Elections

Kimberly Cheatle. Photo: secretservice.gov

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Kimberly Cheatle, the embattled director of the U.S. Secret Service, resigned on Tuesday.  “I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” she said in the email

Former President Donald J. Trump speaks during the last day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

RNC: Trump vows to be a president for all Americans 

By Janice Hisle, Lawrence Wilson, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers  MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump took the stage on the final night of the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s

Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu 

Vance spotlights working class in acceptance speech 

By Janice Hisle, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers  MILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, formally accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, pitching himself as a fighter for the forgotten

Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Haley, DeSantis praise Trump back-to-back at RNC 

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  Former President Donald J. Trump’s two main opponents in the 2024 presidential primary — former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis —addressed

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu. 

Trump officially secures GOP presidential nomination 

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer  MILWAUKEE — It’s official: Former President Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominee.  The announcement was made almost simultaneously with Trump’s announcement of his