Democrats Show a Pulse: 6 Takeaways From Tuesdayās Elections
By Reid J. Epstein Elon Muskās money can buy him love from Republicans, but not, it turns out, a Wisconsin Supreme Court election. A campaign awash in more than $25 million in spending by the worldās richest man and groups tied to him ended up much like the other elections of the first months of President Trumpās second term: with a surge of energy from Democratic Wisconsin voters that overwhelmed whatever turnout Republicans could manage in response. On the same night that Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate, was delivering a thumping to Judge Brad Schimel, the Trump-backed conservative, Democrats
Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challengerĀ endorsed by President Donald TrumpĀ and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, touting her victory as a win against powerful interests and cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years. Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power andĀ abortion rightsĀ and to oppose voter ID, stood on stage surrounded by the courtās four current liberal justices and celebrated her win as a victory for democracy while also taking a dig at Musk. āGrowing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I would be
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after 24 hours
By Ali Abbas Ahmadi US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate. The New Jersey Democrat’s marathon address, a symbolic protest against President Donald Trump, in which he warned of a “grave and urgent” moment in American history, ended after for 25 hours and four minutes. Although it was not a filibuster – a speech designed to obstruct passage of a bill – it held up legislative business in the Republican-controlled Senate. The rules for such speeches require a speaker to remain standing and forgo bathroom breaks. The previous record was
Nonprofit groups and Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order
President Donald TrumpāsĀ executive orderĀ seeking to overhaul the nationās elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits filed two separate lawsuits calling it unconstitutional. The Campaign Legal Center and the State Democracy Defenders Fund brought the firstĀ lawsuitĀ Monday afternoon. The DNC, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate and House Democratic leaders followed soon after with aĀ complaintĀ of their own. Both lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ask the court to block Trumpās order and declare it illegal. āThe presidentās executive order is an unlawful action that threatens to
Trump has dubbed April 2 āLiberation Dayā for his tariffs. Hereās what to expect
By Wyatt Grantham-Phillips As the trade wars launched by U.S. PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2Ā āLiberation Day,āĀ with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, orĀ taxes on importsĀ from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. To do this, Trump has said heāll imposeĀ āreciprocalā tariffsĀ to match the duties that other countries charge on U.S. products. But a lot remains unknown about how these levies will actually be implemented. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Trump would unveil his plans to place
Cory Bookerās marathon Senate floor speech stretches overnight in protest over Trump actions
ByĀ Morgan Rimmer,Ā Clare ForanĀ andĀ Ted Barrett, New Jersey Sen. Cory Bookerās marathon speech on the Senate floor is stretching overnight into Tuesday morning as he protests actions taken byĀ President Donald Trumpās administration, saying that he will keep going āas long as I am physically able.ā The Democratic senator has spoken for hours, beginning his remarks at 7 p.m. ET Monday evening, and is undertaking this effort at a time when Democratic leaders in Washington are under pressure from their base to do more to stand up to Trump. Booker is a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team. As of 5 a.m.
What to watch as Wisconsin and Florida host the first major elections of Trump’s second term
ByĀ Adam Edelman,Ā Bridget Bowman,Ā Ben KamisarĀ andĀ Kailani Koenig The first major elections of President Doanld Trumpās second term will take place on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls in Wisconsin, a perennial battleground, and in Trump-friendly territory in Florida. Tens of millions of dollars have poured into Wisconsin ahead of Tuesdayās state Supreme Court race in a contest that could have huge national implications. Itās theĀ first major statewide contest in a battlegroundĀ since the 2024 election ā and itās happening in the state where Trump saw his narrowest margin-of-victory in November. Elon Musk has emerged as a major player in the Wisconsin race
The Wisconsin Supreme Court vote is getting national attention and millions from Musk
Many of the country’s most contested issues and hottest partisan politics are playing out in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The election is Tuesday. At the state level, abortion rights, voting rights and the powers of public employee unions could all be inĀ the balance in future court rulings. And impacting the national scene, the court could determine whether the state redraws its congressional districts along lines that end up narrowing or ending the majority that Republicans hold in the U.S. House of Representatives. Money is pouring in from around the country, with millions of dollars in support of
Trump says heās considering ways to serve a third term as president
By Chris Megerian President Donald TrumpĀ said Sunday that āIām not jokingā about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. āThere are methods which you could do it,ā Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC News from Mar-a-Lago, his private club. He elaborated later to reporters on Air Force One from Florida to Washington that āI have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
By Laura Ungar Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. āThe COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago,ā the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. The statement saidĀ the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionĀ expects to recover the money beginning 30 days after termination notices, which began being sent out on Monday. Officials said the money