by Amanda Rooker | Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats and the White House are close to a deal that would provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are less optimistic....
by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 22, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Wisconsinites, including postal workers, have raised concerns with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin about recent changes to the mail system, including that the U.S. Postal Service isn’t ready to handle the high number of absentee ballots come Election...
by Jay Silver | Oct 21, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama told voters at a drive-in rally Wednesday that his former vice president, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, will “lead this country out of dark times” at the first stop on Obama’s tour of key battleground...
by Dalia Faheid | Oct 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – The federal government should require COVID-19 testing to be provided for all migrant and seasonal agricultural workers because they live and work in close proximity to each other, a top official on the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health said...
by Amanda Rooker | Oct 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the Republicans’ $500 billion COVID-19 stimulus package Wednesday, arguing it didn’t do enough to help Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Republicans could not muster the 60 votes needed to defeat a...
by Katie Livingstone | Oct 21, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Many of this year’s mail-in ballots from members of the military stationed overseas or away from their homes may not arrive until after Election Day, but they still should be counted because they could make a difference in a close race, a group...
