Guest: Keya Vakil

When right-wing justices on the US Supreme Court ruled it was legal for a website designer to discriminate against potential LGBTQ customers, it turns out they were ruling about a situation that didn’t exist—the same-sex couple “seeking” a wedding website was made up. It’s only the latest situation that has more Americans questioning the legitimacy of a court that has struck down women’s healthcare rights and colleges’ efforts to have a diverse student body—even as some of the justices are mired in ethical suspicion.

Guest: Keya Vakil

You have to be a fan of the old Jon Lovitz SNL skit, but former President Donald Trump is offering new excuses for having and waving around classified documents. It turns out they were building plans for a golf course—yeah, that’s the ticket! It’s part of our review of this week’s national headlines with Courier Newsroom political writer Keya Vakil.

Guest: Keya Vakil

We’ve done about 200 radio shows since last year, and one of the first predictions we made was that Republican legislators were never going to use the record budget surplus to make sound fiscal investments in Wisconsin’s future. It was always going to be a heist. And with Thursday’s announcement of a tax cut plan skewed to the super-wealthy, GOP lawmakers are getting set to clean out the vault.

Guest: Keya Vakil

Karma came calling for the former president during this week’s arrest and arraignment in Miami. Donald Trump was greeted by a protester whose handwritten sign was done on a paper towel, like the rolls thrown by Trump into a crowd of hurricane survivors in 2017. We’ll discuss that and more about the week’s big stories with Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil.

Guest: Keya Vakil

There’s a grab bag of news to review with Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil: the Saudi government takeover of the PGA Tour, Merck suing to keep your prescription drug prices high, and more GOP candidates making a tepid entry into the presidential race.

Guest: Keya Vakil

What is it about budget fights between Democratic presidents and Republican congresses that make the GOP look like Wile E. Coyote from the Road Runner cartoons? Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden end up protecting the services Americans expect in return for paying their taxes—while Republicans’ demands for massive service cuts more closely resemble a tiny Acme™ umbrella. Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil has a breakdown of this week’s events.

Guest: Keya Vakil

We offer up a reminder on this Memorial Day weekend that the ultimate sacrifice was made by many Americans who protected us in service beyond the conventional battlefields. And Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil looks at what presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has done for (and to) Florida since becoming governor.

Guest: Keya Vakil

Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature are giving Republicans an earful on the GOP’s inability to pass clean legislation that doesn’t have strings attached. A new fund to clean up water requires legislative signoff on every project. A shared revenue plan restricts how local governments do business. One lawmaker called it nothing more than a polished turd.

Guest: Keya Vakil

Guest: Keya Vakil

While some states led by right-wing politicians are trying to out-extreme one another, others are trying to make their extremism appear moderate. We’ll decode the language and real impact with Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil. We’ll also discuss today’s Cinco de Mayo and tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby.