Dianna E. Anderson

Doctors say Wisconsin GOP’s pregnancy bill treats women like ‘incubators,’ not people

This would force women into aggressive surgeries or hours of unnecessary labor instead of their doctors utilizing standard and safe D&C (dilation and curettage) or D&E (dilation and evacuation) procedures.

By Bonnie Fuller - January 13, 2026

NEWSLETTER: Trump and the Venezuela drug lie

Plus a new campaign ad out of Pennsylvania.

By Jesse Valentine - January 12, 2026

Kelda Roys is on a mission to stop a Republican bill that could criminalize miscarriage

Roys is one of several Democrats running for Wisconsin governor in 2026.

By Bonnie Fuller - January 06, 2026

Stacy Garrity calls Pennsylvania abortion rights push “disgusting”

Garrity previously celebrated the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

By Jesse Valentine - December 30, 2025

Rob Wittman invested in utility company behind historic rate hike

Electric bills have gone up by 13% since Donald Trump returned to the White House

By Jesse Valentine - December 23, 2025

Experts warn John James-backed bill could unravel Obamacare

Nearly a half million Michiganders will pay higher insurance premiums in 2026.

By Jesse Valentine - December 17, 2025

Van Orden backs GOP blockade of Obamacare subsidies as costs rise

Chrysa Ostenso of Ladysmith, WI says her health insurance premiums are expected to jump by $1,500 a month.

By Jesse Valentine - December 16, 2025

I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN

Mary (not her real name) tells her story to Bonnie Fuller for COURIER Texas.

By Bonnie Fuller - December 11, 2025

Lombardo blasted for backing DOGE over injured firefighters

DOGE axed an $8.4 million initiative to help homeless children in Nevada.

By Jesse Valentine - December 10, 2025

NEWSLETTER: corruption disguised as policy

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell gave Donald Trump a $6 billion gift.

By Jesse Valentine - December 09, 2025

Trump calls affordability concerns a “hoax” despite dire economic data

Major retailers, including Walmart and Home Depot, say that Trump’s tariff policy is forcing them to raise prices.

By Jesse Valentine - December 03, 2025

Van Epps touts endorsements from controversial, corrupt figures

Election day is Dec. 2.

By Jesse Valentine - November 26, 2025

Mike Lawler’s ‘moderate’ brand collides with his far-right alliances

Lawler has turned to MAGA extremists and Obamacare opponents for help with his reelection bid.

By Jesse Valentine - November 26, 2025

New report: Thanksgiving costs surge as Americans face higher grocery, travel expenses

Turkey prices are up 24% from last year.

By Jesse Valentine - November 25, 2025

Collins failed to protect Mainers’ health care. She took a victory lap anyway.

Collins is considered the most vulnerable Senate Republican facing reelection next year.

By Jesse Valentine - November 24, 2025

Whatley calls for replacing Obamacare with ‘market-driven solutions’

About 888,000 North Carolinians could see their health care premiums double if Obamacare tax credits expire.

By Jesse Valentine - November 21, 2025

House GOP candidates stay silent on releasing Epstein files

Candidates in Iowa and Ohio dismissed the effort as a “hoax” and a political hit

By Jesse Valentine - November 20, 2025

Veterans’ groups slam Trump’s march toward war with Venezuela

A Yale Law professor described the White House’s actions as “illegal and immoral.”

By Jesse Valentine - November 18, 2025

NEWSLETTER: Dick Cheney quietly exits the world he destroyed

Plus as ad from South Carolina

By Jesse Valentine - November 14, 2025

Is Karrin Robson trying to hide her anti-abortion record?

More than 60% of Arizonans voted to enshrine a abortion rights into their state constitution.

By Jesse Valentine - November 14, 2025

Wisconsin mom exposes painful reality of abortion laws after tragic pregnancy loss

Abortion may be legal in Wisconsin, but the hurdles still involved forced mom Gracie Ladd, 33, to flee the state anyway.

By Bonnie Fuller - November 13, 2025

Van Orden says Obamacare is a “failed program,” won’t commit to extending subsidies

3.8 million people could become uninsured next year if the subsidies expire

By Jesse Valentine - November 12, 2025

GOP ‘Problem Solvers’ voted for deep Medicaid cuts they opposed

Ninety-nine percent of House Republicans vote with Trump at least 95% of the time

By Jesse Valentine - November 12, 2025

Whatley campaign tied to company accused of preying on veterans

A whistleblower complaint says Veterans Guardian defrauded veterans and the government.

