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‘This is Ron Johnson’s America’: GOP senator challenged on his hardline abortion stance in Wisconsin debate

Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes calls Republican incumbent’s position ‘dangerous’ and ‘out of touch’

The Independent UK

Johnson, Barnes to debate in tight Wisconsin Senate race

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes are set to meet Friday night in the first of two planned debates in Wisconsin's high-stakes U.S. Senate race

The Independent UK

‘Liar,’ ‘liar,’ debate sparks fire: Pritzker, Bailey accuse one another of lies, hypocrisy, being danger to Illinois

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

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Biden to meet DeSantis as he visits Florida after Ian

Tribune News Service

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says Jan. 6 attackers ‘did teach us how you can use a flag pole’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., downplayed the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 on Tuesday, saying the violent attackers “did teach us how you can use a flag pole.”

Tribune News Service

Senator Ron Johnson claims January 6 wasn’t ‘armed insurrection’ but did ‘teach us how you can use a flag pole’

Trump was aware supporters were armed, according to congressional testimony

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Democrats put abortion in spotlight

Wisconsin Democrats up for election in five weeks are putting abortion in the spotlight, with the Republican-controlled Legislature taking less than a minute to reject Gov. Tony Evers' call to create a way for voters to get a chance to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban

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Will Bunch: Racist 'Willie Horton'-style fearmongering on crime may win midterms for GOP

When the midterm election winds shifted direction this summer toward Democrats, powered by a gust of anger among women voters over the Supreme Court and abortion rights, no incumbent GOP U.S. senator looked in worse shape than Wisconsin's Ron Johnson.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Democrats lose ground in key Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Senate races

Both Democratic nominees are getting hammered for their progressive positions on criminal justice issues.

Axios

Michael Hiltzik: Young people need to fight for Social Security — now more than ever

One almost has to admire Republicans for the tenacity and determination with which they keep coming up with new ideas for hobbling Social Security.

Los Angeles Times

Activists made a Ron Johnson poop statue

Members of NextGen PAC and MoveOn created the statue in response to Johnson calling climate change "bulls**t"

Salon

Commentary: We’re old, we’re progressive and we vote

The GOP has been flailing a little in recent weeks, as an election once expected to be a typical midterm blowout has tightened considerably. If the GOP expects that older voters will bail them out as in elections past, our advice is, think again.

Los Angeles Times

Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates

Election watchdogs say Koch’s about face after pledging change following January 6 is disturbing given the threats to democracy

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris talks abortion, appeals to voters in Milwaukee

Vice President Kamala Harris has met with college students and Latino leaders in Milwaukee during a visit meant to energize voters weeks before an election in which Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and Republican U.S. senator, Ron Johnson, are on the ballot

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At the Races: Cop votes and crime ads - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin's Evers proposes pathway for abortion vote

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who is making abortion rights a central focus of his reelection campaign, is calling the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session to pass a measure creating a way for voters to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban

The Guardian - US

Biden declared victory over big pharma – but is it enough to sway senior voters?

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to reduce the cost of drugs, but the law’s limitations may not help the Democrats in the midterms

Chicago Sun-Times

Waiting out the storm in the UP

Everybody deserves a break from the constant shriek of politics. I took mine in Michigan.

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Ron Johnson mocked for slip saying he ‘condones’ white supremacism

The senator quickly corrected himself and says he ‘condemns’ white supremacy

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

The Independent UK

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

Republican candidates have given wildly differing responses to South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plan to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks

Tribune News Service

GOP's most vulnerable senator is in a bind over same-sex marriage vote

A looming Senate vote on legislation supporting same-sex marriage has created a political bind for Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, the most at-risk GOP senator in the November election.

The Guardian - US

Republican’s wealth boosted by stake in company whose growth linked to China

Financial disclosures show how Ron Johnson’s wealth sharply increased thanks to his holding in Oshkosh-based Pacur

The Independent UK

Blue mirage? Pollster warns Democratic leads in midterms may be exaggerated

Nate Cohn says forecasters could be falling into the same trap as in 2016 and 2020

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