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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has helped President Donald Trump abruptly change the federal government in the opening weeks of the year, but he’s learned he can’t change the laws of political gravity. Musk and his affiliated groups sunk $21 million into flipping the Wisconsin

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal Wednesday that’s central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security, but they’re delaying some of the most difficult decisions, including how to pay for the multitrillion-dollar package. Trump hosted Senate Republicans

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Susan Crawford, winner of Tuesday’s race to fill a key seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was backed by national Democrats and made opposition to Elon Musk a centerpiece of her campaign. Here’s what to know about her: A longtime judge in Wisconsin’s capital city Crawford,

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Dane County Judge Susan Crawford won a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court based on the large leads she built in the state’s population centers and Democratic strongholds. That outweighed Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel’s leads in more Republican areas across