National News
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‘Weaponizing red tape’: How Wisconsin families on SNAP could go hungry within days
In President Donald Trump’s economy, around 700,000 people in Wisconsinhave incomes low enough to require help affording groceries.
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A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get…
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Women and doctors on latest abortion restrictions: Get out
Candidate for governor Tom Tiffany tries to imply he’d maintain current law, but his record and rhetoric show that Wisconsin could see a total abortion ban if he’s elected.
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
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Do you feel immune to a government shutdown? Think again.
Republicans’ massive cuts to health care have taken the nation closer to a standoff that will impact their constituents’ lives in many ways.
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How Derrick Van Orden’s threats hurt everyone in his district
A member of Congress targeting freedom of expression might not lead to criminal prosecutions or federal defunding today, but it creates a political environment that affects us in many ways.
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Democrats ‘love murders and carjackings and armed robberies:’ JD Vance tells Wisconsin
The vice president came to a swing congressional district in a swing state to sell the Trump-GOP megabill of big cuts and deficit spending — by trying to change the subject to familiar scare tactics. Vice President JD Vance used a metal fabrication shop in La Crosse to fabricate a false narrative about the massive…
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Trump: End mail-in voting. Wisconsin: No thanks
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents point to our state’s long history of secure elections that embrace absentee ballot use to make democracy more accessible.
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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere
Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.
