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After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info

FILE - Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Trump's peace efforts falter as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza escalate

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

All different kinds of organic sugars are displayed on shelves at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Organic food prices could soar as US imposes import restrictions and new tariffs on specialty sugar

Jimmy Kimmel appears at the Walt Disney Television upfront in New York on May 14, 2019, left, and President Donald Trump appears on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo)

A timeline of Trump legal fights with media organizations

FILE - Theodore Tanczuk, left, and Brayan Santos, right, of solar installer YellowLite, put panels on the roof of a home in Lakewood, Ohio, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Did you dawdle on that new heat pump or EV? Better move fast to get those tax credits

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Democrat Francesca Hong promises to be 'wild card' in Wisconsin governor's race

The Wisconsin group attending the 2025 National Farmers Union Fly-In to Washington, D.C. Sept. 8-10 included, left to right, (front row) LaToya Bates, Milwaukee; Camryn Billen, Eau Claire; Elizabeth Yost, Chippewa Falls; Julia Keegan, Augusta; (second row) Linda Ceylor, Catawba; Sadie Elwood, Chippewa Falls; Erin Thompson, Madison; Jess D’Souza, Mt. Horeb; Michelle Ramirez-White, Madison; (third row) Layne Cozzolino, Amherst Junction; Austin Pethan, Chilton; Kate Rosen, Glenwood City; Noreen Mucha, Waukesha

Wisconsin Farmers Join National Call for Farm Bill Action

FILE - Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, speaks at a campaign event as Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk, left, listens, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Trump administration joins Republicans' campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk's killing

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After Charlie Kirk assassination, Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden fans the flames

Kelda Roys

Wisconsin Democrat Kelda Roys launches run for governor against 'extremists'

A folklorico dance group performs at haltfime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

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Fair Maps and Redistricting--a Long Term Solution for Wisconsin

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin legislative feud erupts in public with lawmaker accused of threatening fellow legislators

In this Sept. 3, 2025 photo, Samuel J. Redman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, sits in front of content he uses from the Smithsonian on campus in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump repeats a question for him during a dinner in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How Donald Trump is weaponizing the government to settle personal scores and pursue his agenda

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump holds dinner for tech and AI leaders

A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

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