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Wisconsin Republicans Pay More to Travel to the WisGOP Convention MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans are traveling from across the state to the Wisconsin Dells this weekend for their annual convention, but will face steeper fuel prices for their trip because they rubber-stamped the Trump administration’s illegal war with Iran.  “Nearly three months into Trump’s […]

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: One Year Ago Van Orden Called for VA Cuts MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, Derrick Van Orden called for VA staffing cuts at a congressional hearing, asking Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, “So when are we going to cut the VA?” Van Orden then told Collins that he hoped cuts would […]

ICYMI: Key Retirements and Poor Polling for Republicans Suggest Assembly Majority is in Play for Democrats MADISON, Wis. — New reporting yesterday from The Recombobulation Area details how Republicans are fleeing from the state legislature to avoid their costly agenda and a major Democratic defeat in November. The report outlines Republicans’ most vulnerable Assembly seats, […]

ICYMI: Derrick Van Orden Should Man-Up and Take Responsibility for His Actions Instead of Lying Like a Coward MADISON, Wis. — This morning, new reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called out Derrick Van Orden for cowering from his record of cutting Medicaid. In response to constituents protesting healthcare cuts outside a private event Van […]

Tiffany-Backed Healthcare Cut Responsible for Over 22,000 Wisconsinites Dropping Their Healthcare Coverage  MADISON, Wis. — Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that more than 22,000 Wisconsinites who got their health insurance through the ACA marketplace have canceled their coverage since 2025. The data attributes the drop in enrollment to individuals being unable to pay […]

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 […]

Slimy Bryan Steil Still Silent on Cornering Woman in Congress MADISON, Wis. — Bryan Steil still hasn’t said a word since reporting broke nearly three weeks ago that Steil cornered a female reporter in an attempt to protect his Republican buddy, disgraced congressman Mike Green, from sexual impropriety. Steil tried fearmongering the reporter against taking […]

ICYMI: VA Secretary says Wisconsin VA hospitals are hiring, after Trump administration cut 30K positions MADISON, Wis. — Reporting last week from WPR details how DOGE cuts to the VA under the Trump administration, which Derrick Van Orden personally called for, has resulted in 30,000 VA jobs cut nationwide and caused staffing shortages at every […]

 Inflation Accelerates Due to Tiffany-Backed Policies MADISON, Wis. — Inflation numbers are rapidly rising due to surging energy costs driven by the Tom Tiffany-backed unprovoked war in Iran. Consumer prices in the United States rose last month at the fastest rate since May 2023 across the board—from tomatoes, which are up nearly 40% from last […]