Congress

Congress has set targets for cutting $2 trillion in federal spending and $880 billion of that could come from programs including Medicaid.

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson got an earful from constituents concerned about mass federal layoffs, potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency during dueling virtual town halls, Thursday.

The Republican-led Congress is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income households.

Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden has filed a resolution to impeach a federal judge who blocked members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury records.

Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says President Donald Trump’s moves on immigration and federal spending are steps in the right direction, but Steil sees a bigger role for Congress in making those changes last. 

Steil was appointed to the role last week by Rep. French Hill, the House Financial Services chair who has emerged as a major crypto backer in Congress.

It’s left tens of thousands of Wisconsinites wondering if they’ll head into the holiday season without paychecks.

Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers are blaming the other side of the aisle for getting in the way of extending the farm bill.

Congress has until Dec. 20 to strike a funding deal to keep the federal government functioning.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Invent Here, Make Here Act on Tuesday. According to Baldwin’s office, the bipartisan bill would ensure that federally-funded innovations are manufactured in the U.S. and not in adversarial countries.