By Jesse Valentine - November 06, 2025

‘Ticket to Ride’ and pickle sandwiches: The family life behind Abigail Spanberger’s campaign

Remember the viral victory speech with the toddler under the podium? That kid’s mom could be Virginia’s next governor.

By Bonnie Fuller - November 03, 2025

Republican John Reid says Confederate generals were “remarkable people”

Reid added that he doesn’t want to debate “who was right and who was wrong” in the Civil War

By Jesse Valentine - October 31, 2025

RFK Jr. is going to war against abortion pills

Kennedy has zero concern about reproductive health. Instead, he is enacting Donald Trump's Project 2025 plan to ban abortion pills.

By Bonnie Fuller - October 31, 2025

Ciattarelli wants to end the immigration policy that made his family American

Ciattarelli’s grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1908 and didn’t become a citizen for 20 years.

By Jesse Valentine - October 31, 2025

Collins says she opposed GOP bill—then brags about writing it

Collins is widely considered the most vulnerable Senate Republican up for reelection next year.

By Jesse Valentine - October 28, 2025

Some of Jack Ciattarelli’s biggest donors have criminal records

Ciattarelli has received more than $10k from a gambling ring operator linked to the Gambino crime family.

By Jesse Valentine - October 27, 2025

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler raises money for radical anti-abortion group

Lawler promised to defend contraception access, but is aligned with groups working to restrict it.

By Jesse Valentine - October 22, 2025

Lavish White House spending persists as federal workers go unpaid

The Coast Guard spent $172 million on new private jets for Kristi Noem.

By Jesse Valentine - October 22, 2025

Miyares’ record shows a long history of siding with landlords over renters

Miyares and his wife made $2.5 million from a family rental company accused of slumlord practices.

By Jesse Valentine - October 16, 2025

Lombardo voted by mail. Now, he wants to restrict it.

Nevada is one of eight states with universal mail-in voting.

By Jesse Valentine - October 15, 2025

Miller-Meeks digs in, says no to health care savings for Iowans

Up to 100,000 Iowans are expected to lose health insurance in the months and years ahead.

By Jesse Valentine - October 14, 2025

Tom Barrett promoted GOP budget by passing off a political insider as a small business owner

The owner of Greenlee Consulting has contributed thousands to Barrett’s campaigns.

By Jesse Valentine - October 10, 2025

Senator Richard Burr thinks “honorable” Michael Flynn deserves our “gratitude”

Key Republicans at the head of committees that would conduct the investigations into Michael Flynn’s wrongdoing and possible collusion with Russia by members of the Trump administrations have indicated no desire for independent examination. Worse, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, went so far as to say Flynn should actually […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 14, 2017

EPA nominee Pruitt shows appalling lack of knowledge on lead contamination

Scott Pruitt, whom Donald Trump has named to head the Environmental Protection Agency, seems to have missed the memo on one of the biggest ongoing environmental hazards in the U.S. Many communities across the United States have been dealing with the crisis of lead contamination — in drinking water, in ground soil, in old paint […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 18, 2017

House Republicans take next step toward repealing the ACA, still have no plan for a replacement

The House of Representatives voted nearly straight down party lines today to approve a budget that would pave the way for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Nine Republicans peeled away from the crowd to vote no, while five others abstained. No Democrats voted for the measure, leaving the final vote at 227-198. Republicans plan […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 13, 2017

Emboldened by the citizenry, Democrats are bringing the fight to the Muslim ban

Following Donald Trump’s atrocious Muslim ban and the ensuing massive nationwide protests, Democratic members of Congress are speaking out and taking action. Emboldened by the citizenry, they are introducing legislation to nullify the order, showing that they are willing to bring the fight to the Trump administration and the dangerous new policies emanating from this White House. Action on the […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 31, 2017

47,000 #ResistanceRecess organizers dash GOP hope that Resistance will ‘calm down’

One month into Donald Trump’s time in office, the resistance is still going strong, and despite the hopes of some Republicans, it shows no sign of slowing down. Over President’s Day weekend, rallies for #NotMyPresidentsDay took place across the country. Thousands filling the streets of DC, ready to #resist. We will not be silent & allow a […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 20, 2017

Evangelicals break with Trump, condemn Muslim ban

The response to Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees from entrance into the United States has been met with protests and resounding outrage from coast to coast. And some of the loudest voices in opposition to the ban have come from evangelical Christian leaders, where a first-hand understanding of the refugee crisis is joining moral indignation to […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 30, 2017

