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Politics. Wisconsin. Music. Not always in that order. Associated Press Statehouse correspondent based in Madison.

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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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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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To go deeper down the MTV rabbit hole, here is the entire first 10 minutes of broadcast:.
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MTV launched on this date in 1981. A lot of people know that "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first video shown on air. But do you know the second?. It was "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar.
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A swearing-in ceremony for Crawford, called an investiture, takes place this afternoon in the state Capitol. Crawford's win kept the liberal majority on the court at 4-3. Liberals will hold that edge until at least 2028. They have a chance to increase it to 5-2 next year.
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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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Bessent’s remark was striking after Trump’s repeated promises that he would not cut Social Security. Democrats quickly seized on the comment as a sign the GOP wants to revive a dormant but unpopular push to privatize the long-running retirement program.
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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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Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
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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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