Trump & Co. working to shore up Van Orden in western Wisconsin
Jun. 8, 2026
The Trump administration is doing what it can to help Rep. Derrick Van Orden — though insiders wonder if that’s a double-edged sword.
The Trump administration is doing what it can to help Rep. Derrick Van Orden — though insiders wonder if that’s a double-edged sword.
More and more local governments across the state are moving to temporarily prohibit construction of power-guzzling data center facilities — amid darkening public perception and growing skepticism of their purported benefits.
It’s said that politics creates strange bedfellows. And some strange ads.
Witness a new ad to boost longtime GOP state Sen. Howard Marklein.
State Republicans are stressing unity with their presumptive and now-endorsed candidate, Tom Tiffany, but also have some internal struggles stemming from calls to oust state Party Chair Brian Schimming.
The 99-member Assembly has been viewed as the GOP’s best bet this fall. Those odds just got a little worse with the retirements of Republican Reps. Jessie Rodriguez and Dean Kaufert.
Warning: you will be seeing more political ads this fall than four years ago, and they’ll be more difficult to avoid.
Call it the tale of two swing districts:
Two Republican members of Congress in Wisconsin. Two different personalities. Two very different outlooks for the fall.
Jay Rothman is out, and the search is on for his replacement. But there remains some mystery about the back story.
Liberal Justice-elect Chris Taylor won in a blowout, even winning in traditionally Republican counties like Ozaukee, Jefferson, Oneida and Vilas.
The April 7 state Supreme Court election is a return to normal — at least, when it comes to spending by the candidates and their allies.