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NPR News: 04-23-2025 5PM EDT

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

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NPR News: 04-23-2025 5PM EDT

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0:00.0

On this week's Wildcard podcast, Brett Goldstein says even though his show's Ted Lasso and shrinking get emotional, he does...

0:07.8

I haven't cried it yet.

0:09.2

I guess I thought you might be like a closet crier.

0:12.0

No.

0:12.8

I mean, I write all this stuff because then I don't have to live it.

0:16.0

Whoa.

0:16.7

She's like, I got him.

0:18.8

I'm Rachel Martin.

0:20.0

Brett Goldstein is on Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

0:25.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

0:29.6

A federal judge appeared skeptical today of President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Perkins-Cooey.

0:36.7

The firm is 104 that is sued after being targeted by presidential executive action.

0:41.8

More from NPR's Ryan Lucas.

0:43.1

U.S. District Judge Beryl spent two hours grilling a Justice Department attorney over the executive order against Perkins Cui.

0:49.6

Trump's order takes several punitive steps, including suspending security clearances for the firm's employees

0:54.5

and barring its attorney's access to government officials and buildings. Judge Howell last month

0:59.8

temporarily blocked enforcement of aspects of the order. At this hearing, she pressed the Justice

1:04.6

Department for details on the deals that other law firms have struck with the president to avoid

1:08.8

punishment, as well as legal basis for targeting

1:11.5

Perkins-Cooey for embracing diversity and inclusion in its hiring. At a separate hearing in the same

1:16.5

courthouse, another federal judge heard arguments from the law firm Wilmer Hale that also has sued

1:21.2

over a similar executive order targeting it. Ryan Lucas NPR News, Washington. President

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