US House
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Van Orden and Tiffany voted for another food safety cut as FDA, USDA lose inspectors
Van Orden and Tiffany voted in favor of budget cuts to food safety agencies as FDA and USDA are already short on inspectors, with the losses reaching Wisconsin dairy directly.
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Van Orden mocks state law against using AI deepfakes with videos depicting Cooke
US Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s repeated postings of deepfakes raise questions about privacy, AI guardrails, and the ethics of men using AI to depict women for unethical purposes.
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Berman banking on Steil’s ties to Trump as key to flipping the 1st Congressional District
Emergency nurse Mitchell Berman is challenging US Rep. Bryan Steil, whose bills would limit voting rights, water down restrictions on stock trading in Congress, and give a pass to the Trump family to continue making billions off cryptocurrency.
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Tom Tiffany stands behind vote in Congress against Juneteenth holiday
Five years later, Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany continues to stand behind his vote against making Juneteenth a national holiday.
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Meet the WI congressman whose pro-corporate agenda could sink the Packers
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald has an extensive record in favor of mergers and against federal oversight on behalf of consumers, but his latest move could be a franchise killer for football in Green Bay.
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President Trump will visit Wisconsin and say he’s been good for farmers. His claims need a fact check
Inflation, tariffs, and healthcare costs have all taken a big bite out of farm families’ income as Trump becomes the latest major figure trying to save Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
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Van Orden the congressman isn’t as independent as Van Orden the candidate promised
In 2020, Rep. Ron Kind was criticized for voting in line with his party leader 95% of the time, but Van Orden’s voting record shows he’s become the more predictable partisan.
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Taylor elected justice, but did you see what happened in Waukesha?
Justice-elect Chris Taylor won an easy victory over conservative Maria Lazar — and a Democrat won the mayor’s race in Waukesha, the former GOP epicenter.
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Question of the Week: Junket or junk it? What to do about congressional trips
Are we being too cynical about picking on politicians who might benefit from international travel — or just the right amount of cynical? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for April 5, 2026.
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Chris Taylor explains why this year’s WI Supreme Court election is vital for freedoms
Previous elections were between conservatives and progressives, but Chris Taylor says it’s now a case of independent courts vs. an authoritarian president