Trump is creating racist policy based on what Bill O’Reilly tells him

The President of the United States apparently watches Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor. During a segment about the homicide rate in Chicago, a guest specifically called the violence “carnage.” Bill O’Reilly himself went on a long discussion about what the president could do to help, asking “can the feds go in and stop this?” O’REILLY: […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 25, 2017

Pelosi advocates for seniors and disabled people in fight to protect the ACA

.@HouseGOP wants to "cut and run." Cut Americans' health care benefits, and run from the consequences. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 12, 2017 In a press conference signaling that Democrats would fight hard to protect the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Nancy Pelosi stepped up to the plate to defend the ACA’s achievements in care for seniors […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 13, 2017

Trump is bad for business: Uber, Nordstrom cut their losses

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump successfully billed himself to his supporters as a good leader largely based on his experience as a businessman. The reality is much different: https://www.facebook.com/shareblue/videos/642743119240900/ And more and more, it seems that association with the Trump name has become a third rail for other businesses. After Trump signed his odious executive order […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 03, 2017

Most-read author on world’s largest Christian site: “Trump is anti-Christ”

The Christian Post is the single most read Christian news site in the United States and a consistently conservative voice in U.S. politics. Three weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, Eric Sapp, the author of the site’s most popular op-ed of 2016 (which happened to be supportive of Hillary Clinton), is back with a fiery commentary on […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 11, 2017

CIA Director nominee stumbles over hard questions about troubling tweet

Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA Director, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), faced the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday morning in a relatively short two and a half hour hearing, during which numerous Senators noted that they were saving certain questions for a later, closed hearing. But when it was Senator Angus King’s (I-ME) turn to ask questions, […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 12, 2017

Kellyanne Conway trashes Women’s March, touts her participation in March for Life

This Friday, when thousands of anti-choice activists descend on Washington, D.C., for the annual March For Life, they will be joined, for the first time in the event’s history, by a sitting White House official: Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump’s campaign manager and now White House counselor, will be speaking at the march, offering official support […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 24, 2017

Jerry Falwell, Jr. wrote off Trump’s sexual assault boasts — now he’ll have power over higher ed policy

Rumors swirled following the election that Jerry Falwell, Jr., chancellor of the nation’s largest Christian university, would be appointed by Donald Trump to the post of Education Secretary. The job instead went to Betsy DeVos, but Falwell is not being left behind. Fallwell, Jr. will lead a new federal task force on higher education policy “that will identify […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 09, 2017

Senator Dick Durbin calls for special investigation into Trump’s Russian ties

Following reports of the troubling intelligence assessment that suggests Donald Trump may have been comprised by Russia, Senator Dick Durbin has released a statement calling for a special investigation. Durbin stated that the new report makes Trump’s public statements about Russia “even more worrisome,” and that the claims, “though unverified, warrant serious investigation by a […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 11, 2017

Nancy Pelosi calls Steve Bannon a “white supremacist” three times in one day

In a daily briefing to the press, Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) minced no words in her comments on Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s Chief Strategist. Trump recently gave Bannon a permanent seat on the National Security Council, while downgrading the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and members of the Defense Department to a “need […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 02, 2017

No, Trump was not applauded by the CIA — he brought his own cheering squad

Had a great meeting at CIA Headquarters yesterday, packed house, paid great respect to Wall, long standing ovations, amazing people. WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2017 President Donald Trump spoke at the CIA on Saturday, an event which was originally scheduled to welcome Mike Pompeo as the new director of the agency, […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 23, 2017

DeVos refuses to commit to protections for campus sexual assault victims

Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos forgot to study for the biggest test of her life. With Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on the education committee — who, along with fellow Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), is one of the main sponsors of the Campus SaVE Act, which helped write stricter standards for colleges and universities dealing with […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 17, 2017

Cory Booker gives fiery testimony against Sessions: “If there is no justice, there is no peace.”

