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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy says air traffic controllers could be fired for not showing up during shutdown www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy says air traffic controllers could be fired for not showing up during shutdown
Sean Duffy said about 10% of air traffic controllers were calling in sick during the government shutdown and could lose their jobs.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
FBI targeted Ron Johnson's phone records as part of Jan. 6 investigation, Republicans say www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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FBI targeted Ron Johnson's phone records as part of Jan. 6 investigation, Republicans say
Ron Johnson was among eight senators whose phone records were seized in 2023 as part of the federal Jan. 6 investigation.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Rep. Derrick Van Orden talking on the radio today about Tulsi Gabbard's memo on 2016 election says: “So if Barack Obama is guilty of these things, he needs to be arrested just like they arrested President Trump. I’m sorry to say it, but these people set the precedent."
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Tammy Baldwin, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan appear on suspected Minnesota shooter's lists www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Tammy Baldwin, Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan appear on suspected Minnesota shooter's lists
The names of Wisconsin Capitol Hill Democrats were among those listed in documents recovered from the accused Minnesota gunman.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden taunts Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a 'clown' and 'stupid' after one Minnesota lawmaker was killed and another injured in targeted shootings www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Derrick Van Orden taunts Gov. Tim Walz as a 'clown' and 'stupid' after Minnesota shootings
Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden took to social media to lambast Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz following last weekend's shootings.
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Orion Donovan Smith @orionds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Last week, before Trump ordered ICE to stop targeting farmworkers (as the NYT and others have reported), I talked to several GOP lawmakers about the open secret that U.S. relies heavily on unauthorized migrant workers. Could Congress finally reform immigration law for them?
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Republicans in Congress urge Trump to target criminals, not farmworkers, as ICE arrests increase
WASHINGTON – Amid a recent surge in arrests of immigrants allegedly living in the country illegally, some raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have drawn quiet concern from Republicans in...
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Bryan Steil's congressional district appears on paper to be the better Democratic pickup opportunity, but Derrick Van Orden's district has emerged as Wisconsin’s top battleground seat. Why Democrats see Derrick Van Orden's seat as a richer target than Bryan Steil's: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Why Democrats see Derrick Van Orden's seat as a richer target than Bryan Steil's
In Derrick Van Orden, Democrats see rich target to pick up a Wisconsin congressional seat, even though Bryan Steil's district looks better on paper.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
'Strong message' or assault on the judiciary? Arrest of Milwaukee judge puts Wisconsin in national debate www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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'Strong message' or assault on the judiciary? Arrest of Milwaukee judge puts Wisconsin in national debate
The arrest of Judge Dugan put Wisconsin in the spotlight of a debate over Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and battle with the judiciary.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Wisconsin Democrats denounce arrest of Milwaukee judge in ICE case as some Republicans cheer "This arrest has all the hallmarks of overreach," said Milwaukee U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Wisconsin Democrats denounce arrest of Milwaukee judge in ICE case as some Republicans cheer
Top Wisconsin Democrats strongly denounced the arrest of a Milwaukee County judge for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Jeff Barker @barkman42.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
A Prince George's County community is on edge after Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported from that Maryland county. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/19/a...
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A Prince George’s County community is on edge after Abrego Garcia deported
Five weeks after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, an immigrant community in Prince George’s County is on edge.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Wisconsin Republicans enact rules for ousting party officials as grassroots tensions simmer “The continued inflammatory and divisive language being used by some will not help elect Republicans,” said Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Wisconsin Republicans enact rules for ousting party officials as grassroots tensions simmer
Wisconsin Republicans enacted a process to allow the party to remove GOP officials for poor behavior as grassroots tensions continue to boil.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Wisconsin Democrats chairman Wikler to leave post, says party is in 'extraordinary shape' www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Wisconsin Democrats chairman Wikler to leave post, says party is in 'extraordinary shape'
Ben Wikler, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said Thursday in a letter to party members he is leaving the party "in extraordinarily strong shape."
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🚨 House Republicans PUNT on budget vote for Trump's agenda as conservative rebels dig in Johnson pulls the plug, indicating he’ll try again tomorrow. The problem: House conservatives hate the Senate budget and want changes — which could blow it all up. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House Republicans punt on budget vote for Trump's agenda as conservative rebels dig in
GOP leaders failed to win over enough holdouts, forcing them to delay their planned vote on the budget blueprint Wednesday evening.
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
NEWS: Speaker Johnson tells us there likely won’t be a vote tonight on the budget resolution but probably tomorrow morning.
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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
SOCIAL SECURITY CHIEF: Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, ranking member on the panel, urged Crapo to delay the vote until after a committee investigation, alleging Bisignano was untruthful during his testimony, our Jenn Shutt reports. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/soci...
