Earlier this week U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bi-partisan effort to introduce legislation giving the federal government more power to regulate overseas social media platforms that are a threat our national security.
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How senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same-sex marriage
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on the Senate floor, but her mind was on the other side of the Capitol.
Read More »Democrats say Fort McCoy refugees are being properly vetted
Several Democratic members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation who toured Fort McCoy say they're confident Afghan refugees arriving at the Wisconsin base are being properly vetted before they resettle across the country.
Read More »Up to 10,000 refugees expected to come through Wisconsin
Refugees from Afghanistan have arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and up to 10,000 more could do so in the coming weeks, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday after meeting with base officials.
Read More »4 recommended for Eastern District judicial vacancy
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have recommended four candidates to fill a judicial vacancy in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Read More »5 lawyers recommended for Eastern District US Attorney
Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have recommended five candidates to fill the open U.S. Attorney position for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Read More »Matthew Krueger, Scott Blader to resign as US attorneys
The U.S. attorneys for Wisconsin’s Eastern and Western District are resigning from their positions as the districts’ chief law enforcement officers. Matthew Krueger, who serves the Eastern District, and Scott Blader, who serves the Western District, announced their resignations on Thursday. The announcements come as the U.S. Justice Department said it will ask U.S. attorneys who were appointed by former President ...
Read More »Sen. Baldwin named ABA Stonewall Award winner
The American Bar Association is recognizing Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, for her work as a champion of LGBT legal causes. Baldwin is one of the association's 2021 Stonewall Award winners.
Read More »Trump gets four names for federal bench in Milwaukee
The two U.S. Senators from Wisconsin have given The White House the names of four candidates to replace Judge Rudolph Randa on the federal bench in Milwaukee. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, and Ron Johnson, a Republican, recommended to President Donald Trump: Joseph Bugni, an associate federal public defender; Samuel Hall Jr., a managing partner at Crivello Carlson in Milwaukee; ...
Read More »Wisconsin Guard’s sexual assault response ‘train wreck’
A federal investigator called the Wisconsin National Guard's response to a sexual-assault case "a train wreck," according to a review of the Guard's handling of sexual assault-allegations.
Read More »Federal officials to review Wisconsin Guard assault protocol
Federal military officials have agreed to review how the Wisconsin National Guard handles sexual-assault allegations in the wake of alleged incidents dating to 2002, Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said on Wednesday.
Read More »Senator seeks Air National Guard sexual misconduct probe
Sen. Tammy Baldwin has asked Air Force investigators to look into allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard unit that were brushed aside by senior officers, according to a member of the unit.
Read More »Ryan says ‘obviously’ Trump can’t end birthright citizenship
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that "obviously" President Donald Trump can't end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship with an executive order, while saying he agrees with the president that "unchecked illegal immigration" needs to be dealt with.
Read More »Baldwin, Vukmir debate about immigration, health care
The Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Leah Vukmir drew stark contrasts on health care, abortion, immigration and other issues during their second debate of their campaigns.
Read More »Republican Senate candidate Vukmir defends Kavanaugh
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir says opponents of the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are engaging in "last-minute character assassination."
Read More »Baldwin won’t back Trump’s pick for US Supreme Court
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she will not support President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, saying Brett Kavanaugh would "turn back the clock on a woman's constitutional right and freedom to make her own health care choices."
Read More »Wisconsin response to Trump court pick breaks on party lines
The response to President Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. Supreme Court justice is breaking along partisan lines in Wisconsin.
Read More »Democratic candidates for governor look to woo activists
Democratic candidates for governor get a chance to differentiate themselves and win over party activists at the state convention on Friday.
Read More »Ethics complaints against Baldwin over firing dismissed (UPDATE)
The Senate ethics panel has dismissed three complaints against Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over her firing of a top-level staff member and handling of allegations at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Read More »Johnson accuses Baldwin of violating agreement on judges
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin violated a bipartisan agreement over the process for filling a longtime vacancy on a federal appeals court.
Read More »Baldwin’s former state director files ethics complaint (UPDATE)
A former deputy state director for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin filed an ethics complaint against the Wisconsin Democrat on Monday, saying Baldwin unfairly faulted her for mishandling reports of problems at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center.
Read More »Judges, attorney nominated to fill Eastern District spot
Two Milwaukee judges and one attorney have been recommended to the White House to fill a vacant seat in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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