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MADISON, Wis. – In a new interview with Newsmax, Congressman Derrick Van Orden today defended President Trump’s decision to immediately cut federal grants and loans, even as he admits the plan is affecting programs and families in the Third Congressional
MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, Brad Schimel’s disastrous handling of the rape kit backlog under his tenure as Attorney General continues to haunt him today. Despite receiving millions of dollars in federal grants to address the backlog,
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the West Allis Police Department, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, today announced the arrest of 14 individuals for the participation in drug trafficking in
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to the Trump administration’s now-rescinded directive to freeze federal funding, and Sean Duffy is confirmed as U.S. Department of Transportation secretary.
THU AM Update: IRG poll finds slight edge for Schimel in Supreme Court race, though many voters undecided From WisPolitics … — A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an
Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ben Wikler to be the next DNC Chair. “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our healthcare at
From WisPolitics … — The GOP co-chairs of the Finance Committee again committed to pushing tax cuts in the upcoming budget after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau upped the state’s projected surplus for the 2023-25 biennium to $4.3 billion. Rep. Mark
MADISON, Wis. — Reveling in his recent endorsement by Wisconsin’s leading anti-abortion group Pro-Life Wisconsin, extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is back boasting of his own anti-abortion bona fides to anyone who will listen. In new audio uncovered by Heartland Signal, Brad Schimel complained
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that on Jan. 28, 2025 he issued his first subpoena as chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety
MADISON, Wis. — Even as courts have stepped in to block Trump’s lawless freeze of federal funding for the critical programs Wisconsinites depend on, chaos has continued to spread. Trump’s ploy to halt all federal funding further demonstrates his apathy for Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Pro-Life Wisconsin, the group opposed to 100% of abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest, has rolled out their endorsement of far-right candidate Brad Schimel and told supporters that the “easiest road” to enacting a total
MADISON, Wis. – In a new interview with Newsmax, Congressman Derrick Van Orden today defended President Trump’s decision to immediately cut federal grants and loans, even as he admits the plan is affecting programs and families in the Third Congressional District. In the interview, Van Orden admits that his constituents
MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, Brad Schimel’s disastrous handling of the rape kit backlog under his tenure as Attorney General continues to haunt him today. Despite receiving millions of dollars in federal grants to address the backlog, Schimel only tested nine out of over 6,000 rape kits
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the West Allis Police Department, and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, today announced the arrest of 14 individuals for the participation in drug trafficking in the greater Milwaukee area. A 60-count criminal complaint has been
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin lawmakers react to the Trump administration’s now-rescinded directive to freeze federal funding, and Sean Duffy is confirmed as U.S. Department of Transportation secretary.
THU AM Update: IRG poll finds slight edge for Schimel in Supreme Court race, though many voters undecided From WisPolitics … — A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The
Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Ben Wikler to be the next DNC Chair. “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our healthcare at MoveOn to his winning tough elections in Wisconsin including Justice
From WisPolitics … — The GOP co-chairs of the Finance Committee again committed to pushing tax cuts in the upcoming budget after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau upped the state’s projected surplus for the 2023-25 biennium to $4.3 billion. Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, and Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, vowed
MADISON, Wis. — Reveling in his recent endorsement by Wisconsin’s leading anti-abortion group Pro-Life Wisconsin, extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is back boasting of his own anti-abortion bona fides to anyone who will listen. In new audio uncovered by Heartland Signal, Brad Schimel complained that Wisconsinites objected to the loss of their reproductive freedom,
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that on Jan. 28, 2025 he issued his first subpoena as chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for records relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety data and communications about the COVID-19 pandemic, including a subset
MADISON, Wis. — Even as courts have stepped in to block Trump’s lawless freeze of federal funding for the critical programs Wisconsinites depend on, chaos has continued to spread. Trump’s ploy to halt all federal funding further demonstrates his apathy for Wisconsin families, children and seniors. Millions of Wisconsinites rely on federal
MADISON, Wis. — Pro-Life Wisconsin, the group opposed to 100% of abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest, has rolled out their endorsement of far-right candidate Brad Schimel and told supporters that the “easiest road” to enacting a total abortion ban in Wisconsin “will be to elect Brad Schimel