DC Wrap: House passes Iran war powers resolution with Wisconsin Republicans voting against
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin’s House Republicans oppose a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing negotiations with Israel and Iran.
Missy Hughes: Self-serving politicians undercut surplus spending deal
Both sides of the aisle in this governor’s race chose their ideological corners over the people they want to lead.
Dan Shafer: Tom Tiffany is unfit for office
The presumptive GOP nominee in the race for governor is an election denier, and seeking to overturn the results of a free and fair election is extreme in a way that goes beyond policy disagreements.
Bill Marsan: Wisconsin’s transmission debate needs facts, not false choices
Transmission development should never be about a race to the bottom. Transmission is long-lived, critical infrastructure, and the hard part isn’t submitting low-cost bids. It’s delivering projects on time and maintaining a regulatory structure that holds people accountable for decades after the press releases stop.
Nina Chat: Making Wisconsin classrooms open to parents will benefit students
Open classrooms can connect all the parents, students and teachers as one family.
Testin latest to push for another vote on failed $1.8 billion surplus package
State Sen. Pat Testin, who’s leading the Senate GOP’s campaign effort this fall, told an event hosted by Grover Norquist that he’s pushing for another attempt to pass a $1.8 billion surplus package.
Cavalier Johnson, Howard Fuller, Gregory Wesley and JoAnne Anton: DPI failing Milwaukee students by holding reading funding
State schools superintendent reverses course and says DPI lacks authority to support the Milwaukee Reading Coalition at all. That directly contradicts the guidance provided in previous year.
Gregory Humphrey: Why America’s 250th birthday doesn’t feel like 1976’s celebration
For a nation that once threw itself a year‑long Bicentennial bash — tall ships crowding New York Harbor, wagon trains converging on Valley Forge like a Norman Rockwell recreation — the silence today is deafening. And it is very sad as we prepare to observe the semiquincentennial.
Natalie Eilbert: On the tyranny of screens
Screens are unavoidable, and can be used for good, but only if we change our doom-spiral routine.
U.S. Rep. Van Orden: The Commander-in-Chief must retain the ability to act decisively
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a retired U.S. Navy SEAL with 26 years of service and multiple combat deployments across the Middle East, including service in every country Iran has attacked or
Berman campaign: Mitchell Berman slams Bryan Steil for boting against War Powers Resolution as House votes to end reckless War in Iran
RAYMOND, Wis. – ER nurse and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District Mitchell Berman is calling out Rep. Bryan Steil for voting against the War Powers Resolution to end the reckless war in Iran, even as a bipartisan House
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin: Warns of emerging “Big Brother” infrastructure
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin is warning that the rapid expansion of AI data centers and automated surveillance systems across Wisconsin represents the construction of a new “Big Brother” infrastructure before our very eyes. Across the state, citizens are increasingly
WisDems: Whine Wednesday: Van Orden’s Twitter use wrapped
MADISON, Wis. — Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning week as evidenced by his 140 tweets. From falling for AI slop (again) to spreading conspiracy theories, you can find all the highlights (or lowlights) of Van Orden’s online presence this
National Republican Congressional Committee: Derrick Van Orden is protecting child care funding & holding scammers accountable
Derrick Van Orden and House Republicans secured a big win for Wisconsin families, passing legislation that safeguards federal child care funding from fraud and holds scammers accountable. The bill ensures working families receive the benefits they deserve by implementing stricter
Unrig Our Economy: Ahead of Trump’s Wisconsin Visit, Senator Peter Welch highlights how Washington’s agenda is hurting farmers and rural communities
As President Trump visits Wisconsin, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) will host a series of events, as part of Unrig Our Economy’s new Protect Family Farms campaign over the summer to highlight how the Washington agenda is hurting farmers and rural communities. This Wisconsin stop