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The state Democratic Party’s fundraising haul for federal elections was more than four times larger than the state GOP’s last month, and the gap between what the two parties spent was even wider.

Despite a bipartisan deal that reopened the federal government Wednesday night, Republicans and Democrats in Wisconsin’s congressional delegation are still dug in along party lines over what the shutdown was all about in the first place.

As the government shutdown approaches its end, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites could see their health care costs soar.

Wisconsin businesses that sell hemp and THC-based products say a provision tucked in the bill to end the government shutdown will devastate their industry.

Wisconsin U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are diametrically opposed to an apparent deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Baldwin says a compromise without guarantees related to Affordable Care Act tax credit extensions “is not enough,” While Johnson says the deal is a good thing, it’s “kicking the can…

The Democratic U.S. representative from Madison says it’s “somewhere between stupid and cruel” to take away health care subsidies and permanently reduce SNAP funding without a plan.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has flipped his position on killing the Senate filibuster rule, which has prevented Republicans from passing a federal government funding bill without negotiating with Democrats.

Nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites are wondering whether they’ll get their November federal food assistance benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Voters in Wisconsin’s massive 7th Congressional District will have a large list of candidates to winnow as they decide who will replace outgoing GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany.

As the government shutdown nears its third week, some Wisconsin residents are worried about what it could mean for their health care costs.