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U.S. Loses 92,000 Jobs in January
Wall Street Journal

Michigan gas prices jump 24 cents as Iran conflict escalates
Bridge Michigan

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Moroun family backed Mike Rogers as he defends blocking Gordie Howe bridge – Detroit Metro Times
• Deadline Detroit | State Rep. Jason Morgan: ‘Mike Rogers Thinks You’re a Sucker’
• Michigan is victorious in legal battle over voter rolls | Secretary of State
• Michigan Democrats vow to challenge any federal interference in 2026 midterms | The Michigan Independent
• Jocelyn Benson pitches housing plan with homebuyer tax credits, Airbnb tax – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan sues prediction market Kalshi, alleging illegal sports betting – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan utility regulators would be elected under new House bills | Detroit News
• In Michigan’s Trump country, a local Democratic Party returns to life – mlive.com
• Perry Johnson releases his first TV ad targeting Rep. John James | Detroit News
• Lots of tax cut promises, few specifics, from GOP gov hopefuls at forum  – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan SOS race puts voting rights at stake | Garlin Gilchrist via Detroit Free Press
• Michigan would regulate police license plate cameras under bipartisan bill – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan child care wage-boosting expands statewide as payments begin | Detroit Free Press
• Rx Kids for Michigan parents expands into all Upper Peninsula counties | Detroit News
• Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back – Bridge Michigan
• Sam Singh is leaving Michigan’s Legislature … just as voters intended | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
• Michigan Republican lawmakers look to eliminate need for concealed carry license | wzzm13.com
• Marijuana tax payouts dip in Michigan amid sales slump – Bridge Michigan
• Detroit lawmaker says she won’t seek reelection amid six-month absence | Detroit News

The GOP Economy

• Impact of auto tariffs still being felt by metro Detroit dealers & drivers | ABC Detroit
• Nessel warns Michigan ratepayers will pay for Trump’s coal plant order | Detroit News
• ‘Ugly’: Trump’s job market shrinks as oil fears mount – POLITICO
• New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 – The New York Times
• Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130 Billion in Tariffs | Wall Street Journal
• China no longer buys US exports: Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal | PIIE
• It’s not just Blue States – Trump tariffs hit Indiana jobs, farms even after SCOTUS ruling | Opinion/IndyStar

Federal Incompetence

• Kash Patel Fired Entire Team of Iran Experts Right Before Trump’s War | The New Republic
• We’re Low on Ammo: Trump Is Burning through our Weapons and Troops in Iran | Rick Wilson/Lincoln Square
• Trump ‘Had a Feeling, Based on Fact,’ That There Was an Imminent Iran Threat, White House Says – NOTUS — News of the United States
• ‘We were ready’: Democratic attorneys general lead fight to stop Trump | The Guardian
• In South Carolina Measles Outbreak, Vaccine Skepticism Led to Largest Outbreak Since 2000 – The New York Times
• National Park Service flags hundreds of items that might ‘disparage’ U.S. – The Washington Post

Destroying the Planet

• Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests | The Guardian
• Scientists, Engineers and Legal Experts Condemn Partisan Attack on Scientific Reference Manual for Judges – Inside Climate News
• Greenland’s sea ice is melting. Fishermen worry what comes next | AP News

Corruption, grifting and criminality

• 

  Documents Reveal Ties Between Trump Officials and Industries They Regulate — ProPublica

• ‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience | The Guardian
• DOJ Abruptly Posts Interviews With Trump Accuser From Epstein Files | The New Republic
• GOP lawmakers push DOJ for charges against Jan. 6 star witness Cassidy Hutchinson | CNN Politics
• Trump is still going after the press in court. Here’s where his lawsuits stand. – POLITICO

Across the Nation

• Barack Obama Buries Donald Trump in Barbs at Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson’s Funeral | Daily Beast
• Donald Trump Finds Jaw-Dropping Way to Disrespect His Own War Dead | Daily Beast
• Volkswagen Dealers Revolt Over Plan to Sell a New Brand of SUV Directly to Consumers | Wall Street Journal
• Ben Stiller Tells White House to Remove ‘Tropic Thunder’ From Iran War Propaganda Video | Yahoo News Canada
• Pop Star Tells White House ‘Perverts’ to Stop Using Her Song | Daily Beast

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Trump’s Own Intel Agencies Say His Iran Claims Are Nonsense
Daily Beast

