A Coup By Any Other Name (feat. Steve Vladeck)
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Battleground Wisconsin: The Supreme Court Race and Government Funding Freeze
This chapter explores the critical 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, emphasizing its historical significance and potential impacts on state governance. It also addresses concerns over a government memo that freezes funding for key programs, prompting discussions about its legality and implications.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Today, in the middle of the night Monday night, Trump tried to seize the power of Congress by halting all appropriations - and a Biden appointed judge blocked it hours later; Trump has asked two million federal workers to voluntarily resign; the CDC has been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization; top USAID staff have been put on administrative leave; federal employees have filed a lawsuit over the HR at OPM government wide email for privacy concerns; Republican state attorneys general are pressuring Costco to drop their DEI programs; Jim Acosta announces he’s leaving CNN; Trump has moved to fire Dem members of the EEOC and NLRB; six transgender service members are suing Trump and Pete Hegseth over the ban on trans people serving in the military; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Republican attorneys general call out Costco for maintaining DEI policies - Kate Gibson | CBS News
Dem AGs set to challenge Trump’s ‘clearly unlawful’ federal aid freeze - KYLE CHENEY | POLITICO
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Determine whether Wisconsin’s highest court remains controlled by liberals — as it has since 2023 — or flips to conservatives, who had the majority for 15 years before then.
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