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ICYMI: Records Reveal Rep. Van Orden Skipped 10 Key Agriculture Hearings as Farm Bankruptcies Surge “An investigation into House Committee on Agriculture attendance records reveals [Derrick Van Orden] missed several committee events since 2024, showing a disconnect between the congressman’s devotion to the farming industry and his actual performance in Washington.” MADISON, Wis. — New […]

Young Democrats of Wisconsin, WisDems, Mayor Johnson, Announce Young Democrats of America Convention coming to Milwaukee in 2027 MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Young Democrats of Wisconsin, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced that the Young Democrats of America convention will be hosted for the first time ever in Milwaukee, […]

WisDems Chair: Tiffany, Van Orden, Republicans Must CondemnYoung Republican Leader’s Vile Conspiracy Theory MADISON, Wis., — WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement in response to Wisconsin Young Republican leader Brady Penfield spreading a repulsive conspiracy theory about the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman: “A Minnesota public servant and her husband were assassinated […]

USA Today: Tom Tiffany Among The Republicans Who Rejected 2020 Election Result Running for Governor “The Tiffany campaign did not respond to several requests for comment” on his extreme election denialism MADISON, Wis. — Recent reporting from USA Today details Congressman Tom Tiffany’s election denial record and the dangers of having an extreme-MAGA, election denying […]

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 […]