” as members of
The U.S. Supreme Court has now docketed the two petitions President Trump filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results. But the Feb. 3 deadline to respond listed on the court website is two weeks after Joe Biden is scheduled to be sworn in as president. Trump’s attorneys asked the court
President Trump, having been shot down by multiple courts in his attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin, today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the state’s Nov. 3 election “failed” and have the GOP-controlled Legislature appoint presidential electors. Trump’s campaign filed a petition to have the U.S.
Two GOP state reps and a Republican running in the special election for the 89th AD are among the plaintiffs in a new federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results in five states, including Wisconsin. The suit raises a series of complaints about how Wisconsin’s election was run
A group of Senate Republicans has informed Gov. Tony Evers they intend to prioritize changes to election laws in the upcoming legislative session. In a letter to the guv yesterday, 15 members of the incoming Senate GOP caucus cited testimony from last week’s contentious joint election hearing and state Supreme
President Trump has asked a federal appeals court for an order that would declare Wisconsin’s electoral votes cast Monday were the result of a “flawed” election and invalid. Thursday’s appeal to the 7th Circuit also seeks an order requiring Dem Gov. Tony Evers to issue a certificate of determination “consistent
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s claim that fraud undoubtedly occurred in last month’s election spurred the panel’s ranking Dem member to accuse the Oshkosh Republican of peddling destructive rhetoric. Johnson during yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing investigating election “irregularities” pointed to testimony from a pair of Trump
Wisconsin’s slate of Dem electors unanimously voted to allocate the state’s 10 Electoral College votes to the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket. The move came an hour after a split state Supreme Court rejected a challenge from the Trump campaign to throw out votes in heavily Dem Dane and
A split state Supreme Court today affirmed a reserve Racine County judge’s ruling that rejected President Trump’s challenge of more than 221,000 ballots in heavily Dem Dane and Milwaukee counties. Justice Brian Hagedorn, writing for the 4-3 majority, wrote Trump isn’t entitled to the relief that he seeks and the
A Racine County reserve judge today rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, affirming Joe Biden won Wisconsin’s presidential election. “The bottom line here is that the court should do everything to ensure that the will of the voters prevail,” Judge Stephen Simanek said from the bench this
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s election results, a state Supreme Court hearing on health emergency powers, recommendations from Gov. Tony Evers’ climate change panel and more.
A federal judge Thursday continued to cast doubt on the lawsuit President Trump filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results and allow the GOP-controlled Legislature to decide who gets the state’s electoral votes. U.S. District Judge Brett Ludwig has previously described the remedies Trump has sought as “bizarre” and “odd.”
A federal judge Wednesday night dismissed the lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, writing the request was “far outside” the court’s oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The suit, filed on behalf of one of the president’s GOP electors, sought to have
President Trump’s attempt to throw out millions of votes because officials allegedly didn’t follow state law in administering the election is “not merely implausible, it is profoundly anti-democratic and contrary to the rule of law,” Gov. Tony Evers’ argues. The brief from Evers’ attorney yesterday was one of several motions
GOP Texas AG Ken Paxton has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the election results in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The suit accuses the four states of exploiting “the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election laws and unlawfully enacting last-minute changes,” skewing results. As part
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than 200,000 ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties tossed out. Chief
Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to take up his case directly, the president’s campaign filed notices of
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit to invalidate thousands of Wisconsin votes has the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debating the state Supreme Court’s decision to reject immediate consideration of the suit and possible future court action on voting regulations.