House effort to allow remote votes for new parents survives in a blow to Johnson

Washington — The House on Tuesday defeated an effort that would have effectively killed a push to allow new parents to vote remotely around the birth of their child, an embarrassing loss for House Speaker Mike Johnson.  Nine Republicans joined all Democrats during a procedural vote to help sink it. Johnson called the outcome “disappointing,”

Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention — and money

Residents of the Badger State will have their last chance Tuesday to vote in an unusually high-stakes race for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The election, which is officially nonpartisan, pits Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, who is backed by the Democratic Party, against Republican-endorsed Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel in what has been