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A Tale of Two Speeches

5 ways Whitmer bet on bipartisanship in contrast to President Trump
Detroit News
Whitmer Goes Reflective In Final State Of State
MIRS News
Literacy leads final Whitmer State of the State, other takeaways
Detroit Free Press

Fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration
PolitiFact
Fact-check: A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims
AP News

Opinion: Trump’s threats to ‘federalize’ elections is serious threat
John Lindstrom/Detroit Free Press
John Lindstrom Inducted Into Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame
State Affairs Pro

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Congressman Tom Barrett’s Campaign Seeks High School Students’ Emails After Anti-ICE Walkout – East Lansing Info
• Sean McCann Added to DCCC’s Coveted ‘Red to Blue’ Program – DCCC
• Ford to begin production at massive Michigan battery plant this summer – mlive.com
• GOP leader proposes $4.7B Michigan service tax to pay for property tax cuts – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan senators urge ICE to drop plans for Romulus detention center freep
• US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species – Bridge Michigan
• DTE to seek another rate increase weeks after $242M hike approval | Detroit Free Press
• Walmart to pay $100M in FTC settlement over Spark Driver earnings | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan GOP leader called opponents ‘scum’ after hearing on ICE bills | Detroit News
• Republican governor hopeful Perry Johnson launching record $10M ad blitz | Detroit News
• Cut taxes? Just eliminate them! Why didn’t we do this before? | <Satire> Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse

The GOP Economy

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• State Representative Kara Hope: Trump, Barrett, Big Oil making everything cost more | Lansing State Journal
• Michigan economy takes a hit as Canadian visits plummet amid Trump’s barbs | Detroit News
• Michigan Retail Index Reports Sales Drop for Second Month in a Row – Michigan Retailers Association
• Stellantis won’t offer profit-sharing checks for 2025 after loss | Detroit Free Press
• Trump touts booming economy but some say costs still sting | Fox 47 Lansing

Federal Incompetence

• RFK Jr. Suggests People Eat Liver if They’re So Broke | The New Republic
• States (including Michigan) sue Trump administration over vaccine recommendations | AP News

Trampling the Constitution

• Marty Baron talks Trump, ‘faint-hearted’ media owners at IU | IndyStar
• The FCC’s ‘Patriotic, Pro-America’ Scheme Is More Media Intimidation | Lincoln Square
• The Four Ways Trump Plans to Delegitimize this Fall’s Elections | The New Republic
• Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet | The New Republic
• MAGA Activists Pitch Trump on Chilling “National Emergency” Plot | The New Republic
• DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court | The Guardian
• “It Ends Today”: Judge Threatens to Haul in DOJ Officials Under Oath | The New Republic
• ICE Took Their Papers—and Won’t Give Them Back | Mother Jones
• DHS official tells state election chiefs there won’t be ICE agents at polling places | NBC News
• Judge bars government from ‘wholesale’ search of Washington Post reporter’s seized devices | AP News
• Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All | The New Republic

Corruption, grifting and criminality

• Before Moroun’s donation to Trump’s super PAC, others in Michigan gave millions – mlive.com
• Double Standard | It’s Not Your Imagination. The Rules Really Are Different for Trump. | Lincoln Square
• DOJ removed, withheld Epstein files related to accusations about Trump | NPR
• The Trump boys are Making Corruption Great Again | Public Notice Substack
• Deeply conflicted, Kushner represents the U.S. in high-stakes negotiations with Iran | Judd Legum/Popular Information
• Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back. – The New York Times
• Days after $5M donation, Trump administration backs Crypto.com in lawsuit | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Don Jr.’s Fiancée Uses Historic White House Room for Tacky Grift | Daily Beast
• A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account | WIRED
• Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator | MS NOW

Across the Nation

• Former President Biden flies commercial and faces delays | AP News
• CBS News and CNN staffers fear ‘disaster’ as Paramount wins Warner Bros battle | The Guardian
• The $130 Billion Race for Companies to Get Their Tariff Money Back | Wall Street Journal
• Trump Media’s Stock Price Is Falling Even Faster Than His Poll Numbers – Mother Jones
• Team USA women’s captain Hilary Knight responds to President Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke | CBS Sports

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8 ways Jesse Jackson impacted Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Free Press
How Michigan helped the Rev. Jesse Jackson make history | Detroit News

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New bills aim to lower housing costs in Michigan, cut red tape
mlive.com
How home builders responded to Whitmer’s call to ‘build, baby, build’
Detroit Free Press

