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Biden ties legislative agenda to MLK push for racial justice
President Joe Biden on Thursday tied his legislative priorities on voting rights, police reform and climate change to Martin Luther King Jr.'s push for racial justice as he marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the civil rights leader's memorial on the National Mall.
Wisconsin GOP leader defends keeping election records secret
Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday defended not releasing documents related to an ongoing investigation he ordered into the 2020 election, saying he believes the election was "tainted" but that President Joe Biden won.
Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law
The Biden administration is again urging the courts to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to get care.
Wisconsin’s largest cities targeted in 2020 election probe (UPDATE)
The retired Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election said Tuesday that he plans to issue subpoenas to mayors in the state's five largest and most Democratic cities.
Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family-planning clinics
The Biden administration reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family-planning clinics, lifting a Trump administration restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan
The Biden administration's embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first major hurdle Friday as a government advisory panel met to decide whether to endorse extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Republicans, elections experts say Wisconsin probe is flawed
Former Republican officeholders and elections experts said Wednesday that the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin lacks credibility, transparency and raises security risks and legal concerns.
Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
US appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the COVID-19-related pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the nation’s highest court.
Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget for social, climate efforts
Senate Democrats unveiled a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at strengthening social and environmental programs, setting up an autumn battle over President Joe Biden's domestic policy ambitions.
Biden Administration limits non-compete agreements
On July 9, President Joe Biden issued an executive order entitled Promoting Competition in the American Economy to combat high prices due to “lack of competition” and low wages resulting from “barriers to competition.” To achieve its broad goal of promoting competition, the EO directs federal agencies to implement 72 initiatives aimed at promoting competition […]
Biden’s new evictions moratorium faces legality doubts
President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions when his administration reinstated a temporary ban on evictions because of COVID-19. But he left his lawyers with legal arguments that even he acknowledges might not stand up in court.
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- Wisconsin lawyers file University of Wisconsin public records request seeking answers to protests
- Wisconsin Supreme Court issues orders amending Supreme Court rules and Wis. Stats.
- EXCLUSIVE: Former Milwaukee ‘big law’ partner attacks news media for bias against Trump
- Former Milwaukee election official fined for obtaining fake absentee ballots
- Contract dispute prevents airing of 15 regional sports networks, impacts Brewers
- Wis. middle school focuses on recovery as authorities investigate shooting
- Gov. Evers seeks applicants for Sheboygan and Green County Sheriffs
- North Carolina man who harbored Nazi memorabilia and attacked Black and Latino men sentenced to 41 months
- Nation grieves with families of officers killed in NC
- Amended complaint filed in federal court against State Bar of Wisconsin seeks punitive damages
- United Healthcare suit against cancer drug distributor time-barred
- Trump’s Wisconsin visit warns of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
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