Morning Headlines - Monday, Aug. 10, 2026

Start your day informed with today’s must-read headlines from around Wisconsin and the world. And don’t forget to check out our Meme of the Day at the end for a little humor to go with your news.

U.S. and World Headlines

Voters Are Sick Of The 2-Party System. A New Poll Shows They're Open To Big Changes

Amid growing frustration with both major political parties, voters are open to some big changes.

A new poll, commissioned by supporters of election reforms and shared with NPR, shows there is significant support for upending winner-take-all U.S. House elections and single-member congressional districts and instead moving toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

Trump Signals Shift To Economic Pressure As Iran Hardens Stance Over Strait Of Hormuz

Trump said that he is prepared to wait for economic distress to mount in Iran, backing away from a renewed round of military offensive.

Iranian strikes in Hormuz and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continued to keep shippers away from both routes.

American military redirected 20 more commercial vessels away from Iranian ports last week under its naval blockade.

Man Breaks Into Kim Kardashian's $60M Home, Takes Car For Joyride

A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday inside a gated Hidden Hills mansion near Calabasas reportedly owned by Kim Kardashian on suspicion of burglary and taking a vehicle for a joyride.

Deputies from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station responded around 3:45 p.m. to the 24800 block of Long Valley Road after security guards at the home reported seeing the man loading numerous items into a vehicle, LASD Sgt. J. Addington told NewsNation local affiliate KTLA.

Hunter Biden Says His Father's Cancer Has Spread: "It's Very Painful And It's Very Debilitating"

Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter Biden said in an interview.

In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News late on Friday, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.

"The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further," he said. "It's very painful and it's very debilitating in many respects."

A's Shortstop Wilson Sets MLB Record

Jacob Wilson’s father will be very proud. All that work on the Little League fields on up has paid off.

Wilson set an MLB record for his position, playing his 111th consecutive errorless game at shortstop for the Athletics and surpassing the Baltimore Orioles’ Mike Bordick, who went 110 games in 2002. Wilson last made an error on July 6, 2025, in a game against San Francisco.

Wisconsin Headlines

Ocasio-Cortez Declines To Endorse Hong, Says She’s Focused On ‘Winning Back’ Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday declined to endorse Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist vying for the party nomination in the Wisconsin governor’s race.

“I haven’t endorsed in that race. My focus has been in winning back the Congress, winning back the House and positioning ourselves to have the best chance possible to win the Senate,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an appearance on ABC News’s “This Week.”

Wisconsin, Minnesota Primaries Are Next To Feature Progressive Clash With Democratic Establishment

Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday's election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the year on its heels.

The primaries come a week after Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s divisive and costly U.S. Senate primary. El-Sayed's victory has energized the left while stoking fears among Democratic Party leaders that the shift to the left, particularly in battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin, will make it more difficult to win in November.

Wisconsin Governor Candidates Campaign Across Wisconsin, Including Green Bay, Ahead Of August 11 Primary

With the primary elections coming up on Tuesday, August 11, Democratic governor candidates were out in full force around the state.

Wisconsin Voters Prepare To Cast Ballots, Even As Some Remain Undecided

The primary is tomorrow and many voters are anxious to see if their chosen candidates are going to be successful Tuesday.

WPR talked to voters in Milwaukee and Wausau about what they’re hoping for.

In Milwaukee, Mia Cotton voted early for Democratic frontrunner Francesca Hong, a Madison Assembly representative and democratic socialist.

Wisconsin-Born Veteran Sues Over Law That Restricts When Trans People Can Change The Sex On Their Birth Certificates

A Wisconsin-born veteran is suing the state over a law that restricts when transgender people can change the sex on their birth certificates.

Under a state law dating back to 1985, a trans or intersex person can petition a local circuit court judge to change that sex designation. But the law says they first must undergo a “surgical sex-change procedure.”

That law is hazy about exactly what counts as that type of procedure, according to Jade Hall, an attorney who helped bring the suit through the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.