Lawrence Andrea

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Hope Karnopp |Lawrence Andrea

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Republican who represents western Wisconsin in Congress, will miss votes tomorrow and reschedule an upcoming town hall due to a "credible threat" made against his family, his office said. According to a May 6 statement from Van Orden's office, a letter delivered to his D.C. office contained threats to his wife, children and grandchildren. The letter was reported to the appropriate authorities, his office said.

1 week ago | eu.greenbaypressgazette.com | Lawrence Andrea

Frank Bisignano, who led the Wisconsin-based payment and financial technology company Fiserv Inc., won confirmation May 6 on a 53-47 party-line vote to head the Social Security Administration. Democrats opposed his confirmation over what they framed as Bisignano's history of reducing companies’ workforces and his relationship with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Lawrence Andrea

Bryan Steil’s district appears on paper to be the better Democratic pickup opportunity, Derrick Van Orden's seat has emerged as Wisconsin's top battleground seat. Steil, in his fourth term in Congress, has won nearly every election by double digits. Van Orden’s elections, meanwhile, have come down to just a handful of points. Van Orden won his district by just shy of three points and would be running for reelection in a year President Donald Trump is not on the ballot.

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Lawrence Andrea |Molly Beck

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with two federal crimes on allegations she tried to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her courtroom avoid arrest. 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. Republicans in Washington have said Dugan's actions represented an obstruction of justice and the that the charges against her should serve as a deterrent for other judges.

2 weeks ago | jsonline.com | Chris Ramirez |Lawrence Andrea |Eva Wen |Vanessa Swales

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested and charged early Friday with two felonies — obstruction and concealing an individual — for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week. Here's how lawyers, politicians and local officials are reacting.