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Social Security commissioner nominee advances to U.S. Senate floor amid DOGE questions
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel voted Wednesday to send Frank Bisignano’s nomination as Social Security commissioner to the floor, despite allegations from Democrats that he was dishonest in his testimony...
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Brad Schimel's double-digit Wisconsin Supreme Court loss might have been worse without Elon Musk, Sen. Ron Johnson says: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Brad Schimel's double-digit Supreme Court loss might have been worse without Elon Musk, Ron Johnson says
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin's top Republican, said Elon Musk was "net beneficial" in Brad Schimel's unsuccessful run for Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
What began as a 2021 campaign trail Twitter fight has evolved into constant attacks between two members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation My look at the worsening relationship between Reps. Derrick Van Orden and Mark Pocan: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Toxic for years, relations between Wisconsin congressmen Van Orden and Pocan just got much worse
The relationship between Van Orden, a Republican, and Pocan, a Democrat, is the most bitter within the Capitol Hill delegation in recent history.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republicans back move to limit judicial power to block Trump “They’ve got to discipline, they’ve got to put some guardrails around this,” Johnson said Thursday of injunctions on Trump orders. “This is getting completely out of control.” www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republicans back move to limit judicial power to block Trump
Top Wisconsin Republicans including Ron Johnson, Derrick Van Orden and Tom Tiffany back efforts to limit federal judges' power to thwart Trump.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Tensions over electing new GOP leader boil over in the 8th Congressional District www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Tensions over electing new GOP leader boil over in the 8th Congressional District
Some in the Republican Party have leveled accusations of bullying and described a toxic party culture in the 8th Congressional District.
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Orion Donovan Smith @orionds.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I talked with several of the roughly 1,700 VA employees who were fired in February, supposedly to improve efficiency, and are now being paid not to work as court cases play out. They include an HVAC technician who likely saved taxpayers >$10 million and a pharmacy worker who helped save $775k.
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They were fired in the name of efficiency based on 'a lie.' Now the VA is paying them not to work
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. – The night before Valentine’s Day, Ricky Noschese and his wife Laurie left their jobs at a military and veterans hospital and stopped to pick up a heart-shaped chocolate cake to s...
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
NEW: The @nytimes.com spoke with Ranjani Srinivasan, the Columbia student from India who fled to Canada. ICE came looking for her after her visa was revoked. “I’m just surprised that I’m a person of interest,” she said. “I’m kind of a rando." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
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How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New: Tim Walz is planning to hold a town hall-style event in Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s district in Eau Claire, WI, on Tuesday. Part of swing highlighting Rs not hosting in-person town halls. He’s also expected to talk about state Supreme Court race: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Tim Walz to hold town hall-style event in Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will return to Wisconsin next week as part of a tour to highlight Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls.
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Tia Mitchell, AJC Washington Bureau Chief @tiamitchell.com · 14/03/2025
My latest for the @ajc.com: A deep dive into the campaign spending of former U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, who after announcing his retirement kept up a busy scheduled that included high-end hotels, thousands of dollars in flights and even concert tickets. (w/ Phoebe Quinton) www.ajc.com/politics/on-...
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Former US Rep. Drew Ferguson's campaign donation spending raises questions
Despite being the only member of Georgia’s U.S. House delegation not on the 2024 ballot, Ferguson outspent almost a third of his colleagues after his retirement announcement.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Rep. Derrick Van Orden today opened his tele-town hall saying he won’t hold in-person town halls because there is “a group of George Soros-funded agitators going around the country” disrupting GOP town halls. “I’m not going to allow them to do that," he said.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Trump pulled $400 million from Columbia. UW-Madison is on list of schools that could be next www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
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Trump pulled $400 million from Columbia. UW-Madison is on list of schools that could be next
The list targets schools that have been under investigation or monitoring over complaints about alleged antisemitism.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Democrat Rebecca Cooke launches another bid to unseat Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin battleground seat www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Democrat Rebecca Cooke launches bid to unseat Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin battleground seat
Rebecca Cooke, coming off a campaign in which she outperformed Kamala Harris and Tammy Baldwin, launched a new bid to unseat Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake pro-Susan Crawford ads on Facebook in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race The group is called "Progress 2028" www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Bice: Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake pro-Susan Crawford ads on Facebook
Building America's Future, a group backed by Elon Musk, is behind Progress 2028, a group running fake digital ads supposedly backing Susan Crawford.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Brown County judge tosses Eric Hovde defamation lawsuit against Democratic PAC, media companies www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Brown County judge tosses Eric Hovde lawsuit against Democratic PAC, media companies
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde over an advertisement in last year's election.
