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WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden’s Twitter Use Wrapped Welcome to Whine Wednesday with Derrick Van Orden, America’s fiercest keyboard warrior. We comb through the hundreds of tweets DVO posts during a week so you don’t have to. Grab a glass and join us for Whine Wednesday! MADISON, Wis. —Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning week […]

Trump Administration Policy Threatens Rural SNAP Availability in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — While Trump’s USDA threatens access to SNAP retailers in rural Wisconsin, the USDA also recently announced that starting in November, retailers who accept SNAP benefits must carry seven types of food in each category of dairy, vegetables or fruits, grains and protein. This […]

Trump Spreads Election Conspiracies Alongside Gubernatorial Candidate Congressman Tom Tiffany  MADISON, Wis. — At his event in Wisconsin on Friday, Trump touted his long history of supporting his fellow election denier Congressman Tom Tiffany, saying  “and I was there, I don’t know, seven eight years ago, right at the beginning. I endorsed this guy…so I […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Democrats Hold Virtual Press Conference Ahead of Trump Visit to Western Wisconsin  “People like us, the companies that buy the beans to export them, there’s no help for us, we just stand here and wait to see when we can actually start shipping again, and then we see our markets go to other […]

Wisconsin Republicans Vote Against Ending the War in Iran MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed the War Powers Resolution to finally put an end to Trump’s illegal war in Iran—and every Wisconsin Republican in the House voted against it. “Wisconsin Republicans’ continued refusal to stop Trump’s reckless actions abroad is a […]

The Advocate: Anti-LGBTQ+ Trump-Backed Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Tiffany Offended By Pride Flag Over Wisconsin Capitol  MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from The Advocate slams Congressman Tom Tiffany for his long record of opposing Wisconsinites’ rights after he vowed not to fly the Pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol. The reporting also spotlights his record targeting […]

ICYMI: Rising Prices Leave Wisconsin Retirees and Veterans Facing Housing Insecurity “And when we have Van Orden representing this particular district and either hiding or just embracing what Trump does, that is something we should all be alarmed about, that we have a Congress that has decided to give up their power and allow what’s […]

WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden’s Twitter Use Wrapped Welcome to Whine Wednesday with Derrick Van Orden, America’s fiercest keyboard warrior. We comb through the hundreds of tweets DVO posts during a week so you don’t have to. Grab a glass and join us for Whine Wednesday! MADISON, Wis. —Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning week […]

ICYMI: President Trump will visit Wisconsin and say he’s been good for farmers. His claims need a fact check MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from UpNorthNews exposes how Derrick Van Orden’s and Donald Trump’s reckless policies are hurting Wisconsin farmers by debunking the false MAGA claims they’re spreading ahead of Trump’s visit to Chippewa County. […]