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Politics. Wisconsin. Music. Not always in that order. Associated Press Statehouse correspondent based in Madison.
Madison, Wisconsin
Joined April 2009
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development.
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The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and to attack the messenger — all of which can hurt the president’s efforts to convince the world that America is getting stronger.
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President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, the Republican president suggested reducing COVID-19 testing to make the...
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Democrats prevent Texas House from moving forward with GOP-friendly congressional map.
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Texas Democrats have prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump.
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Hank Hill returns to a changed world in new 'King of the Hill' episodes.
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Hank Hill is back in a new season of “King of the Hill,” this time streaming on Hulu after a 15-year break.
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‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds.
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A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.”
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would begin taking steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress. It marks the end of a nearly six-decade era.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been a cornerstone of American culture for three generations.
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In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country's former president Dmitry Medvedev.
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President Donald Trump has ordered the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines. Friday's decision comes after what he calls "highly provocative statements" by former Russian President Dmitry...
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President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
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President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than...
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Justice Susan Crawford's 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court begins today. She takes her seat as incumbent conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley continues to mull whether to run for reelection. Liberal Appeals Court Judge @ChrisTaylorWI is running.
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RT @WI_ClimateSCO: As of 9 AM, six Wisconsin cities are in the top 10 for worst air quality in the country, according to IQAir. Some places….
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The children’s savings program included in President Donald Trump’s tax break-and-spending cut law “is a back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was committted to protecting Social Security hours after he described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent tax...
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028.
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The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data and medical records on new apps and systems run by private tech companies, promising it will make it easier to access records and monitor wellness.
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