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FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for Julie Su to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Washington. Rejani Raveendran, a 40-year-old college student and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans, planned to announce her candidacy for the 2024 election against Baldwin. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A longshot Republican is entering the US Senate race in Wisconsin against Sen. Tammy Baldwin

A longshot candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin will be the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., joined at left by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters following Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 29, 2022. Baldwin is seeking a third term in battleground Wisconsin. Baldwin says in a statement released Wednesday, April 12, 2023, she'll continue to fight for the working class and families struggling with inflation and to oppose Wisconsin's abortion ban.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin launches run for 3rd term

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks about the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, during an interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

How senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same-sex marriage

FILE - Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., speaks during the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, May 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections. The request for a delay by senators who have been pushing for the legislation comes after Baldwin, the lead senator on the legislation, had predicted that they would be able to get the 10 Republican votes they need to break a filibuster. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

FILE - Members of United Auto Workers Local 807 picket after going on strike, Monday May 2, 2022, at a CNH plant in Burlington, Iowa. In June 2022, a group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH Industrial plants who have been on strike for better pay and benefits for more than a month. (John Loveretta/The Hawk Eye via AP, File)

Senators urge CNH Industrial to offer striking workers more

Shirtless US Senate candidate submerges himself in Wisconsin lake, issues challenge to opponent

A shirtless candidate for U.S. Senate broke through the ice of a Madison lake hoping to pour cold water on any notion that he’s a soft Californian, not a hardy Wisconsinite. (Feb. 29)

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Officials order Wisconsin brewery to close. Owner says it’s payback for supporting liberals

A zoning committee has ordered a northern Wisconsin brewery that has supported Democrats to close its doors.

How senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on the Senate floor, but her mind was on the other side of the Capitol.

Obama coming to Wisconsin to stump for Barnes, Evers

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, who twice won Wisconsin by large margins, is coming to the battleground state in the final days of the campaign to give a boost to the Democratic governor and challenger to Republican U.S.

Johnson, Baldwin move to end wolf protections

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators are moving to end protections for gray wolves across most of the United States.

Senate confirms Milwaukee’s mayor as Luxembourg ambassador

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The City of Milwaukee will soon have a change in leadership.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday evening confirmed the nomination of Mayor Tom Barrett to become ambassador to the small European country of Luxembourg.

FILE - In this March 18, 2016 file photo, Tommy Thompson shows in West Salem, Wis. Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history and current interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, says, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, he is having surgery following a weekend water skiing accident. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast,File)

Tommy Thompson has surgery after water-skiing accident

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tommy Thompson, the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history and current interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, had surgery Thursday following a water-skiing accident.

Democrats say Fort McCoy refugees are being properly vetted

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Several Democratic members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation who toured Fort McCoy say they’re confident Afghan refugees arriving at the Wisconsin base are being properly vetted before they resettle across the country.

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks at Alfred E. Beach High School in Savannah, Ga., Thursday, July 8, 2021. Warnock joined fellow Democratic senators Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin in introducing a bill on Monday, July 12, 2021, to require the federal government to set up a Medicaid-like health plan in states that have not expanded Medicaid plans to cover more low-income adults. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states

Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan to provide health insurance coverage to people in those states.

FILE - In this April 27, 2021, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks with media at a news conference in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin will receive $700 million less than initially expected in federal coronavirus relief money and get it in two payments a year apart, news that Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday, May 11, 2021 was problematic. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer File)

Evers promises to preserve grants in face of less stimulus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that the federal government’s decision to send Wisconsin $700 million less in coronavirus relief dollars than first estimated could mean there will be less money for broadband expansion and the state’s pandemic response.

FILE - In this April 27, 2021, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks with media at a news conference in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin will receive $700 million less than initially expected in federal coronavirus relief money and get it in two payments a year apart, news that Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday, May 11, 2021 was problematic. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer File)

Wisconsin receiving less than expected from federal stimulus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will receive $700 million less than initially expected in federal coronavirus relief money and it will arrive in two payments a year apart, news that Gov

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to meet with with small business owners, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Carlette's Hideaway, a soul food restaurant, in Yeadon, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Joe Biden turns focus to Wisconsin with battle-tested hires

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is turning to a quartet of experienced Wisconsin political operatives to lead his campaign in a state that helped deliver President Donald Trump an Electoral College majority four years ago.

