U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Toured small businesses in downtown Wautoma
Baldwin also stopped in Green Lake to discuss conservation efforts to protect Wisconsin’s fresh water resources WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was in Wautoma to visit with small business owners and workers and highlighted her efforts to support
ACLU Wisconsin: Responds To deadly civilian police shooting in Milwaukee by Columbus, Ohio police
MILWAUKEE – ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Dr. Melinda Brennan issued the following statement Tuesday in response to the deadly police shooting that took place this afternoon in Milwaukee: “We are aware of the fatal civilian shooting by Columbus, Ohio
DNC War Room: Democrats host press conference calling out Trump-Vance Project 2025 agenda to terminate health care, gut social security, and destroy unions
Today in Milwaukee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, AFL–CIO President Liz Shuler, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, and Biden-Harris 2024 Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks hosted a press conference calling out Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s extreme Project 2025 agenda to rip
WED AM Update: GOP strategist at WisPolitics event warns Republicans to ‘avoid the happy talk’
From WisPolitics … — A GOP strategist is telling Republicans to “avoid the happy talk.” Keith Gilkes, a GOP strategist who runs Platform Communications in Madison, told a WisPolitics event at Marquette University Law School yesterday that he worries when
Day 2 RNC photos: Convention floor, ‘No. 1 Republican Service Dog’ & Biden Beer
The Wisconsin RNC delegation has front-row seating in the Fiserv Forum. Photo by David Wise, July 16, 2024. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. A view from the floor of the 2024 RNC. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16,
Van Orden says he was assaulted near RNC; police arrest 24-year-old woman
U.S. Rep Derrick Van Orden today said he was assaulted by a member of CODEPINK, a progressive, anti-war group, while the group maintains Van Orden intentionally bumped into one of its members, who is Palestinian.
Hovde in RNC speech blames political left, media for division as he calls on Americans to come together
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a speech at the RNC this evening said the country has become “too divided,” while arguing those on the left of the political spectrum and in the media have caused the division.
TUE PM Update: Hovde puts another $5 million of his own money into Senate race
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde put another $5 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign during the most recent fundraising period as he sought to keep pace with Dem U.S. Tammy Baldwin’s cash haul.
Toney declines to say whether he’ll run for AG again, says Republicans united after Trump assassination attempt
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview declined to say whether he’ll run for attorney general again after his unsuccessful 2022 bid against AG Josh Kaul. “I’m very humbled by the number of times people have asked
Cooke campaign: Congresswoman Sharice Davids endorses Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s Third District
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, Cooke for Congress announced the endorsement of Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03). Rep. Davids, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and one of the first two Native American women to ever serve in Congress, cited Cooke’s working-class
Democratic Messaging Project: Provocative messages bash Trump, MAGA across downtown Milwaukee buildings during RNC
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Democratic Messaging Project (DMP), a grassroots political action committee working in four key swing states including Wisconsin, is projecting videos and images on buildings across downtown Milwaukee challenging former President Trump and his MAGA movement during
ADCC: Assembly Democrats file strong fundraising report
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee (ADCC) filed their first campaign finance report of 2024. In total, the ADCC reports raising $3.1 million this period, significantly outraising the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC) this period. To-date, the
Tiffany says Vance will resonate with Midwestern voters
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview praised JD Vance as Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, saying he expects Vance to resonate with voters in the Midwest. “I think it was more about these America first policies that
Crowley says some poured ‘gasoline over the fire’ with political rhetoric
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview today said some poured “gasoline over the fire” with their political rhetoric after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Asked about the political rhetoric at the RNC, Crowley said the hope
Climate Power: Unveils climate apocalypse diorama installation depicting far-right and Big Oil’s corruption at Republican National Convention
Milwaukee, WI – Today, just blocks away from the 2024 Republican National Convention, Climate Power unveiled a striking art installation illustrating the devastating consequences of Big Oil’s corruption and the widespread impacts of extreme weather events on ordinary individuals. Six storefront windows