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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

The dome of the Wisconsin Capitol Building in Madison. Photo by Quang Vuong.

Alaska kept its Final-Four Voting reforms. Another push is planned in Wisconsin.

FILE - Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, waves to the crowd at a campaign event, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

The DNC chair candidates discuss Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and winning Latino voters (including Ben Wikler)

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony lighting the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden is considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies before Trump takes office

FILE - Kash Patel, former chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, speaks at a rally in Minden, Nev., Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do

FILE - The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI

FILE - Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, waves to the crowd at a campaign event, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Democratic leader Ben Wikler enters the race to lead the national party

Jeff Smith - Moving Forward Together

The U.S. Supreme Court that ruled on the 2014 McCutcheon v. FEC case. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Noticing more ads every election? Blame a legal loophole Wis politicians could close

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Matt Gaetz withdraws his name, Pam Bondi Next

FILE - Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, an investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in the battleground state, takes the stand and refuses to answer questions from Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington, June 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Regulators file complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe

FILE - Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., speaks during a hearing July 18, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Duffy to be Transportation Secretary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump says he is naming former Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard hugs Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump as Tucker Carlson yells during a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Duluth, Ga. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

Matt Gaetz arrives before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump tests Congress with his controversial Cabinet picks

FILE - The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 28, 2022. In the 2024 elections, Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Trump selects anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

The Latest: Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress, ending ethics probe after attorney general nomination

FILE - The Capitol is seen in Washington, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Jeff Smith - Celebrating Our Native American Heritage

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands before the start of an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: House remains in the balance as world reaction to Trump victory keeps pouring in

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