Luke Vargas

Just minutes before the Tesla CEO took to the stage at a town hall in Green Bay last night, the court rejected a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop Musk from handing over the checks.

Just minutes before the Tesla CEO took to the stage at a town hall in Green Bay last night, the court rejected a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop Musk from handing over the checks.

Musk and groups he supports have spent more than $20 million to help conservative favorite Brad Schimel, who's running against liberal candidate Susan Crawford for a seat on the state Supreme Court, which is currently controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Tuesday's tightly contested race will determine the ideological makeup of a court likely to decide key issues in a perennial battleground state.

Musk and groups he supports have spent more than $20 million to help conservative favorite Brad Schimel, who's running against liberal candidate Susan Crawford for a seat on the state Supreme Court, which is currently controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Tuesday's tightly contested race will determine the ideological makeup of a court likely to decide key issues in a perennial battleground state.

And finally, if you've heard a one-time climate startup talking about jet fighters or AI lately, there's a reason for it.

And finally, if you've heard a one-time climate startup talking about jet fighters or AI lately, there's a reason for it.

The journal's Ed Ballard says that following a third consecutive year of declines in equity funding for climate tech startups and a new administration intent on canceling the prior one's green funding programs, a number of small businesses that just months ago were touting the green benefits of their work are making a handbrake turn.

The journal's Ed Ballard says that following a third consecutive year of declines in equity funding for climate tech startups and a new administration intent on canceling the prior one's green funding programs, a number of small businesses that just months ago were touting the green benefits of their work are making a handbrake turn.

Among them, Magrathea Metals, a California company that Ed told me is developing a process for extracting magnesium from saltwater, and which until recently had a sales pitch that was focused on the climate benefits of its technology.

Among them, Magrathea Metals, a California company that Ed told me is developing a process for extracting magnesium from saltwater, and which until recently had a sales pitch that was focused on the climate benefits of its technology.

Ed told me that not all businesses will be able to pull off that shift. but some will.

Ed told me that not all businesses will be able to pull off that shift. but some will.

And that's it for What's News for this Monday morning. Additional sound in this episode was from Reuters. Today's show was produced by Kate Boulivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff. And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

And that's it for What's News for this Monday morning. Additional sound in this episode was from Reuters. Today's show was produced by Kate Boulivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff. And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

A powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Plus, President Trump broadens his retribution campaign against major law firms. And as Vice President Vance heads to Greenland, Europe confronts the reality that hostility from Washington could be more than just a show.

A powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Plus, President Trump broadens his retribution campaign against major law firms. And as Vice President Vance heads to Greenland, Europe confronts the reality that hostility from Washington could be more than just a show.

It's Friday, March 28th. I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

It's Friday, March 28th. I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

We begin in Thailand and Myanmar, where a series of powerful earthquakes, one of which reached a magnitude of 7.7, sent streams of wounded seeking treatment in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw and triggered the collapse of an apartment block under construction in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

We begin in Thailand and Myanmar, where a series of powerful earthquakes, one of which reached a magnitude of 7.7, sent streams of wounded seeking treatment in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw and triggered the collapse of an apartment block under construction in the Thai capital, Bangkok.