A bipartisan infrastructure deal is back on after some confusion over the weekend about whether President Biden was threatening to veto the measure. We get the details on that and more as part of our weekly look at the top stories in national politics. Then, we wrap up LGBTQ Pride Month in Wisconsin with a beloved Wisconsin drag queen, Trixxie Mattel, and a Wisconsin historian.
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Week In Washington: June 30, 2021
President Biden was in La Crosse, Wis. Tuesday promoting his bipartisan infrastructure package. We’ll break down the latest on infrastructure, what comes next and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to move forward with a commission to investigate the January 6th attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
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Closing Out Pride Month With an LGBTQ Wisconsin Historian And The State's Most Famous Drag Queen
Wisconsin’s most famous drag queen, Trixie Mattel, joins us to talk about her journey to drag and her favorite things about her home state. Then, a historian shares the long history of LGBTQ+ people in Wisconsin.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Rachael Vasquez Producer
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Ginger Gibson Guest
- Trixie Mattel Guest
- R. Richard Wagner Guest
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