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Tony Evers' cabinet because of a dispute over whether 15 appointees of Gov. "I think some of those cabinet members are going to be in trouble," Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau said of Evers' top advisers. Fitzgerald said the GOP stance was a reaction to the court fight over a different set of appointees made by Evers' Republican predecessor. “The political theatrics from Republican leaders are getting old," said a statement from Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling of La Crosse. In one case, a Dane County judge last month ruled all actions taken during the session were invalid. In response, Evers rescinded the 82 appointments made by Walker. Evers has since reinstated 67 of the 82 Walker appointees, erasing doubts about whether they hold those positions. He contends those jobs are vacant, while Fitzgerald and other Republicans say they continue to be held by the Walker appointees. People are pretty upset about Ellen and about Georgia.” Fitzgerald said he wanted to see how the court cases play out before determining how to handle the confirmation of Evers' cabinet. RELATED: Lame-duck scorecard: Where the cases stand in the fight over GOP laws limiting Wisconsin governor He said he expected some of the cases to eventually be resolved by the state Supreme Court — and was glad conservative Judge Brian Hagedorn won a seat last week on the high court.

Theresa May is facing intense cabinet pressure to avoid the prospect of a long Brexit delay, amid increasing expectations that last ditch cross-party talks on a compromise departure plan will not produce anything concrete. Before a crucial EU summit later this week, the prime minister is facing a fast-diminishing range of options that could split the Conservative party and prompt a mass cabinet walkout, or could result in the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal on Friday. Under the terms of the previous brief extension agreed with the EU, if Brussels does not agree another delay, a no-deal Brexit will happen on Friday. Alexandre Holroyd, an MP from Macron’s En Marche party whose brief covers Brexit, told the BBC that this should come with conditions, for example, the UK should have no say on the next EU budget. They said: “A long, non-flexible extension would come with EU elections as well, which is another red line for lots of the Conservative party. The shadow business secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, who was among the Labour delegation, said on Sunday that while the mood of the talks had been positive, there was as yet no sign on where May might budge, particularly Labour’s key demand for a post-Brexit customs union with the EU. Adding to the sense of drift, Leadsom indicated that it was up to Labour to accept the customs arrangement already in May’s rejected deal, and that she and other Brexiter members of May’s ministerial team could not accept a full customs union. “There are various different types of arrangements, and those discussions are still ongoing,” Leadsom said, calling May’s existing customs plan “an excellent proposal”. “My expectation – and I’m not party to the discussions – is that the prime minister will only seek to agree those things that still constitute Brexit.” What does seem clear is that May’s options are closing in, with her deal conceded as lost, and a backbench bill led by the Labour MP Yvette Cooper mandating the PM to avoid a no-deal departure is expected to become law late on Monday, after finishing its progress through the Lords. Another source said the plot for the Brussels summit seemed clear: “I expect she’ll have a pretty bruising time and then walk away with a long extension.”

Cabinet ministers fell over themselves to brief their Brexit positions after the marathon seven-hour meeting broke up. However, there were soon conflicting reports about how much Brexiter ministers were really adopting hardline positions in the meeting, or just claiming to have done so afterwards, perhaps with leadership ambitions in mind. Some cabinet sources said at least 14 cabinet ministers were fighting for no deal in preference to a long delay. But others pointed out the real choice was between a short delay and a no-deal Brexit, of which only four members of the cabinet were in favour. This is how the arguments broke down: Any extension to find a deal There were at least 11 ministers present who agreed with the overall plan to ask for a longer extension and reach out to try to find a compromise with Labour or parliament more widely. These were Theresa May, David Lidington, Michael Gove, Philip Hammond, David Gauke, Amber Rudd, Matt Hancock, Greg Clark, Damian Hinds, Claire Perry and Geoffrey Cox. The views of David Mundell, Karen Bradley, Julian Smith and Caroline Nokes appear likely to fall into this camp but were not immediately clear. Theresa May warned Brexit pact with Corbyn could tear Tories apart Read more Keep second referendum on the table Philip Hammond, the chancellor, is known to have made the argument that a second referendum may be necessary but this did not garner much support from his colleagues. Oppose a long delay to Brexit but accept a short one Some cabinet sources said there were 10 ministers who were OK with a short delay until 22 May for a final push to get May’s deal or a modified deal through but they certainly did not want a long delay. One cabinet source told the Guardian that, surprisingly, only James Brokenshire and Jeremy Wright spoke out strongly against a long delay.

The prime minister had suggested she would “engage constructively” with the indicative votes process, set up by a cross-party group of MPs led by the former Conservative minister Sir Oliver Letwin. But Downing Street sources confirmed that the government would whip Conservative MPs to oppose the business motion kicking off Monday’s votes. The deeply divided cabinet, which May’s own chief whip, Julian Smith, described in a BBC interview on Monday as the “worst example of ill-discipline in cabinet in British political history”, will be instructed not to vote. “I’ll leave it to historians to make their judgments on history,” he said. The prime minister’s spokesman said “soft Brexit” was “not terminology the prime minister has ever used”, but underlined her continued objections to Britain remaining part of a customs union. Would the UK be better off in or out of a customs union? Many Brexiters on the Conservative benches, including within the cabinet, are vehemently opposed to accepting a customs union. I’ve said that before. But we are approaching the point where the stakes are now so very high, and so transcend party politics and what this country is about, and the fundamental British value that political power rests on consent, that I think these things are coming on to the table.” Downing Street suggested it would be for the cabinet at its weekly meeting to decide how to proceed, if, as expected, MPs supported a softer deal on Monday. But government sources suggested May could still aim to bring her deal to parliament for a fourth time on Wednesday – when Letwin and his colleagues plan to set aside another day of parliamentary business, potentially to pass legislation implementing the outcome of Monday’s votes.

Tom Brenner for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Linda E. McMahon, one of five women in President Trump’s cabinet and the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, stepped down on Friday as the head of the Small Business Administration, the White House announced. One of Mr. Trump’s most prolific donors during the 2016 presidential campaign, Ms. McMahon joined the administration early in Mr. Trump’s term and avoided the kinds of scandals and high-profile attention that many of her cabinet colleagues endured during the last two years. With Ms. McMahon by his side at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Mr. Trump praised her as a “superstar” who had done much to improve the operation of the Small Business Administration. “Just so smooth. She has helped so many people in the world of small business.” In recent weeks, Ms. McMahon was thought to be a contender to replace Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary, once he departs the government. In a statement, Ms. McMahon said that she was proud of the work she had done in government. “The focus that we have put on supporting women entrepreneurship, veteran businesses and rural development has been particularly rewarding for me,” she said in the statement put out by the Small Business Administration. A business executive who turned her attention to politics later in life, Ms. McMahon ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Connecticut in 2010 and again in 2012. Her expected departure from the administration was first reported by Politico. People familiar with Ms. McMahon’s thinking said she was expected to take a position at the America First PAC, the political action committee supporting Mr. Trump’s re-election.

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