by Jeremy Fredricks | Mar 13, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump proposed removing the penny from U.S. circulation in February. The one cent coin costs the U.S. Mint about 3.7 cents to make. Will discontinuing the coin contribute to higher costs and inflation or save the government millions of...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) has been focused on confirming President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees for the first months of this Congressional term. Now he’s focusing on his priorities, both nationally and for his northern Wisconsin constituents. Jeremy...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
President Donald Trump will give an annual address to Congress on Tuesday night. Trump is expected to talk about his priorities for the administration: immigration, foreign policy and the economy. Jeremy Fredricks has more from the White House. Watch the video report...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday on which factors courts can consider when revoking supervised release for criminal defendants when not all possible factors are explicitly listed under federal law. Supervised release is when someone follows...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide in 2022 after a sexual predator blackmailed him online. The father and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives sprang into action over the next year and spearheaded the...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 13, 2025 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Two foreign policy experts pushed Congress to support the new Syrian government as a means of stopping Russian and Iranian influence, and a bipartisan group of senators embraced their message. Former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out of office by a...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics
Sean Duffy will be the next Transportation Secretary. He was confirmed 77-22 by the full U.S. Senate on Jan. 28. Duffy will focus on his stated priorities: improving safety and expanding access to public transportation. Jeremy Fredricks...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics
Senate committee moves Duffy nomination forward: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted 28-0 to send Sean Duffy’s nomination as Transportation Secretary to the full Senate for a vote. Jeremy Fredricks...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Jan 21, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s inauguration moved inside because of cold temperatures, a move which hasn’t taken place since 1985. The parade took place inside Capital One Arena in D.C. and featured a fraction of the expected attendees. Medill News...
by Jeremy Fredricks | Jan 16, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, came before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday. The former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin appeared to receive bipartisan...
