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Multiple vertical towers and horizontal bars are connected by an array of multiple power lines, with portions of connecting lines covered by glass insulators, form part of an electrical substation, under a cloudy sky.

Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as construction continues

An overhead view of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber, including its legislative dais with a U.S. flag behind the Speaker's podium and curved rows of desks facing the rear wall with dais and two sets of double doors, shows multiple people standing on the floor and seated in benches, with overlaid text reading On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and vote totals for Yea, Nay, Pres and NV for Republican, Democratic and Independent members.

Trump signs a funding bill that ends the record 2025 federal government shutdown

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Kevin Rak on higher need at the River Food Pantry in Madison

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Tawny Hardyman on losing staff during a government shutdown

Residents of Menominee in Michigan vote to limit the city’s number of cannabis stores

Trump administration renews appeal to the US Supreme Court to keep full SNAP payments frozen

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

In Focus with Chris Kolakowski: Honoring Wisconsin veterans

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Tawny Hardyman.

‘Here & Now’ Highlights: Rhonda Adams, Tawny Hardyman, State Sen. Jesse James

A flag at half staff flies on a flagpole above a pediment with multiple statues supported by multiple rows of columns of a Neoclassical masonry building with a central dome.

US Senate takes first step toward ending 2025 federal government shutdown

Trump administration demands Wisconsin and other states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts

US Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

A still image shows Rhonda Adams standing in a warehouse where workers are organizing food donations, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Rhonda Adams' and 'The River Food Pantry.'

Rhonda Adams on people seeking more help from food pantries

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