Author: Reporter

It is still three years until the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, but festivities are already starting. The anniversary push will formally launch July 4 with an event during a Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field in Milwaukee. The organization spearheading the celebration, known as America250, will start recruiting people to share their stories of what the country means to them. The country is headed toward the anniversary date as it remains riven politically, its citizens divided over how to view the January 6, 2021, assault on the...

Millions of Americans attended parades, fireworks, and other events on Independence Day, celebrating the courage of the nation’s 18th century patriots who fought for their freedom from what they considered an unjust government. Those events also honor the military and those who sacrificed in other conflicts that helped preserve the nation’s freedom over its 247-year history. But that was only one version of a “patriot.” The word and its variants have morphed beyond the original meaning. It has become infused in political rhetoric and school curriculums, with varying definitions, while being appropriated by white nationalist groups. Trying to define...

Rudy Giuliani has conceded that he made public comments falsely claiming two Georgia election workers committed ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential race but is arguing that the statements were protected by the First Amendment. That assertion by Giuliani, who as part of Donald Trump’s legal team tried to overturn results in battleground states, came in a late July filing in a lawsuit by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. Their lawsuit from December 2021 accused the former New York City mayor of defaming them by falsely stating that they had engaged in fraud while counting ballots at State...

With less than a week to go until the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, seven candidates say they have met the qualifications for a spot on stage in Milwaukee. But that also means that about half the broad GOP field is running short on time to make the cut. To qualify for the August 23 debate, candidates needed to satisfy polling and donor requirements set by the Republican National Committee. At least 1% in three high-quality national polls or a mix of national and early-state polls, between July 1 and August 21, and a minimum of...