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• Wisconsin Justice feels sorry for her quarter-century old column against social issues, emphasizes she's a better woman than then

  Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley clarified that the content and tone of her 24-year old column did not reflect her worldview or current work as a member of justice system.

• Wisconsin Governor signs two bills to cut Planned Parenthood funding by $7.5 million a year

  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walter signed two bills that effectively reduces funding to Planned Parenthood by $7 million annually. The decision was prompted by a video showing Planned Parenthood clinics selling donated fetal tissue for research, which is illegal in the state.

• Republican Walker exits 2016 presidential race

  Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to a candidate struggling to raise money and his profile.

• Ad invokes Reagan to attack Republicans' hard line on immigration

  Days before a Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library, an immigration advocacy group invoked the former president to attack the tough immigration rhetoric of certain candidates, including front-runner Donald Trump.

• Trump tops CNN poll of 2016 Republicans, says he leads 'movement'

  Real estate magnate Donald Trump moved to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential field in a CNN poll released on Sunday, edging out rival Jeb Bush and gaining support from Republicans in the last month despite a series of controversial statements.

• Jeb Bush to announce White House bid on June 15: campaign website

  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is expected to formally announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on June 15 in Miami, according to a new campaign website that went live early Thursday.

• U.S. top court declines to take up Walker campaign finance dispute

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to stop an investigation in Wisconsin into possible unlawful coordination between potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker's gubernatorial campaign and conservative advocacy groups.

• Republican Jeb Bush to visit Germany, Estonia, Poland

  Republican Jeb Bush will visit three U.S. allies, Germany, Poland and Estonia, in early June to get a first-hand view of European economic and security challenges as he explores a run for his party's presidential nomination in 2016, a Bush aide said on Monday.

• New Jersey's Christie heads to New Hampshire as White House race heats up

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible Republican 2016 White House contender, is set to speak to voters in New Hampshire on Tuesday, during a week that will see a wave of presidential hopefuls barnstorm the key early-voting state.

• Wisconsin federal judge finds state abortion law unconstitutional

  A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled as unconstitutional on Friday a state law requiring any doctor performing an abortion to have privileges to admit patients to a nearby hospital.

• With a nod and a wink, Republicans build 2016 campaign machines

  Asked last week about his agenda if elected, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker began: "Should I choose to be a candidate..."

• Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates gather in Iowa

  For Republicans, the long road to the 2016 presidential election begins in earnest on Saturday in Iowa when a group of potential candidates compete for support among conservatives in the state that will hold the country's first nominating contest.