Questions raised about ATF operation in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Questions are being raised in the federal government, Senate and Congress regarding an ATF operation at a Milwaukee warehouse.
Tense exchange Thursday between Ron Johnson and John Kerry
WASHINGTON (WITI) -- Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson picked a fight on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row on Thursday, January 24th.
Clinton takes on Benghazi critics, warns of more security threats
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At times angry and choked with emotion, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took on Republican critics of her department's handling of the September terrorist attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but repeatedly distanced herself from a direct role in specific situations.
Protest outside WI senators' offices as nation moves toward fiscal cliff
DETROIT, Mich. -- President Barack Obama visited Michigan on Monday, December 10th -- trying to rally public support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff.
Some Republicans congressmen consider going against no-tax pledge
MILWAUKEE -- In the fiscal cliff negotiations, there are clear lines between Republicans and Democrats.
Gov. Walker: Katy Perry won't get your child a job in 4 years
WAUWATOSA -- There is no stage, no music, and no rock and roll celebrities at the Republican Wauwatosa victory center.
Senate candidates begin final days of campaign with different styles
MILWAUKEE--- In a crowded campaign office filled with volunteers in Milwaukee on Saturday, Tammy Baldwin spoke passionately and pointedly as she explained what this election for U.S. Senate is about to her.
Groups push to get voters to polls early on Saturday
MILWAUKEE -- It's the home stretch.
Beau Biden, Sen. Ron Johnson provide Biden/Ryan debate preview
DANVILLE, Kentucky -- Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice-presidential candidate and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan meet on the debate stage in Danville, Kentucky Thursday, October 11th.
First Lady Michelle Obama preaches involvement at appearance in Appleton
APPLETON -- Michelle Obama makes her second campaign stop in Wisconsin, increasing the Obama family's visibility and presence in our state.
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson talks deficit reduction at Convention
TAMPA -- Republican leaders are converging in Tampa, Florida this week for the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Sen. Johnson calls on Rep. Akin to drop out of Missouri race
MADISON (AP) -- Republican U.S. Sen.
GOP bus tour makes stops in southeastern Wisconsin Sunday
WAUKESHA -- The GOP's "We Did Build This" bus tour made a stop in Waukesha Sunday, July 29th.
Colorado shooting re-ignites Wisconsin gun debate
MILWAUKEE -- Colorado's mass shooting incident during the midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, where 24-year-old James Holmes is accused of opening fire on the crowded theater, has re-ignited national debate regarding gun control.
Deadline looms for Congress to pass a new highway bill
MILWAUKEE -- The clock is ticking for Congress to pass a funding extension for a new highway bill that would provide federal money for road repaving and bridge restoration.
Senator Ron Johnson says Senate is fiscally out of control
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says the U.S. Senate is fiscally out of control for failing to pass a budget in three years.
Ron Johnson says he's not firing his D.C. staff
MILWAUKEE -- Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says a published report that he is about to fire his entire Washington D.C.-based staff is "laughable" and "incredibly false."An article published Thursday, April 12th in the Washington D.C. insider newspaper "Roll Call," reported multiple unnamed Republican sources said the move was imminent.CLICK HERE to view the article via "Roll Call's" website."It's grossly inaccurate.
Mitt Romney campaigns with Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson
MIDDLETON -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney gathered more big-name support in Wisconsin this weekend.
Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind Romney
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- President Barack Obama's administration launched a multi-pronged assault on Mitt Romney's values and foreign policy credentials Sunday, while a fresh set of prominent Republicans rallied behind the GOP front-runner as the odds-on nominee, further signs the general election is overtaking the primary season.A defiant Rick Santorum outlined plans to leave Wisconsin the day before the state's contest Tuesday, an indication that the conservative favorite may be in retreat, his chances to stop Romney rapidly dwindling. "I think the chances are overwhelming that (Romney) will be our nominee,'' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union.'' "It seems to me we're in the final phases of wrapping up this nomination.
Ron Johnson speaks out against Obama's health care plan
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take up a constitutional challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and Republicans say the real problem is the cost.Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says the new health care law has not lowered health care costs as promised, but it's causing them to skyrocket."President Obama famously said families would see a reduction in their annual health care costs of $2,500.