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Ron Johnson: 'No way' I'm voting for federal spending bill "Thirty-seven trillion dollars in debt, and we're going to add it. As Republicans? That is unacceptable," Sen. Ron Johnson said.
Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans head into state conventions with very different vibes Democrat-backed state Supreme Court candidate won Wisconsin in April, while President Donald Trump carried the state in November.
Ron Johnson says he wants to know 'what actually happened on 9/11,’ calls for hearings Venturing into long-debunked conspiracy theories, Johnson said World Trade Center Building 7 could not have come down “in any other way than a…
Trump administration issues warning for 'sanctuary jurisdictions' in Dane County, Madison There is no legal definition for what constitutes a "sanctuary jurisdiction," though the term is often associated with limits on how local law…
List of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' removed from US government website following criticism The list was published Thursday on the department’s website but beginning on Sunday a “Page Not Found" error message popped up in its place.
Trump administration urges court not to dismiss case against Wisconsin judge Judge Hannah Dugan's attorneys say she was acting in her official capacity as a judge and is immune to prosecution.
