Wisconsin doctor who sued to keep abortion legal enters congressional race

A doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician and gynecologist, launched her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher’s expected departure date. Because of the timing

RFK Jr. campaign disavows its email calling Jan. 6 defendants “activists”

Washington — The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disowned language used in a fundraising email on Thursday that referred to those facing charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “activists” who have been “stripped of their Constitutional liberties.”  The email urged supporters to sign a petition calling for the