Moroun gave $1M to MAGA Inc. before Trump’s Gordie Howe bridge threat
USA Today
Gordie Howe International Bridge hits a Trump speed bump
Debbie Stabenow/MS NOW
Rep. Rashida Tlaib hikes pressure on Moroun over Trump’s bridge threat
Detroit Free Press
Michigan Dems double down for timely Gordie Howe bridge opening
mlive.com
‘Secret’ Windsor meeting led to construction of Gordie Howe bridge
Windsor Star

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• DOJ starts investigations into 3 Michigan school districts, including Lansing | | Lansing State Journal
• Dievendorf, Pohutsky Introduce SAFER Act Designed to Protect Students – Michigan House Democrats
• ‘We still don’t have answers’: Michigan congresswomen visit ICE detention center in Baldwin | Interlochen Public Radio
• Scholten, Stevens call for answers in inmate death at ICE facility | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan lawmakers say DHS has secured SE Michigan building for possible use as ICE detention facility | wtol.com
• ‘We will not accept a warehouse prison’: Michigan Democratic leaders blast planned ICE site in Romulus | mlive.com
• As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No – The New York Times
• Karen McDonald promises to hold ICE agents accountable in Oakland Co. | Detroit Free Press
• Trump admin. extends order for Michigan coal power plant to remain open | Detroit Free Press
• Mike Duggan campaign says false post about endorsements was an error | Detroit News
• Duggan’s inconsistency on trifecta raises alarms for Dems: ‘I really don’t know who Mike Duggan is’ • Michigan Advance
• Trump’s trade threats against Canada could hit Michigan drivers at the pump – Fox 17 Grand Rapids
• Would Republicans rather be right or be happy? | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
• GOP fallout from LaFave endorsement continues to unravel | Mining Journal
• Jocelyn Benson wants to bring high-speed rail to Michigan. What would it take? | Bridge Michigan

The GOP Economy

• US economy hits the brakes: Q4 GDP slows to 1.4% as spending cools, the Commerce Department reports | AP News
• Economic Growth Slowed in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown | Wall Street Journal
• West Michigan faces job losses and uncertainty, as economy takes toll | Bridge Michigan
• Michigan nurse goes without health insurance as ACA costs double for 2026 – mlive.com
• Why the United States Is Seeing an Ongoing Tourism Slump – The New York Times

Trump’s War on the Planet

• Trump’s Climate Repeal Will Kill America’s Transition From Gas Guzzlers to EVs – Mother Jones
• Trump cancels federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means for Michigan | Bridge Michigan
• Trump just blew up the endangerment finding behind climate regulation. Now what? | Vox
• The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning | WIRED
• With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules – The New York Times
• Team USA skiers and others raise alarm over accelerating melt of world’s glaciers | AP News
• A new Ohio bill could be a de facto statewide ban on solar/wind energy | Canary Media
• Editorial | Trump’s order for the military to purchase coal energy defies markets – The Washington Post
• Turning Our Back on Clean Energy – Paul Krugman Substack

Federal Incompetence

• Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats | The Guardian
• RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools – The New York Times
• Try to Make Any Sense of RFK Jr.’s New “Workout” Video | The New Republic
• Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace – The New York Times
• U.S. considers building pricey alternative to World Health Organization – The Washington Post

Trampling the Constitution

• Justice Department struggles as White House presses on voter fraud – The Washington Post
• How Trump undermined election assistance agency ahead of the midterms | MS NOW
• Justice Department issues new subpoenas in Florida-based Trump probe | AP News
• Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg | MSN
• F.T.C. Chair Warns Apple Against Bias in Apple News – The New York Times
• What if everyone had to prove their citizenship to register to vote? | Votebeat
• Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress – The New York Times
• New Trump order could mean arrest for thousands of legal refugees in the US | AP News
• ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next | WIRED
• Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts – The New York Times
• Judge orders Trump administration to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia | AP News

Corruption, grifting and criminality

• ‘No expense has been spared’: Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for deportations | NBC News
• DOJ Scrubs Record of Interviews With Trump Accuser From Epstein Files | The New Republic
• How much money has Trump made as president? The answer should worry us all. | MS NOW
• Trump Organization files to trademark Donald J. Trump International Airport | AP News
• Egomaniac Trump Closes in on Having Another Building Named After Him | Daily Beast
• How Trump Media collapsed | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters | CNN Politics
• Trump Reveals He’s Taking $10 Billion From Taxpayers for His New Board | The New Republic

