Apr 07 Wisconsin voting underway despite coronavirus risk By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hundreds of voters in Wisconsin are waiting in line to cast ballots in the state's presidential primary election. They're ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Joe Biden addresses union members amid coronavirus pandemic By Courtney Vinopal Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will address Pennsylvania AFL-CIO union members on the second day of the organization’s 44th constitutional convention, which is being held on Facebook and Zoom. Continue reading
Apr 07 Congressman John Lewis backs Joe Biden for president By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy. Continue reading
Apr 06 Top Wisconsin court blocks governor’s move to delay election By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Wisconsin election is being viewed as a national test case in a broader fight over voter access in the age of the coronavirus with major implications for the presidential primary contests ahead and, possibly, the November general election. … Continue reading
Apr 06 Wisconsin governor orders delay of Tuesday election to June By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday issued an executive order to delay the state's presidential primary for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will almost certainly prompt a court challenge and inject new uncertainty about whether… Continue reading
Apr 05 Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and… Continue reading
Apr 04 Wisconsin GOP vows Supreme Court appeal on extended voting By Associated Press Wisconsin Republicans say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary, despite public health fears about in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 03 Wisconsin governor calls special session to move state to all-mail primary By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Democratic Governor Tony Evers called Friday for the Republican-controlled Legislature to meet in special session to move Wisconsin to an all-mail presidential primary. Continue reading
Apr 02 Democrats to postpone convention until August By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didn't think it would be possible to hold it in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading