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Wisconsin Democrats unveil new anti-Walker website

Wisconsin Democrats launched a new website on Tuesday to hold Gov. Scott Walker accountable for his record.

June 26, 2018

Chuck Grassley praises whistleblowers, says they deserve protection

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Grassley on Monday praised whistleblowers while discussing government oversight at the Heritage Foundation.

June 25, 2018

Nancy Pelosi calls for civility after Maxine Waters encourages supporters to heckle Trump officials

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday called for civility after a fellow Democratic House member encouraged her supporters to continue to harass members of the Trump administration.

June 25, 2018

Pete Stauber campaigns on Donald Trump’s visit in Minnesota

Republican Pete Stauber is campaigning off President Trump's visit to Minnesota's 8th Congressional District on Wednesday, and the campaign said the president remains as popular as ever.

June 20, 2018

Republican National Committee raked in nearly $15 million in May ahead of midterm elections

The Republican National Committee announced another major fundraising haul on Wednesday with a total of $14.6 million in May.

June 20, 2018

Democrats in Wisconsin slam Walker for sending National Guard to border amid family separation

Democrats in Wisconsin slammed Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday for failing to address the issue of families being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

June 19, 2018

Scott Walker’s latest ad highlights education reforms

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign released a new ad on Tuesday highlighting his controversial education reforms that led in part to his recall election.

June 19, 2018

Leah Vukmir releases ad featuring handgun in Wisconsin race

Republican Senate candidate Leah Vukmir of Wisconsin released her first television ad Monday and she's packing heat.

June 18, 2018

New bipartisan bill aims to help poor communities while reducing national debt

A new bipartisan bill introduced last week aims to directly help poor communities while also reducing the nation's debt.

June 18, 2018

Scott Walker: Republicans face tough fight for his re-election

Gov. Scott Walker is no stranger to tough races, with two elections and a historic recall victory behind him, but even he says this year's fight will be among the most difficult Republicans have faced.

June 3, 2018

Koch-backed group thanks Heidi Heitkamp in new ad for supporting Dodd-Frank rollback: Report

The conservative fundraising group Americans for Prosperity released an ad Friday backing Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, for supporting the bill rolling back the regulations on community banks.

June 1, 2018

Brock Long: FEMA is a support system for local agencies during disaster, not first responder

FEMA Administrator Brock Long said Friday that ahead of hurricane season local governments need to be aware that the agency is not meant to be used as a first responder system.

June 1, 2018

Trump slams Canada for treating U.S. farmers ‘poorly’

President Trump slammed Canada Friday for not treating agricultural companies fairly.

June 1, 2018

Kevin Brady: Tariffs should only target China

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said Friday that he thinks the new tariffs President Trump proposed targets the wrong consumers.

June 1, 2018

Michael Bloomberg hopes Donald Trump will act on climate change

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he has launched his own effort to reduce greenhouse gases, but added that he hopes President Trump decides to take action on the issue as well.

June 1, 2018

Sean Spicer says jobs numbers show people feel good about the economy

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Friday that the health of the economy is about perception, and from the most recent jobs report, people seem to be feeling confident.

June 1, 2018

Ricardo Rossello, Puerto Rico gov., says new energy grid not ready for hurricane season

Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Friday that despite months of hard work, Puerto Rico is still not fully prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.

June 1, 2018

Donald Trump slams Russia investigation for costing taxpayers near $17 million

President Trump slammed the Russia investigation Friday for costing taxpayers a near $17 million figure.

June 1, 2018

Donald Trump calls on Samantha Bee to be fired after offensive comments about Ivanka

President Trump on Friday called on Samantha Bee to be fired after she used an offensive term against his daughter, Ivanka Trump, this week.

June 1, 2018

White House demands action from TBS after Samantha Bee calls Ivanka Trump a ‘c—t’

The White House demanded an apology from Samantha Bee Thursday after the television comic referred to President Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, as a "feckless c--t."

May 31, 2018