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Politics Bill Barr 2000 Mules
Politics Trump’s Former Attorney General Laughed at Claims About ‘Mules,’ the Same Claims Given a Forum by Wisconsin Republicans

The January 6 Committee showed video of Bill Barr laughing about the claims in the movie “2000 Mules.” That laugh could have been useful in March when Assembly Republicans turned a hearing over to conspiracy theorists.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow June 13, 2022 3:17 pm CDT
Elections Gableman Vos Convention
Elections Vos Caves to Pressure From Trump and Extends Gableman ‘Investigation’ Again

With no evidence of any 2020 election fraud, the antics serve to keep the GOP’s right-wing invested in efforts to cast doubt on past elections and impede future voting.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 26, 2022 3:56 pm CDT
Elections Wisconsin Elections Commission Technology Director Robert Kehoe, left, and administrator Megan Wolfe debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories at a Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections hearing. (Screenshot via WisconsinEye)
Elections Election Officials Debunk ‘Fantastical’ Conspiracy Theories About the 2020 Election

The Assembly's elections committee has heard remarks from 2020 election conspiracy theorists, but the Republicans in charge had not invited actual experts until now.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 17, 2022 4:07 pm CST
Elections Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a July 2021 press conference. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Elections 18 Actions Wisconsin Republicans Have Taken to Undermine the Electoral System

It’s been a year of baseless investigations, attempted voter restrictions, and lies following Trump’s loss.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 21, 2021 2:33 pm CST
Politics My Pillow CEO Michael Lindell laughs during a "Keep Iowa Great" press conference in Des Moines, IA, on February 3, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Three Wisconsin Officials Attended the MyPillow Guy’s Election Conspiracy Event

The news comes after Wisconsin’s baseless election investigation was expanded and as far-right lawmakers are demanding a deeper audit. A current Wisconsin Elections Commission member, a current Republican state legislator, and the former state Supreme Court justice who is overseeing a baseless, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election all attended a three-day event in South...

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 12, 2021 4:28 pm CDT

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Politics Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) speaks during a June 22, 2021, Assembly floor session. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Politics Assembly Passes Bills Certain to Face Vetoes; Evers Signs Police Reforms

A busy day at the Capitol as Republicans pass voter restrictions and Evers calls for more police reform despite signing bills.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring June 23, 2021 5:22 pm CDT