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April 14, 2025

First on Fox: Republican launches second straight bid to flip Democrat-held Senate seat in key battleground

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, who was the GOP Senate nominee in Michigan, is launching a second straight Republican run for the Senate in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state.

April 14, 2025

US northern border faces Great Lakes threat from ‘bad actors’ pressing waterfront weaknesses: expert

An expert predicted that amid the White House's crackdown on illegal immigration on the southern border, bad actors will naturally turn to the northern border.

April 13, 2025

'Slender Man' stabber to be released as state warns of 'red flags'

A Wisconsin judge has ruled "Slender Man" stabber Morgan Geyser can move forward with her release plan after she was committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2017.

April 12, 2025

Wisconsin teen charged in shooting death of mother, stepfather found decomposed in their home

A 17-year-old Wisconsin boy is accused of killing his parents and leaving their bodies to rot in their home for weeks before fleeing the state in their SUV.

April 12, 2025

Whitmer ditches Dem playbook on Trump's tariffs amid 2028 speculation

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of MIchigan bucked the party line during a trip to the White House Wednesday amid speculation about her 2028 campaign aspirations.

April 12, 2025

Wisconsin state agencies, university system failed to track DEI spending, audit reveals

A Wisconsin state audit found that agencies and the University of Wisconsin failed to track millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

April 12, 2025

Longtime House Republican weighs run to flip Dem-held Senate seat in key battleground

Longtime Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan is weighing a run in the 2026 midterm elections for Michigan's open Senate seat, which the GOP is aiming to flip.

April 12, 2025

Conservative PAC seeks to flip school board seats across the US

The conservative 1776 Project PAC wants to get more conservatives on school boards across the country in the latest front in the culture wars.

April 11, 2025

GOP senators bullish on post-Easter 'big, beautiful' budget agreement

Senate leaders remained confident the House's budget bill would make it through the reconciliation process after the Senate reconvenes after Easter.

April 11, 2025

This longtime Republican governor will not seek re-election in 2026

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced she will not seek re-election in 2026.