Congress
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US Rep. Gwen Moore warns of ‘tyranny’ in Trump administration’s actions
“I am not exaggerating this: We are going the way of other sort of oligarchs and tyrannies in the world resembling them,” Moore told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “This is what it looks like.”
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Pocan-Van Orden feud escalates as others call for an end to bitter political attacks
Two Wisconsin Congressmen are engaged in an ongoing, public feud that has escalated to personal attacks online and an in-person quarrel that was captured on camera.
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Ahead of Wisconsin event, Bernie Sanders tells WPR that Democrats must stand with working class
Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will campaign in Wisconsin Saturday for Rebecca Cooke in the 3rd Congressional District.
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Redistricting reform advocates alarmed by escalating gerrymandering battle
Advocates pushing to create an independent redistricting process in Wisconsin say they’re alarmed by a partisan push in other states to lock in control of Congress through targeted redistricting.
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US Rep. Bryan Steil met by hostile audience during raucous town hall
Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil was met by a hostile audience attempting to shout him down Thursday evening during his first town hall gathering since the passage of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
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SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access?
States will soon have to pay millions of dollars more for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Early fundraising totals show US Rep. Derrick Van Orden, challenger Rebecca Cooke neck and neck
Early fundraising numbers in Wisconsin’s competitive 3rd Congressional District show Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and second-time Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke are virtually tied.
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Gov. Tony Evers, GOP lawmakers beat Congress and Trump to the punch on hospital funding
If Congress’s budget had become law first, Wisconsin could have lost out on more than $1 billion in federal funds to help the state pay for its BadgerCare medical assistance program and help hospitals offset losses from treating low-income patients.
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How is Wisconsin’s congressional delegation reacting to Senate passage of Trump budget bill?
Democrats in Wisconsin’s congressional delegation railed against proposed cuts to social safety net programs in President Donald Trump’s budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who switched his vote to support the plan, hailed the passage but said work to reduce federal spending has “only just begun.”
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After leading opposition to Trump’s budget bill, US Sen Ron Johnson votes to move it forward
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has changed his tune about President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending plan known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.