Social media blew up this week with news about the confrontation in DC near the Lincoln Memorial. The shutdown rolls on. More Democrats jump into the race for president in 2020. Gov. Tony Evers declares he's withdrawing support for the lawsuit against the ACA, but did he?

The latest on the government shutdown is discussed, and we assess if the dynamic has changed at all from a week ago. Marquette University is releasing a new poll in the days ahead, and we throw some predictions out.

The inaugurations took place last week in Wisconsin for the new governor, attorney general and other statewide offices. The federal government shutdown rolls into its third week, and we project where this may be headed.

It's a new year and with that comes a new Congress and a new governor in Wisconsin. In the meantime, the federal government shutdown remains at an impasse. We're joined again this week by Paul's Uncle Rick who offers his "insight."

It's our last episode of the year so we take some time to reflect on the various events that helped shape the year. We'll summarize the lame-duck session which ended with Gov. Scott Walker signing all the bills without any vetoes. Also, Uncle Rick stops by to offer his take on the recent elections as 2018 draws to a close.

The Wisconsin state legislature passed sweeping bills removing powers from the governor and attorney general, and restricting early voting among other things, and they head to Scott Walker's desk for signature. This episode was recorded in the day leading up to Walker signing the legislation. On this episode we assess the impact, and next steps following these developments.

We recorded this week as the lame-duck session was underway in the State Senate and Assembly. While the Republicans dropped the idea of moving the 2020 Presidential primaries to throw an assist to a Supreme Court judge up for re-election, the other items remained on the table. The Republicans are intent on removing several powers for the Governor-elect Tony Evers and incoming Attorney General Josh Kaul. The question shifts to what's next?

We return from the Thanksgiving break with the Democrats having picked up 40 seats in the House of Representatives in the election. Back in Wisconsin, Scott Walker may have lost his race to stay governor, but he and the legislature are planning on making full use of the lame-duck period leading up to Tony Evers inauguration. Moving a Supreme Court race to improve chances of a judge retaining his seat, stripping the governor's office of rulemaking powers, and not least of all the possibility of removing the governor from having any say in redistricting. The last one opens the Republicans likely establishing a permanent one party state in Wisconsin. Buckle up for this one.

We summarize the week following the November 6th election. It saw Democrats sweeping the statewide races here in Wisconsin, most notably Tony Evers winning the race for governor. Now the Republican legislature is considering scaling back his powers in a lame duck session while Scott Walker is still governor. The Democrats also won control of the House of Representatives setting up some future showdowns. We're joined this week by friend of the show Tony Spencer giving us his take from the Green Bay perspective.

We're back for a quick recording before the 2018 midterm elections with a few last minute endorsements, and encouragement to get you and others you know to the polls this Election Day on Tuesday, November 6th.