MADISON, Wis. Robin Vos announced Thursday he will retire at year’s end after 22 years in the Assembly and 14 years as speaker. Vos led the Republican majority, blocked much of the Democratic governor’s agenda and oversaw redistricting that produced GOP-favored maps. He drew President Donald Trump’s ire for declining...
Washington — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next Tuesday, party officials announced publicly this week. Spanberger, a three-term former congresswoman who became Virginia's first female governor after a double-digit November victory, will speak immediately after the president's...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he threatened 200 percent tariffs to halt last summer's fighting between India and Pakistan and credited his warnings with ending that conflict. India has denied third‑party intervention. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the Board of Peace and praised Trump's mediation. Secretary...
MADISON, Wis. — The state Assembly approved expansion of postpartum Medicaid Thursday, extending coverage for low-income mothers from 60 days to 12 months and passing a bill requiring insurance to cover additional breast cancer screenings for women with dense tissue. The measures cleared the state Senate and moved through the...
Richmond, Va. — A Tazewell Circuit Court judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking Democrats from preparing an April 21 referendum to redraw Virginia’s congressional maps, after the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and two GOP congressmen sued over the measure’s timing and ballot language. The order halts...
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump traveled to northwest Georgia this week to promote his economic agenda and campaign for the Republican candidate in a March special election. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the visit would highlight measures to make life more affordable for working people. Trump will appear...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosted the inaugural Board of Peace meeting Thursday, gathering representatives from over two dozen countries to coordinate Gaza reconstruction and security. Members pledged roughly $5 billion overall, while nine countries later pledged $7 billion and the United States announced a $10 billion pledge; leaders also committed...
Washington — The United States intensified military posture near Iran while indirect nuclear talks in Geneva produced limited progress, officials said Tuesday and Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned Iran to accept a deal and President Donald Trump suggested possible strikes using Diego Garcia, amid reports the Pentagon...
Washington. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom on the former East Wing site, advancing plans for a 90,000-square-foot addition. Six commissioners appointed by the president voted in favor while one recused himself; commissioners discussed removing a south pediment...
Washington: The U.S. Air Force announced this week it will apply a red, white, dark blue and gold paint scheme across parts of the presidential and executive fleet, replacing the Kennedy-era light-blue livery. The service said the palette echoes a proposal advanced by former President Donald Trump and appears on...
