Author: Scott Bauer
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Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’
President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came…
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked the…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps
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Ginni Thomas emails urged new 2020 electors in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. • The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas contacted at least two Wisconsin state lawmakers, including the chair of the Senate elections committee, urging them to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in the tightly contested state, emails obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show. Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative…
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Democrat Barnes set to challenge GOP Wisconsin Sen. Johnson
MADISON, Wis. • Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes won the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday and will face two-term Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in what is expected to be one of the country’s most competitive races for control of the U.S. Senate. Barnes’ top rivals dropped out of the race late last month and backed…
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Wisconsin Democrats face hard road in Senate, governor races
MADISON, Wis. • Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, but also know that history is against them in the midterm year and voters face high inflation, rising gas prices and growing concerns about a recession. The extent of…
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Jurors in Potter trial ask about not reaching verdict
MINNEAPOLIS • Jurors weighing the case of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright asked the judge after a full day of deliberations Tuesday what they should do if they can’t reach a verdict. Judge Regina Chu told them to continue working, as was explained in the initial instructions…
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Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged
WAUKESHA, Wis. • Prosecutors in Wisconsin on Tuesday charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade that also left 62 people injured, including many children. Prosecutors said a sixth person, a child, has died and more charges are pending.…
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Defense rests its case at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
KENOSHA, Wis. • The defense rested its case Thursday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, setting the stage for closing arguments Monday in the shootings that left Americans divided over whether he was a patriot taking a stand against lawlessness or a vigilante. Rittenhouse’s lawyers put on about 21/2 days of testimony to the…
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Rittenhouse: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
KENOSHA, Wis. • Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday he was under attack when he killed two men and wounded a third with his rifle during a chaotic night of protests in Kenosha, saying: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.” In a high-stakes gamble, the 18-year-old took the stand at his murder trial to tell…