(Full transcript is available here.) In an unprecedented move Wednesday, Senator Cory Booker testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against a fellow sitting senator. Along with his colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus, Booker urged the committee to deny Jeff Sessions the Attorney General position, pointing to Sessions’ record on women’s rights, LGBT rights, and voting […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 11, 2017

UPDATE: Trump is being sued on behalf of 42 million people — the citizens of NY, VA, Massachusetts, and Washington state

Donald Trump’s executive order, which temporarily banned immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries, and suspended admission of refugees from Syria, sparked immediate and massive protests and action. The American Civil Liberties Union rushed to sue for an injunction the day following the order, successfully obtaining temporary stays from federal judges on the deportation and detention of refugees and visa […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 02, 2017

1 in 4 House Democrats (and counting) are skipping Trump’s inauguration

On January 8th, Representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) both announced that they would not be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration. Gutierrez said he “could not look at my wife, my daughters, or my grandson in the eye” if he attended. And Clark commented that, after many discussions with her constituents, she did not want […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 17, 2017

Kamala Harris exposes DHS nominee John Kelly’s dreadful immigration priorities

During his confirmation hearing, Department of Homeland Security nominee, General John Kelly of the Marine Corps, seemed caught entirely off-guard when Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) raised questions about immigrants currently protected under the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which provides a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 11, 2017

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Democrats remember the importance of their fight

44 years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down an immensely important and controversial decision which reproductive justice activists have been working to protect ever since. In the case of Roe v. Wade, the court declared that a person’s decision to have an abortion was protected by the right to privacy guaranteed by the Due […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 22, 2017

With disapproval spiking, White House responds to impeachment calls by citing nonexistent support

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has plainly stated that Donald Trump is leading himself into impeachment. When asked about Waters’ statements, White House press secretary Sean Spicer dismissed calls for impeachment by citing nonexistent support for Trump’s policies and presidency: Spicer responds to @MaxineWaters impeachment comments by citing nonexistent widespread support for Trump policies #fakenews pic.twitter.com/HtbQBkcgOm — Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 07, 2017

Thousands of women across the country plan to march against President Trump on Saturday

As Donald Trump takes the oath of office, thousands of women across the United States are preparing protest signs and readying their go-bags. In what promises to be the largest inauguration protest in history, women across the nation will be taking to the streets to protest a man and a presidency that promises to be […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 20, 2017

Dems will fight: Pledge “unsparing examination” of “illegitimate and extreme” SCOTUS pick

Moments after Donald Trump announced Judge Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, Senate Democrats and progressive organizations reacted with vigor, denouncing Republicans for stealing the seat and promising to fight the nomination based on Gorsuch’s troubling record. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) immediately noted “very serious doubts” about […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 01, 2017

Women’s Marches across the country display historic, massive resistance

And did I mention great signs? pic.twitter.com/76HJQ9UG9Y — Mx. D. E. Anderson (@diannaeanderson) January 21, 2017 This morning was cold and drizzly in St. Paul, MN. When I drove up to the state capitol grounds, they looked deserted. It was an hour out from the Women’s March, a nationwide display of resistance against the Donald […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 21, 2017

Pro-Trump propaganda site Breitbart seeking to expand white nationalist campaign in Europe

Breitbart News, the former editorial home of incoming White House Chief Strategist and senior counselor Steve Bannon, has been mainstreaming white supremacy and reshaping politics in the United States in dangerous ways under the euphemism “alt-right” for many years. Under Bannon, who left the site in the summer of 2016 to first become CEO of […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 10, 2017

Democrats hold public forum on Affordable Care Act, with women whose lives were changed by it

With the GOP moving forward on their disastrous repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Senate Democrats are highlighting the stories and voices of Americans whose lives have been improved, or even saved, by the law. In a public forum held Thursday, five women told their stories, which had originally been submitted for testimony against Representative Tom […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - January 19, 2017

Trump’s refugee ban forces mass layoffs at evangelical charity

Roughly three-quarters of white evangelicals approve of Donald Trump’s executive order halting refugee immigration into the United States, but numerous evangelical Christian non-profits and leaders have spoken up in opposition to the ban, and now it is having a direct negative impact on a prominent evangelical charity. Indeed, the latest casualties in Trump’s crusade are the employees at […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 17, 2017

Maxine Waters: “I’m not calling for impeachment yet. He’s doing it himself.”

