• How Biden will try to sell his infrastructure plan on the road

    How Biden will try to sell his infrastructure plan on the road

    Jun 29, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

    Biden now finds himself in a balancing act as he tries to shore up the 10 Senate GOP votes he’ll need to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill while facing pressure from progressives who worry he is prioritizing the bipartisan deal at the expense of the larger reconciliation bill. Wisconsin ...

  • After Indianapolis shooting, a Sikh activist on why we need to accept realities of racism in America

    After Indianapolis shooting, a Sikh activist on why we need to accept realities of racism in America

    Apr 30, 2021 09:54 PM EDT

    ... tragedies that Sikhs have experienced in the U.S., including a 2012 shooting, when a gunman opened fire inside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six. The series of attacks targeting the Sikh community are driven “by some sort of racist bias, some idea that these people don ...

  • Law enforcement officials testify on security failures during siege at U.S. Capitol

    Law enforcement officials testify on security failures during siege at U.S. Capitol

    Feb 23, 2021 11:55 PM EDT

    Lisa Desjardins: The hearing is a first step in a potentially long look at the tangled security failures at the Capitol. Next week, lawmakers will talk with officials from the FBI and the Pentagon. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins. Judy Woodruff: And for more on today's ...

  • Congressional Democrats back blueprint for Biden's relief plan

    Congressional Democrats back blueprint for Biden's relief plan

    Feb 05, 2021 11:55 PM EDT

    ... Scheide: We have experienced a 72 percent loss in revenue compared to last year. Yamiche Alcindor: Amy Scheide runs a restaurant and catering business in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. She has not been able to bring back most of her staff, and she says help from Washington isn't coming fast ...

  • Arizona lawmakers renew push to criminalize abortions in latest challenge to Roe v. Wade

    Arizona lawmakers renew push to criminalize abortions in latest challenge to Roe v. Wade

    Feb 03, 2021 10:23 PM EDT

    She said her experiences as a teenager and her experiences escorting pregnant women into abortion centers when anti-abortion protesters were outside of clinics fueled her activism to try gain back the reproductive rights lost since her teenage years. Benesh, of the University of Wisconsin, said it’s unlikely the ...

  • Deported without their children, separated mothers hope to be reunited years later

    Deported without their children, separated mothers hope to be reunited years later

    Feb 01, 2021 11:35 PM EDT

    ... bring them back together, and then also provide them with support services to recover from this trauma that they have experienced. Amna Nawaz: Back in Wisconsin, Maria is focused on her studies, and says she now wants to become a doctor. Maria (through translator): God willing, if I can stay ...

  • State officials press White House to do more as coronavirus task force quietly issues dire warnings

    State officials press White House to do more as coronavirus task force quietly issues dire warnings

    Dec 24, 2020 07:12 PM EDT

    ... mixed messaging from the president regarding the virus. “It may actually be helping us right now,” said Doug Gieryn, a county health director in northeast Wisconsin, which experienced the country’s fastest growing coronavirus outbreak this fall. “Less information is better than misinformation,” Gieryn said, noting virus levels in the ...

  • Voters saw election as a judgment on Trump, AP survey finds

    Voters saw election as a judgment on Trump, AP survey finds

    Nov 03, 2020 11:57 PM EDT

    ... want to see the police be tougher on crime; about a third think police are too tough. Notably, majorities of voters in two battleground states — Wisconsin and Minnesota — disapproved of protests over policing. Both states saw violence and destruction during demonstrations after police shootings of Black men. AP VoteCast is ...

  • How Biden and Trump are talking about COVID as they campaign

    How Biden and Trump are talking about COVID as they campaign

    Oct 28, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    The issue making headlines happened after the speech, as shuttle buses to parking areas got stuck in traffic and didn't arrive, leaving hundreds in freezing temperatures for hours. Today in the Midwest, Vice President Pence spent the day running defense in Michigan and Wisconsin, two other key states he ...

  • Partisan divisions on display as social media CEOs testify before Senate panel

    Partisan divisions on display as social media CEOs testify before Senate panel

    Oct 28, 2020 10:45 PM EDT

    ... terms of service. John Yang: Democrats said the hearing, less than a week before the last day of voting in the election, was all politics. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin called on the platforms to be more aggressive in policing content. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.: Tech companies here today need ...