Retiring Democratic governor of Wisconsin
4 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 6.
Wisconsin's longest-serving governor says his own party has lost the state, after Democrat David Crowley won the governor's race by 8 points. His warning shows how deep the GOP's midterm losses run in a battleground.
Carel Van Der Merwe, 21, is covered by his father's pending asylum case and has a federal work permit. A Republican congressman now says he will be released, but the arrest shows how far enforcement reaches.
Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., is answering Medicaid attack ads by pointing to $1 billion in new money for Wisconsin. A fact-check found the money is real. Hospitals pay the state's share, and the federal law Steil voted for starts cutting those payments on Jan. 1, 2028.
Democrat David Crowley and Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany met Wednesday night in their sole debate for an open governor's seat in a battleground state. Tiffany's explanation for voting against certifying 2020 results drew the sharpest exchange.
