Politics
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Harris-Walz campaign unveils more rural initiatives: 10,000 healthcare workers, affordable internet, easier farm equipment repairs
The campaign started new ads on 75 rural Wisconsin radio stations, hitting Trump’s Project 2025 for the harm it would inflict on the farm economy.
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Trump’s lies and conspiracies about Hurricanes Helene and Milton hurt recovery efforts
Trump’s lies have had real-world consequences; Americans in affected communities have been reluctant to apply for aid, have worried about whether their homes or land will be seized, and have claimed FEMA has ignored or abandoned rescue efforts in communities.
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‘Trump denigrates our great country,’ more than 1,000 retired military and Republican leaders say
Former generals, admirals, and national security leaders signed open letters vowing to support Kamala Harris and calling Donald Trump a threat to democracy.
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Trump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there
The Trump Bible’s connection to China, which has not been previously reported, reveals a deep divide between the former president’s harsh anti-China rhetoric and his rush to cash in while campaigning.
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Harris proposes plan to have Medicare cover in-home care for seniors, give relief to family caregivers
Under Harris’ plan, Medicare would cover the cost of in-home health care for seniors enrolled in the program, after a medical provider has determined that they are in need of help performing daily tasks. Harris’ proposal would also provide coverage for vision and hearing benefits under Medicare.
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What a vote for a Republican legislator means for the childcare crisis
When Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Democrats pushed for a real investment to keep childcare affordable for working families, Republicans proposed larger class sizes, younger childcare workers, and a tax credit worth around $50 per month.
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Kamala Harris and Tony Evers bring new ideas designed to help the elderly, disabled, and their home caregivers
The vice president unveils a plan for Medicare coverage of vision, hearing, and home care—paid for by negotiating lower drug prices with Big Pharma—while the Wisconsin governor uses American Rescue Plan funds to boost pay for direct caregivers. Some long-needed relief is coming for the “Sandwich Generation,” the 54% of Americans who have to balance…
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
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‘Put patriotism ahead of partisanship’ – Liz Cheney issues a call to duty in the Wisconsin birthplace of the Republican Party
The exiled Republican implored other conservatives who feel politically homeless to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and defeat Trumpism. Ripon, Wisconsin, may be the birthplace of the Grand Old Party, but one of the nation’s most prominent anti-Trump Republicans visited Ripon College on Thursday to urge fellow conservatives to put country over party…
