Wisconsin’s record-setting supreme court race sees Musk and Trump go all in

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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have gone all-in on Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election, backing conservative candidate Judge Brad Schimel, a man they barely know, to flip the court’s majority.

The April 1 election is Trump’s first test with swing state voters following a busy couple of months in office. His administration has slashed thousands of federal jobs, shuttered hundreds of programs, and caused confusion over the future of everything from education to healthcare. 

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