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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt adjusts her hair as she speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, July 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: House approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

July Good Trouble Protest in Menomonie

"Good Trouble" protest in Menomonie

Activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. Embassy in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

The Latest: Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid

FILE - Florence Makumene holds HIV medication that she received through funding from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), along with her hospital records book, at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli, File)

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump's sudden shifts make his policies baffling to countries trying to negotiate lower tariffs

FILE - People vote, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

New lawsuit seeks to redraw Wisconsin's congressional maps before 2026 midterms

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump sends out tariff letters to 7 more countries but he avoids major US trade partners

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Wisconsin Republican compares himself to Trump as he launches his bid for governor

People show their support for a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's policy of targeting students for deportation who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)

The Latest: Trump gathers his Cabinet to celebrate his wins

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Musk forms new political party after split with Trump over president's signature tax cuts law

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., points to President Donald Trump after he signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What's in the tax and spending bill that Trump has signed into law

House staffers carry American flags through a corridor outside the House chamber which will be used for a ceremony with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., after final passage of President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House Republicans are ready to finish Trump's bill. Not so fast, Democratic leader Jeffries says

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The Latest: House leaders rush toward a final vote as Democrats hold the floor

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin lawmakers rush to pass budget deal to help hospitals

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 30, 2025, as Republicans plan to begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Senate passes Trump tax bill after turbulent all-night session

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 30, 2025, as Republicans plan to begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Senate leader says Trump’s big bill is close to passage

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, talks on the phone after legislators delayed what was supposed to be the final day of the Joint Finance Committee budget votes on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Friday’s Joint Finance Committee meeting didn’t kick off until after 10 p.m. and left several topics unresolved. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Here’s how Wisconsin’s Republican budget compares with public opinion

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to the chamber as Senate Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump's bill of tax breaks and spending cuts by his July Fourth deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: July deadline for Trump's tax and spending bill approaches

FILE - The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers is seen inside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond, File)

Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear challenges to the state's congressional district boundaries

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