Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Supreme Court to hear Trump tax return case, and Wisconsin judge rules on purging voter rolls
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a major case about President Trump’s tax returns. At issue is whether the president can block Congress and state prosecutors from getting those financial records.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up a major case about President Trump’s tax returns. At issue is whether the president can block Congress and state prosecutors from getting those financial records. It sets up what’s likely to be a landmark ruling on the powers of the presidency -- and a test of the court’s independence.
Also, Wisconsin has purged more than 200,000 people from its voter list. Wisconsin is a major swing state that helped hand Trump the presidency in 2016.
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2 of 5LA councilmembers on the right of homeless people to sleep in public- 0:00Supreme Court lets stand a lower court’s ruling: Homeless people have a right to sleep outside
- 11:22Supreme Court to hear Trump tax return case, and Wisconsin judge rules on purging voter rollsYou’re reading this
- 20:33Instagram-famous fashion company is under investigation for underpaying workers in LA
- 31:00What scientists know about fat innkeeper worms
- 37:26Joe Pesci’s unheralded jazz career