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ICYMI: Wisconsin’s House Republicans Help Push Donald Trump’s Spending Bill To Final Passage All six of the delegation’s House Republicans voted to pass the initial version of the bill in May, and they largely expressed support for Johnson as he sought deeper cuts to federal spending as the Senate debated the measure. MADISON, Wis. — […]

ROUND UP: Derrick Van Orden Gets Caught Saying The Quiet Part Outloud MADISON, Wis. — After the Big Ugly Bill passed, WI-03 Congressman Derrick Van Orden made the implicit explicit by writing “YES!” in response to a tweet stating that Americans would lose health care and food assistance under the newly passed budget bill. Van […]

STATEMENT: WisDems Blast GOP for Stealing Health Care and Food Security from Children, Veterans, and Seniors MADISON, Wis. — In response to the GOP led House ramming through the Big Ugly Bill all so Trump can sign into law funding cuts for Medicaid and SNAP, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Sarah Abel released the […]

REMINDER: Possible 2026 Gov Candidates Tim Michels said the 1849 Ban is “An Exact Mirror of My Position,” While Eric Hovde said “I Am Totally Opposed To Abortion” Both potential governor candidates – who have failed statewide elections already – have a history of being anti-choice MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidated […]

STATEMENT: WisDems First Vice-Chair Sarah Godlewski on State Supreme Court Invalidating 1849 Abortion Ban The state’s liberal majority on the state supreme court has ruled the pre-Civil War law as invalid MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruling, in a 4-3 decision, to invalidate the 1849 Abortion law, the Democratic […]

On First Day As WisDems Chair, Devin Remiker Lays Out the Stakes of the 2026 Election MADISON, Wis. — Today, Devin Remiker, at the conclusion of his first day as Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, released the following statement: “The ladder to the American Dream has been pulled up rung by rung while […]

STATEMENT: WisDems Applaud Gov. Evers, Democrats, for Saving Republicans From Themselves on Budget Process MADISON, Wis. — After months of negotiations where legislative Republicans, led by Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair Sen. Howard Marklein, utterly failed to deliver a budget that helped Wisconsin’s working families, Governor Tony Evers was able to secure a deal that did […]

BREAKING: U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Votes YES On Big Ugly Bill After spending months criticizing the bill as a way to get attention, Johnson confirms that he will vote yes to gut Medicaid, food security for children, and tax cuts for his billionaire buddies — all while adding over $3 trillion to the deficit MADISON, […]

CALLED OUT BY HIS OWN PARTY: WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden Continues to Peddle the Lie That Claims There Will Be No Cuts to Medicaid, NC GOP Senator Thom Tillis Just Spoke the Truth The GOP congressman pushed the lie that Medicaid will be unaffected by the bill. MADISON, Wis. — Over the weekend, North […]