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President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.

President Trump’s pause on a number of programs that allow people to come into the U.S. temporarily has students at the Winnebago Area Literacy Council feeling uncertain about their futures.

While speaking at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council headquarters Tuesday morning, former U.S. Capitol officer Harry Dunn said he wasn’t surprised by the president’s actions because Trump often discussed the idea while on the campaign trail.

Gov. Tony Evers is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to halt federal grant and loan programs, warning of “disastrous consequences for the people of Wisconsin.”

Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul say Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 17 other states and two cities filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order claiming to end birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,500 people who were either accused, charged or convicted of federal crimes for their actions during the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Of those, 11 are from Wisconsin.

WPR asked people for their feelings and reactions the day after President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

With just days until the presidential election, Barack Obama rallied voters for Kamala Harris at the Baird Center in Milwaukee.

Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will hold rallies in Wisconsin on Friday with just four days to go until the election. It will be the candidates’ second swing through the state this week.

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz said a Kamala Harris presidency would support Wisconsin unions and bolster the state’s manufacturing sector by building upon recent federal investments.