Casperson, ‘Titan’ of the Upper Peninsula, Dies at Age 61
ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — Tom Casperson, a former state lawmaker from the Upper Peninsula who cast a key vote to expand Medicaid and built alliances with labor unions, has died at age 61.…
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Completed Wisconsin Recount Confirms Biden’s Win Over Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount…
Appeals Court Rejects Trump Challenge of Pennsylvania Race
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of…
Trump Says He’ll Leave if Electoral College Seats Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake.” Trump spent his Thanksgiving renewing…
Trump Pardons Flynn, Taking Direct Aim at Russia Probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former national security adviser Michael…
State Board Certifies Joe Biden as Winner in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota's state canvassing board has unanimously certified the state's election results. It's an ordinarily routine task that drew closer attention due to President Donald Trump's efforts to delay it in key…
Biden Certified as Winner of Pennsylvania Presidential Vote
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was certified Tuesday as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, culminating three weeks of vote counting and a string of failed legal challenges by President Donald Trump. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf…
Biden Set to Formally Introduce His National Security Team
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is preparing to formally announce his national security team to the nation. Those being introduced during a Tuesday afternoon event are among Obama administration alumni whose roles in the upcoming administration signal Biden’s…
In Wisconsin Recount, Trump Challenges Pile Up, Slow Tally
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A large contingent of observers supporting President Donald Trump are making their presence felt in Wisconsin's partial election recount. Trump is paying $3 million for the recount in the state’s two biggest and most liberal counties in…
Gov. Evers Calls Virus Meeting With GOP Leaders ‘Productive’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders say their meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures were productive. The Friday meeting was Evers’ first with newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and his first since May with…
Trump Objects to Counting Thousands of Wisconsin Ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties have begun with President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Trump’s three objections attempting to discard the…
Georgia Secretary of State to Certify Election for Biden
ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state’s office affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand…
Duluth Airport Barred Pence After Trump Broke Virus Rules
MINNEAPOLIS - Duluth airport officials prohibited Donald Trump’s campaign from holding a rally with Vice President Mike Pence after the president flouted state coronavirus guidelines there three weeks earlier. The Duluth Airport Authority’s executive director told his board in an…
Trump Pays $3 Million for Recount of 2 Wisconsin Counties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign has paid $3 million for a recount of two heavily Democratic Wisconsin counties, saying that they were the sight of the “worst irregularities.” That comes although no evidence of wrongdoing has been…
Two Minnesota DFL Senators Form New Independent Caucus
ST. PAUL, Minn. - State Senator Thomas Bakk (Cook) and Senator David Tomassoni (Chisholm) announced on Wednesday that they will be leaving the Minnesota Senate DFL caucus to form a new Independent caucus. The two Senators say the new Independent…
