by Karishma Bhuiyan, Sylvie Kirsch and Noah Poser | Jul 25, 2024 | Featured, Politics
MILWAUKEE — The 2024 Republican National Convention ran from July 15 through July 18 at the Fiserv Forum, where former president Donald Trump officially accepted the party’s nomination for president. Alongside his own nomination, he announced Sen. JD...
by Noah Poser | Jul 20, 2024 | Featured, Politics
Across the street from Fiserv Forum – site of the Republican National Convention – is Turner Hall. It served as headquarters for CNN and Politico during the convention, but Turner Hall’s history, and the history of the Milwaukee Turners and their place in the city and...
by Kaycee Clark-Mellott | Jul 17, 2024 | Featured, Politics
MILWAUKEE — The GOP hopes that the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will help turn out voters in Wisconsin, a key swing state that has only voted for the GOP presidential candidate once since 1984 — and that was for Trump in 2016. “The road to the...
by Sylvie Kirsch and Kaycee Clark-Mellott | Jul 16, 2024 | Featured, Politics
The mood outside the Fiserv Forum on Monday was extremely positive following the former president’s announcement. MILWAUKEE — Many attendees of the Republican National Convention were overjoyed to learn that former President Donald J. Trump selected Ohio Sen....
by Meaghan Downey and Anastasia Mason | Jun 4, 2024 | Featured, Politics
This story aired in the June 4, 2024 episode of West Virginia Morning. Voter turnout in West Virginia, and across the country, is low. It’s even worse among young voters who say they are disconnected and not interested. Just before the May 14 primary election,...
by Karishma Bhuiyan | May 23, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Kenyan President William Ruto is on an official state visit to the United States in an effort to strengthen relations and cooperation between the two countries – the first visit from an African leader since 2008. U.S. President Joe Biden plans to...
