Milwaukee weighs costs and benefits of hosting the RNC after seeing an underwhelming economic reward
Downtown Milwaukee turned red for the week of July 15 as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party stalwarts gathered in Wisconsin’s largest Democratic stronghold to formally rally behind convicted felon Donald Trump as their...
Conservative group hosts policy event outside RNC to defend its authoritarian Project 2025 guidebook
At the edge of the cordoned-off perimeter around the Republican National Convention on July 15, hundreds of conservatives filed into the ornate home of the Milwaukee Symphony to hear a parade of fascist luminaries talk about authoritarian policies and Project 2025...
Medical Silence: Health concerns follow Trump after withholding official info about his gunshot wound
For days after a registered Republican attempted to shoot former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment the Republican presidential nominee received in the hospital, and whether...
January 6 curtain call: Takeaways from the third day of programming at Trump’s RNC pageant of fealty
Republicans were welcoming JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden’s leadership on the world stage. The 39-year-old Ohio senator accepted the vice presidential nomination on July 17. He was offered...
Republicans lean into Trump’s immigration and border message on second day of National Convention
Immigration took center stage as the Republican National Convention resumed on July 16 in Milwaukee, with speakers spotlighting a key element of the convicted felon and former President’s political brand that helped endear Donald Trump to the radical GOP base...
Fatal shooting by Ohio police officers beyond the RNC jurisdiction fuels anger with Milwaukee residents
Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot and killed a Milwaukee man on July 16, fueling anger from residents who questioned why out-of-state officers were in their neighborhood located about a mile from the convention site. The man...
Protesters have a stage to speak from but no audience just one day after downtown march on the RNC
A city park designated for protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was almost empty on the second day of the event, July 16. Police officers on bicycles and event staff in orange shirts were present at Zeidler Union Square, but no speakers had...
GOP delegates cheer the nomination of a convicted felon for president with JD Vance as running mate
Cheering GOP delegates formally nominated Donald Trump for president, despite being a convicted felon, as the Republican National Convention kickoff on July 15, less than two days after his brush with gun violence at a political rally. Their vote made it official that...
First day of the RNC focuses on Trump’s unspecified plans to fix an already healthy economy
Donald Trump went into the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15 with his usual false promises about fixing an already healthy U.S. economy, offering a sketchy plan and very few details about how it would actually work. Because the U.S. economy is a...
Halyna Zdyrko Salapata: The sacrifices that come with supporting Ukraine while raising a family in Milwaukee
Parents in Milwaukee, like those everywhere, understand the universal struggle of balancing work with home life. It is a common challenge to juggle job responsibilities with family demands. What is more uncommon is when the job in Milwaukee involves raising funds to...
Darryl Morin: The Presidential debate, an act of hate, and my four minutes with Joe Biden
Like many Americans, I watched the Presidential Debate both shocked and saddened as I heard from both candidates. For the first time in history, a current and former president were on the stage tasked with defining and debating their policy positions, defending their...
U.S. Secret Service releases Security Map for Milwaukee’s 2024 Republican National Convention area
U.S. Secret Service and Milwaukee officials outline 2024 RNC security measures on June 21, outlining increased local security measures that will be in place in the days leading up to, during, and immediately following the 2024 Republican National Convention in...
