Politics | Sunday Political Brunch: The Senate Scramble – July 23, 2017
The "Brunch" is on the road this weekend, as I visit my native state of Wisconsin. It is one of the 33 states where a U.S. Senator is up for reelection in 2018.
Category Archives: Senator Tammy Baldwin
Walker Teases About 3rd Term As Governor Monday, May 15
"We need to do more. In 2018 we can defeat Tammy Baldwin and elect a new United States Senator who actually represents the people of Wisconsin" Walker still hasn't announced that he's running for a third term, but he did announce the that is a much better place to do business than when he took office "I'm ready and I hope you are too.
Wisconsin dairy farmers push for limit on ‘milk’ label
WATERLOO, Wis. - Some Wisconsin dairy farmers are among a growing contingent pushing Congress to limit the use of the name "milk" to beverages that come from animals, not plants.
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidates’ vote records may haunt them
Two potential Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin have voting records that could call into question their conservative credentials and hurt them in a potentially crowded GOP primary. Kevin Nicholson and Nicole Schneider are among several possible challengers to Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2018.
Syrian man who sued over travel bans brings family to US
An attorney for a Syrian man living in Wisconsin who sued over President Donald Trump's travel bans said Friday that the man has been reunited with his wife and young daughter after three years. Attorney Vincent Levy told The Associated Press that his client's wife and daughter obtained their visas and traveled out of Syria to Jordan and then to the United States.
Wisconsin Gov. Walker: Won’t remove Sheriff David Clarke over jail dehydration death
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July 2016. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said April 26 that he won't remove Clarke from office over the death of an inmate who was allegedly denied water for seven days in a jail Clarke oversees.
Trump targets visa program he says hurts American workers
Turning back to the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, President Donald Trump signed an order Tuesday he said should help American workers whose jobs are threatened by skilled immigrants. At the headquarters of hand and power tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc., Trump signed an order that that asks the government to propose new rules and changes that will stop what he called abuses in a visa program used by U.S. technology companies.
Flying tire shears through car
A driver came away with just minor injuries after a flying tire sliced through his car. Police say the tire flew off a pickup truck on Interstate-41 Friday morning in Menomonee Falls, northwest of Milwaukee.
Tammy Baldwin pressuring White House on buying American steel
On a conference call Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin says steel makers from Russia and China are stealing jobs away from American companies. "President Trump has said he supports buy America reform but he has not backed up those words with action," Baldwin said.
Duffy and Johnson Targets of Town Hall
Citizen Action of Wisconsin held the meeting focused on the Affordable Care Act and invited both Rep. Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson at their offices in Wausau and Milwaukee, but neither chose to attend. Jeff Smith is an organizer for Citizen Action and he said that since there weren't any town halls scheduled on the issue, they made one themselves.
Milwaukee sheriff’s star rises, but he remains polarizing
In this Nov. 28, 2016, file photo, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke gets on an elevator after arriving at Trump Tower in New York. With a brash, unapologetic personality reminiscent of President Donald Trump, Clarke is positioning himself as an in-your-face conservative firebrand who has some Republicans swooning over his prospects for higher office.
Dairy industry monopolists pushing to criminalize “milk” label for all nut milks
Big Dairy is making another effort to suppress non-dairy alternatives, with a new bill before Congress that would order the FDA to punish companies that use terms such as "milk," "cheese," or "yogurt" on products not made with cow's milk. The new bill is just the latest salvo in a fight that the dairy industry has been waging for years, ever since sales of dairy started to fall in favor of alternative products.
Why Does “Big Gay” Expect Trump To Persecute Them?
One rather queer aspect of the Donald Trump phenomenon is that people so expect to be offended by his paroxysms of intolerance that they haven't noticed there's one group the president-elect has never scapegoated, attacked, or belittled: LGBT Americans. Trump's reserve on gay matters, coming from a politician so promiscuous with his vituperation, represents a welcome watershed in LGBT history.
Walters: Reasons why Ziegler wona t face April challenge
There are several reasons why Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler, a member of the court's five-justice conservative majority, will not be challenged in the April 4 election for a second 10-year term. She will be the first justice in 11 years to be unopposed.
Tillerson Leaving Exxon With $180 Million Retirement Package
Rex Tillerson will get a $180 million retirement package from Exxon Mobil Corp. if he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state. Tillerson will give up more than 2 million Exxon shares he would have received over the next 10 years.
Search intensifies for missing 84-year-old man from Town of Beloit
The National Guard and the Wisconsin State Patrol are among the many agencies assisting in helping find a man from the Town of Beloit who went missing on Tuesday. A Silver Alert has been issued for 84-year-old Stuart Austin who was last seen in Madison leaving Triangle Super Services on Milwaukee Street.
Walters: Punditry 101: Predicting this yeara s political news
Here is one set of predictions of Capitol politics in 2017. Remember, please, that pundits - just like polls - can be wrong.
George Will
In 49 states, when you order breakfast in a restaurant you might be asked if you would like pancakes or an omelet. In Wisconsin, you are asked if you would like pancakes with your omelet.
Navy launches new littoral combat ship in Wisconsin
The future USS Wichita was christened Saturday at the shipyard in Marinette, where it was built. The ship's sponsor, novelist Kate Lehrer, wife of former "PBS NewsHour" anchor Jim Leher, broke a champagne bottle across the ship's bow just before launch.
On break, Senator Baldwin visits La Crosse Boys and Girls Club
During the month-long break that Congress takes in August, its members are expected to go back home to find out what the people in their states are concerned about. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin spent part of this weekend meeting children at Boys and Girls Club on the Viterbo University campus in La Crosse.