Day: April 2, 2025

Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections Tuesday in two Florida congressional districts.

CNBC’s Steve Liesman joins ‘Money Movers’ to discuss how economists are thinking about expected tariffs from the White House.

The conservative-backed candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election promptly conceded the race as it was called Tuesday night, angering his own supporters, who yelled for him to stay in the fight. “You’ve got to accept the results,” he said.

Money poured into races in Florida and Wisconsin at levels usually reserved for elections during a presidential cycle. Republicans held two House seats in Florida, but by smaller margins than their previous wins there. Meanwhile, a judge aligned with Democrats won to keep a liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court — despite Elon Musk spending more than $20 million to back the Republicans’ preferred candidate. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Susan Davis, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin’s top Republican, said Elon Musk was “net beneficial” in Brad Schimel’s unsuccessful run for Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The system is expected to trigger multiple strong tornadoes followed by several days of excessive rain that could trigger widespread flooding from Texas to Ohio.

President Donald Trump plans to announce later on Wednesday his plan for a new company called TikTok America, part of his effortsto broker a deal to keep TikTok alive in the U.S., according to a person close to the discussions. It’s unclear whether the Trump administration has approval for the …