Wisconsin senators issue bipartisan plea to stop politicizing Waukesha killings

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Wisconsin Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D) and Ron Johnson (R) issued a joint statement Saturday asking people not to "exploit the tragedy that occurred last Sunday in Waukesha for their own political purposes," CNN reports.

Six people are dead and more than 60 injured after a driver plowed his SUV into a Christmas parade. Prosecutors have charged Darrell E. Brooks with homicide.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.