When House Democrats met to discuss Donald Trump’s moves toward gutting the consumer protections and financial regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had strong messages for Trump. When Waters was asked about her recent comments, wherein she stated that her “greatest desire” is to lead Trump “right […]

By Dianna E. Anderson - February 06, 2017

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Doctors say Wisconsin GOP’s pregnancy bill treats women like ‘incubators,’ not people

NEWSLETTER: Trump and the Venezuela drug lie

Kelda Roys is on a mission to stop a Republican bill that could criminalize miscarriage

Stacy Garrity calls Pennsylvania abortion rights push “disgusting”

Rob Wittman invested in utility company behind historic rate hike

Experts warn John James-backed bill could unravel Obamacare

Van Orden backs GOP blockade of Obamacare subsidies as costs rise

I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN

Lombardo blasted for backing DOGE over injured firefighters

NEWSLETTER: corruption disguised as policy

Trump calls affordability concerns a “hoax” despite dire economic data

Van Epps touts endorsements from controversial, corrupt figures

Mike Lawler’s ‘moderate’ brand collides with his far-right alliances

New report: Thanksgiving costs surge as Americans face higher grocery, travel expenses

Collins failed to protect Mainers’ health care. She took a victory lap anyway.

Whatley calls for replacing Obamacare with ‘market-driven solutions’

House GOP candidates stay silent on releasing Epstein files

Veterans’ groups slam Trump’s march toward war with Venezuela

NEWSLETTER: Dick Cheney quietly exits the world he destroyed

Is Karrin Robson trying to hide her anti-abortion record?

Wisconsin mom exposes painful reality of abortion laws after tragic pregnancy loss

Van Orden says Obamacare is a “failed program,” won’t commit to extending subsidies

GOP ‘Problem Solvers’ voted for deep Medicaid cuts they opposed

Whatley campaign tied to company accused of preying on veterans

‘Ticket to Ride’ and pickle sandwiches: The family life behind Abigail Spanberger’s campaign

Republican John Reid says Confederate generals were “remarkable people”

RFK Jr. is going to war against abortion pills

Ciattarelli wants to end the immigration policy that made his family American

Collins says she opposed GOP bill—then brags about writing it

Some of Jack Ciattarelli’s biggest donors have criminal records

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler raises money for radical anti-abortion group

Lavish White House spending persists as federal workers go unpaid

Miyares’ record shows a long history of siding with landlords over renters

Lombardo voted by mail. Now, he wants to restrict it.

Miller-Meeks digs in, says no to health care savings for Iowans

Tom Barrett promoted GOP budget by passing off a political insider as a small business owner

Senator Richard Burr thinks “honorable” Michael Flynn deserves our “gratitude”

EPA nominee Pruitt shows appalling lack of knowledge on lead contamination

House Republicans take next step toward repealing the ACA, still have no plan for a replacement

Emboldened by the citizenry, Democrats are bringing the fight to the Muslim ban

47,000 #ResistanceRecess organizers dash GOP hope that Resistance will ‘calm down’

Evangelicals break with Trump, condemn Muslim ban

Trump is creating racist policy based on what Bill O’Reilly tells him

Pelosi advocates for seniors and disabled people in fight to protect the ACA

Trump is bad for business: Uber, Nordstrom cut their losses

Most-read author on world’s largest Christian site: “Trump is anti-Christ”

CIA Director nominee stumbles over hard questions about troubling tweet

Kellyanne Conway trashes Women’s March, touts her participation in March for Life

Jerry Falwell, Jr. wrote off Trump’s sexual assault boasts — now he’ll have power over higher ed policy

Senator Dick Durbin calls for special investigation into Trump’s Russian ties

Nancy Pelosi calls Steve Bannon a “white supremacist” three times in one day

No, Trump was not applauded by the CIA — he brought his own cheering squad

DeVos refuses to commit to protections for campus sexual assault victims

Cory Booker gives fiery testimony against Sessions: “If there is no justice, there is no peace.”

UPDATE: Trump is being sued on behalf of 42 million people — the citizens of NY, VA, Massachusetts, and Washington state

1 in 4 House Democrats (and counting) are skipping Trump’s inauguration

Kamala Harris exposes DHS nominee John Kelly’s dreadful immigration priorities

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Democrats remember the importance of their fight

With disapproval spiking, White House responds to impeachment calls by citing nonexistent support

Thousands of women across the country plan to march against President Trump on Saturday

Dems will fight: Pledge “unsparing examination” of “illegitimate and extreme” SCOTUS pick

Women’s Marches across the country display historic, massive resistance

Pro-Trump propaganda site Breitbart seeking to expand white nationalist campaign in Europe

Democrats hold public forum on Affordable Care Act, with women whose lives were changed by it

Trump’s refugee ban forces mass layoffs at evangelical charity

Maxine Waters: “I’m not calling for impeachment yet. He’s doing it himself.”