• Trump’s war on mail-in voting suffers setback in Pennsylvania

    Trump’s war on mail-in voting suffers setback in Pennsylvania

    Sep 17, 2020 10:00 PM EDT

    ... try to make a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this year, a state supreme court ruling on election law surrounding the Wisconsin primary was appealed to the nation’s highest court, which shot down a request by Democrats to extend absentee voting. The Trump campaign has ...

  • What you need to know about voting by mail

    What you need to know about voting by mail

    Sep 16, 2020 10:35 PM EDT

    ... all those mail-in ballots being counted, we may not have a winner declared on election night. Elections officials in critical battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other states aren't currently allowed to begin counting those mail-in ballots until Election Day. So, if an estimated 60 percent of ...

  • Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change

    Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change

    Sep 14, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Journal Sunday he did not think he was bound by the state's rules. Then today, Vice President Pence held an indoor rally in Janesville, Wisconsin, where cases of COVID-19 have been ticking up. As he draws crowds, the president is also looking to target his campaign, including to ...

  • Biden, Trump make campaign pitches as final phase of the race begins

    Biden, Trump make campaign pitches as final phase of the race begins

    Sep 07, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy. William Brangham: Meanwhile, the two vice presidential nominees spent today in Wisconsin. In the city of La Crosse, Vice President Mike Pence stressed the Republican ticket's support for law enforcement. Vice President Donald Trump: I ...

  • In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violence

    In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violence

    Sep 01, 2020 10:50 PM EDT

    Wisconsin Democrats, such as U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan, who represents Madison, condemned the president's words. Rep. Mark Pocan, D- Wis.: We don't want people coming in from out of state with guns, acting like vigilantes, thinking that they're running the streets. And yet that is exactly ...

  • Trump, Biden trade blame over peaceful protests and violent incidents

    Trump, Biden trade blame over peaceful protests and violent incidents

    Aug 31, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    Yamiche Alcindor: President Trump defended his supporters on Twitter. And, this morning, he again threatened federal intervention, writing -- quote -- "If this joke of a mayor doesn't clean it up, we will go in and do it for them." Meanwhile, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, tensions remain high ahead of a planned ...

  • WATCH LIVE: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Michigan

    WATCH LIVE: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Michigan

    Aug 28, 2020 05:34 PM EDT

    ... renomination for vice president. WATCH: Mike Pence’s full speech at the Republican National Convention In his RNC address, he mentioned the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, prompted by the police shooting of Jacob Blake and later, the two people shot by a white 17-year-old during the protests over ...

  • WATCH: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Minnesota

    WATCH: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Minnesota

    Aug 28, 2020 05:30 PM EDT

    ... GOP renomination for vice president. WATCH: Mike Pence’s full speech at the Republican National Convention In his address, he mentioned the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, prompted by the police shooting of Jacob Blake and later, two people shot by a white 17-year-old during the protests over Blake ...

  • Deadly violence erupts in Kenosha, days after Blake shooting

    Deadly violence erupts in Kenosha, days after Blake shooting

    Aug 26, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... was on the way: "We will not stand for looting, arson, violence, and lawlessness on American streets." He vowed to "restore law and order." Separately, Wisconsin Governor Tony Ever again redoubled the number of state National Guard troops deployed in Kenosha to 500, still short of the 1,500 troops ...

  • Democrats kick off unprecedented virtual convention

    Democrats kick off unprecedented virtual convention

    Aug 17, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    ... to August. The venue, originally the Fiserv Forum, home to Milwaukee's NBA team, with capacity for 18,000 people, was changed to the smaller Wisconsin Center that can house up to 4,000 people. Instead of one city hosting the entire event, the convention will now be anchored from ...