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ICYMI: Van Orden “Draws Fire” For Ducking Constituents MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the La Crosse Tribune highlights how Derrick Van Orden continues to duck his own constituents. On Friday, Van Orden and event organizers hastily moved a planned town hall across town to a “private spot” to avoid members of the public who had […]

BS ALERT: Shady Schimel Pushed Big Lie About 2020 Election Behind Closed Doors MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Washington Post revealed that extreme politician Brad Schimel is saying one thing in public, but changing his tune behind closed doors, having pushed Donald Trump’s Big Lie and baseless conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 election—which Trump […]

ICYMI: Wisconsin Democratic Leaders Hesselbein, Neubauer Respond to Brad Schimel’s Newly Uncovered Comments MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein and Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer held a press call responding to new reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that revealed right-wing politician Brad Schimel had attacked the all-woman majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court […]

ICYMI: Brad Schimel Thinks Wisconsin’s Women Supreme Court Justices Are Too Emotional MADISON, Wis. — New in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this morning: Brad Schimel’s antiquated views of women have gone into overdrive. According to the newly uncovered audio, Brad Schimel accused four of Wisconsin’s women Supreme Court justices of being too “driven by their emotions” to […]

ICYMI: Career Right-Wing Politician Brad Schimel Pretends He’s “Not Political” on the Campaign Trail MADISON, Wis. — Today, reporting in the Wisconsin Examiner illustrated how career right-wing politician Brad Schimel is talking out of both sides of his mouth on the campaign trail, telling voters what they want to hear while carrying the torch of the far-right […]

Derrick Van Orden Lies, Numbers Don’t MADISON, Wis. — Derrick Van Orden insists he “will have no part” in cutting Medicaid. Unfortunately, the budget resolution he voted for last night makes it almost impossible for Congress to avoid cutting Medicaid. Under the resolution supported by Van Orden last night, Republicans are demanding the House Energy & Commerce […]

Yes, Republicans Just Voted To Cut Medicaid MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil joined House Republicans in passing a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in cuts—including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. While Republicans like Derrick Van Orden continue to insist that they are not cutting billions from Medicaid, […]

“He Tied Our Hands”: How Brad Schimel Orchestrated Wisconsin’s Rape Kit Testing Delays MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today revealed powerful insights into Brad Schimel’s failure to get justice for survivors of sexual assault during his time as Wisconsin’s top cop. During his first two years as Attorney General, Brad Schimel only […]

ICYMI: “Why Elon Musk Wants Brad Schimel on the Wisconsin Supreme Court” MADISON, Wis. — After Elon Musk dumped millions of dollars into the Wisconsin Supreme Court race last week, today the Bulwark laid out exactly why Elon Musk and Donald Trump see right-wing politician Brad Schimel as someone they can buy off.  “Elon Musk is spending […]