MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that its criminal investigators are looking into the removal of Wausau's only absentee ballot drop box by the mayor last month.

New York congressman Mike Lawlor said a 2006 photo of him wearing blackface to a Halloween party simply shows him impersonating his “childhood idol” rather than mocking Black people.

New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler addressed the photo of him from 2006 where he darkened his face as part of a Michael ...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) apologized for wearing blackface at a Halloween party, claiming the stunt was "an attempt to pay ...

New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler acknowledged that he darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume, which he ...

The New York Times reported Rep. Mike Lawler dressed in blackface for a Halloween gathering nearly two decades ago.

The Times reported that the photo was taken in 2006 when Lawler was 20. In an image posted by the newspaper, Lawler can be ...

In the image, which was posted to Facebook, Lawler is dressed as Jackson in a red leather jacket, black shirt, and blue jeans ...

The lawmaker apologized for the photo and said he intended the costume to be "the sincerest form of flattery." ...

Photos taken of Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) while in college nearly 20 years ago show him wearing blackface as part of a ...

New York Representative Mike Lawler gave the strangest defense for once wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson ...

The images could be a stumbling block for Lawler in his close re-election race against former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones, ...