Baldwin endorses Biden after he wins Wisconsin primary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin endorsed presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday, the day after the former vice president won the state’s primary and all of his former rivals had also backed him.

Wisconsin Senate race: Tammy Baldwin defeats Leah Vukmir for second term

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin won re-election to a second term Tuesday with a decisive victory over her Republican challenger, state Sen. Leah Vukmir.

County wisely pushes for carbon fee -- Bruce Beck

The Dane County Board recently approved Resolution 294, requesting that Congress enact a revenue-neutral fee on carbon in fossil fuels.

Baldwin isn’t just an angry politician -- Linda Herscher

I tuned in to the recent U.S. Senate debate on the radio, and it didn’t take long to realize state Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, was more interested in attacking U.S.

Baldwin will fight for Wisconsin -- Marshall Flax

I am writing to share the reasons why I support the re-election of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Sen. Baldwin is the only candidate who is in our corner.

Center Stage podcast: Making sense of the latest Marquette poll

With seven weeks to go in the race for Wisconsin governor, U.S. Senate and attorney general, Tony Evers, Tammy Baldwin and Brad Schimel have to be feeling good about their chances.

GOP puts health progress in reverse -- Judian Smith

As a physician for more than 30 years, I have watched with sadness as patients have struggled to obtain insurance or the treatments they need to maintain their health and quality of life.

Tammy Baldwin seeks to kill Donald Trump’s Obamacare off-ramp

Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin unveiled a long-shot resolution Wednesday that would unwind President Trump’s push to let Americans opt out of Obamacare and into “short-term” insurance plans for up to three years.

Leah Vukmir wins GOP US Senate primary, will face Tammy Baldwin in November

Buoyed by a strong showing in suburban Milwaukee, State Sen. Leah Vukmir defeated Kevin Nicholson in Tuesday’s primary election to capture the Republican nomination for U.S.

Mitch Henck: Trump looms over Wisconsin’s GOP primary

The Wisconsin Republican primary for U.S. Senate may come down to who loves President Donald Trump the most.

Nicholson will take on establishment -- Sallie Helmer

The winner will challenge U.S. Sen.

Kevin Nicholson, GOP Senate candidate, promotes #WalkAway movement

GOP Senate nominee Kevin Nicholson is holding up his political split with his parents over their ideological differences in Wisconsin as a way to urge others born into Democratic families to join the #WalkAway movement and abandon “the intolerance of a political philosophy that stands on the false p

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, state Sen. Leah Vukmir stands in the Senate chambers at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Vukmir, a candidate for U.S. Senate, has repeatedly attacked incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, saying the Democrat failed to protect communities against sex offenders. Vukmir is one of two leading contenders for the Republican nomination to take on Baldwin in the November election, with national control of the Senate majority possibly at stake. (Michelle Stocker/The Capital Times via AP, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Claim against Sen. Baldwin exaggerated

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir has repeatedly attacked incumbent U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, saying the Democrat failed to protect communities against sex offenders.

Record number of women bid for Senate but challenges await

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — A record number of women are running for the U.S. Senate this year, and their stiff challenge is winning enough seats to dramatically diversify a chamber long dominated by men.

Tammy Baldwin: ‘No” on Donald Trump CIA pick because of her torture stance

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voted Thursday against confirming the first woman CIA director, citing concern with her past role in and recent comments on the agency’s use of torture.

Baldwin searches for right path to keep key Senate seat

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin was back home in Wisconsin, talking about guns, health care and other issues before a politically minded luncheon crowd, when one of her Republican challengers rose to confront her.

Candidates share podium at Lincoln Day Dinner in Horicon

HORICON — Two Wisconsin candidates for U.S. Senate and one for the Wisconsin Supreme Court shared the podium at the Republican Party of Dodge County’s Lincoln Day Dinner Sunday night at Horicon Hills Golf Club.

Tammy Baldwin calls GOP tax bill a boon for wealthy; Republican foes cheer Donald Trump’s efforts

A Republican remake of the federal tax code bound for a U.S. Senate vote as soon as next week is being decried by Democratic Sen.

Federal review of King veterans home finds 5 deficiencies

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has found five deficiencies at the state-run King veterans home as part of a review prompted by a request from U.S. Sen.