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State Rep. Katrina Shankland tells WisPolitics Capitol Chats that 3rd CD freshman Cong. Derrick Van Orden isn’t serving his constituents, arguing he has been in the news repeatedly for “all the wrong reasons.” Shankland is one of three Dems in
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week If you had to develop a strategy for destroying America, you’d be hard-pressed to
In this week’s DC Wrap: Three Wisconsin Republicans vote with their GOP committee colleagues to approve resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with their subpoenas.
U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan were the only Wisconsin House members who cast “present” votes on a resolution condemning the drastic rise of antisemitism. The only two Wisconsin Dem in the House weren’t the only who refused to
U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Tom Tiffany broke ranks with the rest of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation as the two voted against a bill to extend government funding. In the Senate, U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, late
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says he’s working on a letter to the White House asking the administration to press Israel to describe what the end of its war with Hamas will look like. The town of Vermont Dem in a
Republicans are stalled on electing a new speaker to replace U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy after far-right Republicans ousted him for cutting a deal with Dems to avert a government shutdown. U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, in two House votes failed
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is calling on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign following his indictment on bribery charges. During comments in his hometown this week, Menendez rejected calls to step down, saying the $480,000 in cash found
Debt ceiling talks are heating up in the House as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson temporarily blocked a Senate minibus deal because he wants to further curb future debt ceiling increases.
Some Wisconsin House Republicans say they support an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, while Dems argue it’s another stunt to appease the MAGA base. Both U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany have said they back the inquiry, which
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told WisPolitics lawmakers “cannot afford to play political games” when it comes to national security and the country’s servicemembers after the House passed the nation’s military budget. Dems have blasted GOP amendments targeting abortion, transgender health
Former small business owner Rebecca Cooke, who finished second in the Dem primary for the 3rd CD last year, is taking another shot at the western Wisconsin seat — and she may have some company. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
DC reporters say former President Donald Trump’s future frontrunner status is uncertain after being indicted over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Recently retired Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Craig Gilbert at a WisPolitics breakfast in the nation’s capital
The DVA this week found that approximately 600 veterans were denied benefits and treatment after they were misdiagnosed by Dr. Mary Jo Lanska of the Tomah VA Medical Center. Lanska has since been fired.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says Republicans who voted in favor of a debt limit bill promising future spending cuts are trying to get away with “having their cake and eating it too.”
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher says defense cuts are off the table to satisfy future spending cut requirements in a Republican debt limit bill, but there is room for more efficiency. The Allouez Republican House Armed Services Committee member in a
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress helped pass 217-215 a debt limit bill after U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden pushed for changes to a provision seeking to repeal biofuel tax credits. Wisconsin Dem U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, of the town of
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, blasts Republicans who support a bill that would ban trans women and girls from competing in school sports programs.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, argues Dems are
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is a formal candidate for reelection in 2024, becoming a key part of Democrats’ efforts to maintain control of the Senate.
Baldwin’s announcement this week gives national Dems a two-term incumbent and a proven
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional
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