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Wisconsin elections chair wants state to speed destruction of Milwaukee’s 2020 ballots amid FBI probe

The chairman of the Wisconsin Election Commission wants the Attorney General Josh Kaul to push for more than 100,000 absentee ballots from Milwaukee's 2020 election to be destroyed, after the FBI interviewed city officials and police. It comes after the FBI seized 2020 ballots in Georgia earlier this year amid President Donald Trump's repeated false claims the election was stolen.

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Pres. Trump to visit Wisconsin on Friday, kicking off an embattled campaign season

Political journalist Craig Gilbert tells “Wisconsin Today” Trump’s visit to Wisconsin this week could play a role in the races for the state’s 3rd and 7th Congressional Districts, which Democrats are hoping to flip.

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US Postal Service proposes big changes for mail-in voting, including list of eligible users

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing major changes to absentee voting by mail, including creating new lists of which voters are eligible to do so. Wisconsin elections officials say they're not in a hurry to respond to the proposal because it may not survive legal challenges.

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Steep fertilizer and fuel prices could squeeze US farmers for months to come, economists warn

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade passageway, remains virtually closed due to the war in Iran. That’s driven up the prices of key agricultural necessities, which could remain high into next year.

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Federal agents interview Kirk Bangstad over post on attempted Trump assassination

Agents with the U.S. Secret Service and FBI interviewed liberal Wisconsin activist Kirk Bangstad Thursday, for a Facebook post suggesting either someone "in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship" or the latest assassination attempt of President Donald Trump was "faked."

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