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FILE - Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom, Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Judge OKs release plan for Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man

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

By the numbers: Wisconsin's race for governor

FILE - Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

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Menomonie School Board reviews strategic plan

Bill Berrien

Voting in Wisconsin's governor's race is a year away, but the ads are starting

Children raise their hands while participating in activities during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Providence R.I. (AP Photo/Sophie Park)

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding

Resident Eugene Preslier, right, is accompanied by his private certified nursing aid Miriam Louis as he returns from a meal to his apartment in the independent living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

One year after Trump assassination attempt, changes at Secret Service but questions remain

Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

First lady Melania Trump, from left, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump are briefed on flood damage in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate ICE arrests in California

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

Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

How US views of immigration have changed since Trump took office, according to Gallup polling

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Red Cedar Trail open again

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: New Hampshire judge pauses Trump's birthright citizenship order

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

Protesters demonstrate against the planned closure of the trans youth clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Protesters rally against closure of largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the US

Bill Berrien

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

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