Lawrence Andrea
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Washington correspondent @journalsentinel | @PulitzerCenter grantee | @uwmadison alum
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: jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @journalsentinel
Rep. Michelle Fischbach voted not to release the Epstein files. Conservative activists took notice and are now calling for the congresswoman to face a primary challenge. startribune.com/michelle-fisch…
Congressman Tom Tiffany teases a run for Wisconsin governor but says he hasn't made up his mind jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @journalsentinel
News —Speaker Mike Johnson shuts the door on a House vote before August recess on a resolution calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. “No,” he told me when asked if there’d be a vote before recess. Says wants to give administration “space” to deal with issue
What’s not on the House floor schedule for their last work week before the August reccess?
Not scheduled for the House floor this week: - Appropriations bills - The Epstein resolution that Rules reported out last week
Some news: The Trump administration notified some AmeriCorps programs this week it was reinstating funding that had been abruptly terminated in April, a sudden about-face that came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/nat…
Trump administration signals it is bypassing Wisconsin's senators in key judicial selection jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @journalsentinel
Rep. Tom Tiffany, who tells me he will make a decision on whether to run for WI governor "after July," raised $85,016 this quarter. He raised $62,484 last quarter and has $124,859 in cash on hand
Other Wisconsin incumbents, who are in safe seats, raised just a fraction of these numbers. GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is weighing a 2026 gubernatorial run, for example, raised $62,484 and has just $135,336 in cash on hand.
He’ll be missed. Frank Aukofer, friend, colleague, mentor, was a consummate old-school reporter and an unforgettable character. He had a great life and a great career
Frank A. Aukofer, who transformed an apprenticeship in the printing trade into a 40-year career as an award-winning journalist in Washington and Milwaukee, has died at the age of 90. Read about his storied career here (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/202…
The Pocan-Van Orden relationship continues to worsen This from April: 'Toxic for years, relations between Wisconsin congressmen Van Orden and Pocan just got much worse' jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC
Trump says he will impose tariffs on Russia if Putin doesn’t agree to a ceasefire deal with Ukraine in 50 days. “We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days,” he says.
It’s accurate that Dan Bongino has told people he’s considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and DOJ over the fallout from the Epstein memo. (It remains to be seen if he actually does.) But hard to overstate the infighting happening over this the last few days as…
Elon Musk-Donald Trump blowup makes waves with Wisconsin Republicans jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @lawrencegandrea
NEW: After voting for Trump's megabill, GOP Sen Josh Hawley wants to prevent a key Medicaid cut from taking effect “If Republicans don’t come out strong and say we’re going to protect rural hospitals, then, yeah, I think voters aren’t going to like that" nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Transportation secretary @SeanDuffyWI is interim NASA director, Trump says
Scathing investigation finds unlawful neglect of absentee ballots in Madison election office jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @journalsentinel