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Tal Kopan @talkopan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
During Trump's first administration, the Western states were the hotspot for fighting his policies in court. This time, it's shaping up to be New England, even though its one of the smallest circuits. Here's why: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/n...
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New England has become a hotbed of anti-Trump litigation. It’s not a coincidence. - The Boston Globe
It’s a change from President Trump’s first term in office, when lawsuits against his policies were heavily clustered on the West Coast.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Behind the scenes of the state Supreme Court race, a 'turf war' simmers between Wisconsin GOP and Turning Point "There’s a war. It’s a quiet war. Nobody’s really paying attention to the war. But there’s a war going on." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Behind the scenes of the Supreme Court race, a 'turf war' simmers between Wisconsin GOP and Turning Point
Behind the scenes of a tough race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, a turf battle is playing out in the GOP as the group Turning Point seeks influence.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Eric Hovde again cites debunked claims in questioning his 2024 Senate election loss to Tammy Baldwin www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Eric Hovde again cites debunked claims in questioning his 2024 election loss to Tammy Baldwin
In a video posted to X, Hovde again raised doubts about the processing of absentee ballots in Milwaukee and criticized same-day voter registration.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Wisconsin braces for impact of steel and aluminum tariffs www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
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Wisconsin braces for impact of steel and aluminum tariffs
New steel and aluminum tariffs could raise prices of appliances, vehicles, and many other consumer products
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Former Milwaukee Bucks exec Alex Lasry leads host group for 2026 FIFA World Cup in New York area www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Former Milwaukee Bucks exec Alex Lasry leads host group for 2026 FIFA World Cup in New York area
Lasry is the CEO of the New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, a nonprofit tasked with preparing for the wildly popular soccer tournament.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Elon Musk May Now Control Fate of SpaceX Regulators at FAA www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and ...
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
‘Power grab’: Wisconsin Democrats join pushback on Elon Musk’s growing influence www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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'Power grab': Wisconsin Democrats join pushback on Elon Musk's growing influence
Wisconsin’s Democrats on Capitol Hill are becoming increasingly vocal on Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2025
NEW: President Donald Trump and Elon Musk nearly destroyed USAID in three weeks. And the new administration may have broken the law almost immediately, experts told ProPublica. By @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy
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In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Deadly air collision gives Sean Duffy his first big test as secretary of transportation www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Deadly air collision gives Sean Duffy his first big test as secretary of transportation
The crash came just a day after Duffy, a former Wisconsin congressman, was sworn into office on Tuesday.
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Mary Spicuzza @maryspicuzza.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Tony Evers asks Trump to delay federal freeze as move sends Wisconsin government scrambling (By @mollybeck.bsky.social & @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social) www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Tony Evers asks Trump to delay federal freeze as move sends Wisconsin government scrambling
Gov. Tony Evers in a letter to President Donald Trump said Wisconsinites "are rightfully alarmed and concerned" by a abrupt freeze on federal funds.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Preparations underway in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state beginning this afternoon
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Democrat Rebecca Cooke considers another congressional run after outpacing Kamala Harris, Tammy Baldwin “I encouraged her to think through what the future holds for her,” said Pete Aguilar, the No. 3 House Dem. “It’s up to her, but I’m a big fan of Rebecca Cooke.” www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Democrat Rebecca Cooke considers another congressional run after outpacing Harris, Baldwin
Rebecca Cooke is considering another run for the 3rd Congressional District after a close loss in which she outpaced Kamala Harris and Tammy Baldwin.
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Scott Bauer Associated Press @sbauerap.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was taken into police custody Monday for questioning in Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. apnews.com/article/unit...
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Police question man with gun thought to be similar to one used in killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been taken into police custody...
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Tammy Baldwin today called some of Trump’s admin noms “troubling" but was upbeat on Wisconsinite Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary: “I’m excited to have the potential of somebody from Wisconsin in that role. I look at these confirmations through the lens of how will they help our state."
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin on President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son: "Presidents have the right to pardon who they want, but I fundamentally believe pardons should be used to right the wrongs of the past — not for family members or to hand out political favors."
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Before Gaetz withdrew, two WI GOP Reps said they wanted the Gaetz ethics report public. Scott Fitzgerald: “It has gotten so much attention at this point that I think it probably should be out there on the street.” Derrick Van Orden said ppl should have "access to all of the pertinent information."
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler seen as a contender to lead the DNC: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler seen as a contender to lead the DNC
Ben Wikler’s name has been floated among the top potential contenders to lead the Democratic National Committee starting next year.
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Lawrence Andrea @lawrencegandrea.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, repeats false claims (via @jessieopie.bsky.social) www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, repeats false claims
In a video posted to social media Eric Hovde conceded defeat to Tammy Baldwin while repeating false claims about Milwaukee absentee ballots.
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