Former Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison July 8 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to ...

That tension extended far beyond Washington and reached deep into Northern states such as Wisconsin, where Milwaukee emerged ...

Theirs is a politics of persistence. No grand finale, no cinematic triumph, only the long, steady work of reshaping a city.

Fireworks burst over the National Mall in the summer of 1976, as Americans marked the nation’s Bicentennial with parades, televised ceremonies, patriotic concerts, and a carefully constructed image of ...

For years, tariff policy was sold politically as a penalty aimed at foreign competitors, particularly China, with repeated claims that overseas governments or manufacturers would absorb the economic ...

The State Department is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday that feature a picture of Donald Trump, who would be the first living president ...

The great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, the Chinese American at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that established the ...

The Deep Dive podcast by Milwaukee Independent takes a closer look at the stories that matter most, uncovering the layers of complexity behind today’s pressing issues. From groundbreaking research to ...

The demographic evolution of Milwaukee diverges sharply from other northern industrial centers, establishing a permanent economic disadvantage for its Black population. While cities like Chicago, ...

The 2026 list, announced in May, marks America’s 250th anniversary with the foundational principle that everyone is created equal as the theme, said Carol Quillen, president and ...

In 1976’s “Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George Washington, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware as models costumed as the Statue of Liberty lead ...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was never just a body of water. It was designed as a civic mirror, a long visual axis between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, carrying the weight ...