Politics
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Millions of workers could get more benefits under new Biden policy
The new Labor Department rule could help millions more workers get access to benefits like overtime pay, unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits, employer-offered health insurance, the minimum wage, and paid sick days.
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Trump attorney: Presidents can have rivals assassinated and still claim immunity
Donald Trump’s lawyer argued Tuesday that a US president could have a political rival assassinated by SEAL Team Six and still avoid criminal prosecution due to presidential immunity.
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VIDEO: Wondering If What Happened in Texas Last Week Can Happen in Wisconsin?
Wondering if what happened in Texas last week can happen here in Wisconsin? Our correspondent Bonnie Fuller breaks down how reproductive rights could get even more dicey because of the precedent set in Texas by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. @upnorthnews Wondering if what happened in Texas last week can happen here in…
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VIDEO: Former Trump Aide: ‘Second Trump Term Could Mean the End of American Democracy’
With Donald Trump on the verge of locking down the Republican nomination, his own former staffers are speaking out against the threat he poses to American democracy. @upnorthnews With Donald Trump on the verge of locking down the Republican nomination, his own former staffers are speaking out against the threat he poses to American democracy.…
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Trump got millions from foreign governments while in White House, report finds
The foreign governments spent “lavishly” on apartments and hotel stays at properties owned by Trump’s family businesses, “personally enriching President Trump while he made foreign policy decisions connected to their policy agendas with far-reaching ramifications for the United States,” according to the report.
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Three years after Jan. 6, Trump’s authoritarianism is on full display
Saturday marks three years since the Capitol insurrection, and Donald Trump has only gotten more extreme as he closes in on the 2024 Republican nomination.
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Opinion: Three year after the January 6 insurrection, Wisconsin Republicans’ involvement is an ongoing threat to democracy
All of us in the Badger State value our freedom to vote and the promise that our elections are a reflection of the will of the people.
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The January 6 anniversary offers lessons and reminders for Wisconsin voters
A former sheriff says the assault on democracy is ongoing, and Wisconsin’s secretary of state wants one of the fake Trump electors removed from the state Elections Commission.
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VIDEO: Update on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Gerrymandering Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has set a deadline today (Jan. 4) for responses as Republicans ask the justices to reconsider their decision to throw out the state’s gerrymandered political maps. Founding Editor Pat Kreitlow has some thoughts on what’s next. @upnorthnews The Wisconsin Supreme Court has set a deadline today (Jan. 4) for responses as…
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Here’s what happens now that the WI Supreme Court has tossed out gerrymandered maps
Republicans claim they cannot meet a Jan. 12 deadline to submit new district boundaries, despite 12 years of work to create and defend the most lopsided maps possible.
