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Kate Riga is a D.C. reporter for TPM and cohost of the Josh Marshall Podcast.

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Five Points On Trump’s Late-Night Firing Of The State Department Inspector General

05.18.20 | 12:32 pm

LYNCHBURG, VA - DECEMBER 10: during a convocation at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University on Thursday December 10, 2015 in Lynchburg, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

LYNCHBURG, VA - DECEMBER 10: during a convocation at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University on Thursday December 10, 2015 in Lynchburg, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

Criminal Trespass Charges Dropped Against Two Journos Who Reported At Liberty U

05.15.20 | 3:02 pm

DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with a reporter after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with a reporter after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Three Things To Watch As Whitmer And The GOP-Led Legislature Clash In Court

05.15.20 | 7:00 am

MI Lawmakers Closed Capitol Ahead Of Protest, Leaving Damp Demonstrators On The Lawn

05.14.20 | 3:05 pm

Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers speaks at the Ward 4 building in Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Democrats in Wisconsin girded for a fight and encouraged voters to speak out as Republicans prepared to move ahead quickly this week with a highly unusual and sweeping lame-duck session to pass a series of proposals that would weaken both Democratic Gov.-elect Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. (Meg Jones/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers speaks at the Ward 4 building in Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Democrats in Wisconsin girded for a fight and encouraged voters to speak out as Republicans prepared to move ahead quickly this week with a highly unusual and sweeping lame-duck session to pass a series of proposals that would weaken both Democratic Gov.-elect Evers and Attorney General-elect Josh Kaul. (Meg Jones/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

‘We’re The Wild West’: WI Counties Issue Patchwork Of COVID Orders After Court Decision

05.14.20 | 11:21 am

In a pool photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Monday, March 30, 2020. The governor said she suspended state hiring and promotions and vetoed $80 million in new spending in order to steer money to fighting the coronavirus. At the same time, Whitmer said she signed laws with $150 million for the state's response. She said it's too early to know how the economic slowdown related to the virus will affect state revenue but the impact "is going to be real.” (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

In a pool photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Monday, March 30, 2020. The governor said she suspended state hiring and promotions and vetoed $80 million in new spending in order to steer money to fighting the coronavirus. At the same time, Whitmer said she signed laws with $150 million for the state's response. She said it's too early to know how the economic slowdown related to the virus will affect state revenue but the impact "is going to be real.” (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, Pool)

In Blistering Response, Whitmer’s Team Blasts Legislature’s Lawsuit As A ‘Power Grab’

05.13.20 | 11:45 am

CA Councilman Cited For Battery After Reopen Protesters Showed Up At His House

05.13.20 | 11:33 am

MI AG Pushes For Speedy Hearing After Barber Defying Stay-At-Home Order Gets Legal Win

05.12.20 | 5:52 pm

DNC Committee Approves Rules Change To Allow Virtual Voting At Convention

05.12.20 | 4:39 pm

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Illinois voters will decide whether to auhtorize a graduated-rate tax based on income size. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Illinois voters will decide whether to auhtorize a graduated-rate tax based on income size. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)

IL Supreme Court Declines To Intervene In Case Brought By Stay-At-Home Defier

05.12.20 | 11:05 am

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