September 30, 2020 Kyle Rittenhouse to sue Biden, campaign for libel, attorney says An attorney representing Kyle Rittenhouse has announced plans to sue Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his campaign for libel after Biden shared a video that appears to suggest the teenager is a White supremacist.
September 30, 2020 Federal appeals court approves 6-day absentee vote counting extension in Wisconsin A lower court had previously ordered the six-day extension for when ballots would be received -- not cast, they still have to be mailed on or before Nov. 3 -- as well as the extension of a deadline for online and mail-in voter registration and for absentee ballots to be delivered.
September 29, 2020 Wisconsin absentee ballot-counting extension approved by federal appeals court Ruling allows six additional days for ballots to be counted.
September 29, 2020 Major pro-Biden group launches new ads targeting Trump in key battlegrounds A leading outside group backing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s is going up this week with a new $4 million ad blitz criticizing President Trump key general election battleground states.
September 29, 2020 Conservative law firm sues to block Wisconsin mask mandate despite high coronavirus rate A conservative law firm is suing to block a mask mandate imposed by Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers despite a nearly 22% positivity rate for COVID-19.
September 29, 2020 Kenosha County Sheriff explains why he is endorsing President Trump Kenosha, Wis. County Sheriff David Beth endorsed President Trump, telling “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that there was a “huge difference” between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s responses to the violence and destruction in the city.
September 28, 2020 Wisconsin voters win protection against strict voter ID law Wisconsin is one of several states emerging as a key battleground for the 2020 election.
September 28, 2020 Kenosha police officer thought Jacob Blake was trying to kidnap child, lawyer claims The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that he opened fire because Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife, the officer's lawyer contends.
September 27, 2020 Federal appeals court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension Handing a momentary victory for Republicans and President Trump in a state expected to play a major role in this year’s presidential election, a federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election.
September 26, 2020 State GOP lawmakers send cease-and-desist letter ahead of Wisconsin city's ballot-collection event A Wisconsin city is forging ahead with ballot collection efforts at a park Saturday despite state Republican lawmakers sending a cease-and-desist letter to the city clerk's office to stop the initiative.