The GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, Ron Johnson, is running into trouble over testimony he gave earlier this year to the state legislature opposing a bill that would have eliminated the statute of limitations for those abused by Catholic priests to bring lawsuits. Prior to launching his Senate campaign, Johnson sat on his diocese’s finance committee. Brian Beutler takes a closer look at Johnson’s testimony and its political repercussions.
LATEST
Cafe
Samuel Alito Is the Supreme Court’s Leading Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theorist
06.29.26 | 5:00 pm
Where Things Stand
Trump Stokes Outrage at SCOTUS, Tries For New Red Scare as Part of SAVE Act Pressure Campaign
06.29.26 | 4:26 pm
Galleries
PHOTOS: Behold the Assorted Weirdness and Sparse Crowds at Trump’s Great American State Fair
06.29.26 | 2:17 pm
News
SCOTUS’ Narrow Protection of the Fed Means Cook, and Fed Independence, Still at Risk
06.29.26 | 2:14 pm