Across the Nation

• Democrats tap influencers in new strategy to reach Latino voters | AP News
• UAW members ratify contract at Chattanooga Volkswagen plant | Detroit Free Press
• Measles Outbreak Hits Ave Maria University in Florida – The New York Times

CBS Didn’t Want Colbert to Talk to This Democratic Candidate.
He Did It Anyway. – Mother Jones

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Report: Michigan-Canada bridge delay could cost up to $7M per week | Bridge Michigan

Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration |
The New York Times

2017 Statement from President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | The White House

Michigan leaders clash along party lines after Trump’s threat to block Gordie Howe bridge | mlive.com

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democrats Including Slotkin Who Told Troops to Disobey Illegal Orders | Wall Street Journal
• VIDEO: Senators Slotkin and Kelly press conference on failed grand jury indictment
• Speaker Mike Johnson says 6 Democrats (including Senator Slotkin) should be indicted after grand jury rebuke | The Hill
• Trump administration lawsuit over Michigan voter rolls dismissed – Votebeat
• Senator Sarah Anthony: It’s time for a bipartisan solution to lower property taxes | Detroit News
• How Former Rep. Mike Rogers Got Rich in the Last 9 Years – Business Insider
• Report: ICE contractors fund Mike Rogers US Senate campaign in Michigan | The ‘Gander
• Bill Huizenga “Roughly Tripled His Total Assets and Increased His Net Worth By As Much As Five Times Since First Taking Office” | DCCC
• Gretchen Whitmer pitches $88B budget. What it means for Michiganders, schools – Bridge Michigan
• Whitmer 2027 budget has tax cuts for some; tax hikes for others | Detroit Free Press
• Cash aid program to open for 10 more upper peninsula counties in March | Detroit Free Press
• Speaker Hall says no more state funding for Rx Kids as program expands – mlive.com
• Two men convicted in 2022 Michigan election petition scandal | AP News
• Mike Duggan ‘studying’ Trump school choice program for Michigan – Bridge Michigan
• Democrats vying for Michigan Senate seat clash over corporate money at first forum | NBC News

The GOP Economy

• American Optimism Slumps to Record Low | Gallup
• UAW workers at Ford to see lowest profit-sharing checks in three years | Detroit Free Press
• Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims – The New York Times
• US state tariff bills rise as Trump faces midterms affordability fight | CNBC
• Homes Sales in January Posted Biggest Monthly Decline in Nearly Four Years | Wall Street Journal

King Donald

• Epstein Email Reveals Trump’s Decline Started Earlier Than We Thought | The New Republic
• Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly – The American Prospect
• IRS improperly shared immigrant data with DHS enforcement officials – The Washington Post
• What the Hell Happened to Probable Cause? | Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
• MRFF Swamped with Complaints as MAGA Military Commanders Pressure Service Members to See “Melania” Movie – Military Religious Freedom Foundation
• Trump forges ahead with plans for 250-foot arch despite concerns on the ground and in the air | CNN Politics

Trump’s War on People and the Planet

• The EPA revokes a key legal underpinning in fighting climate change | AP News
• Coal industry latest to reward Trump with an unnecessary, made-up award
• Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources – The New York Times
• FACT FOCUS: False claims the Trump Administration made about climate change and energy | AP News
• Federal Vaccine Advisers Take Aim at Covid Shots – The New York Times
• The MAGA Bubble Is Imploding – Paul Krugman Substack

GOP Incompetence

• New report from Democrats: TrumpRx drugs could cost thousands more than generics | MS NOW
• Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows – CBS News
• Hundreds of judges reject Trump’s mandatory detention policy, with no end in sight – POLITICO
• Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High. | ProPublica
• Trump’s Immigration Officials Don’t Want to Talk About the Cruelty | Mother Jones
• Voters Think DHS Funding Should Be Conditioned on Immigration Enforcement Reform | Data for Progress

Across the Nation

• Democrats gain an edge as poll show doubts on Trump energy strategy – POLITICO
• Trump administration removes rainbow flag from Stonewall National Monument | AP News
• Efforts at early voting sites at North Carolina universities denied by judge | AP News
• Trump administration can’t withhold funds from 5 Democratic states yet, judge says | AP News

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Sen. Hertel Tackles Skyrocketing Utility Costs, Introduces Bill to Provide Michiganders Much-Needed Relief and Security

Proposed bill looks to lower utility costs in Michigan | Local 4-Detroit

Michigan AG wants reconsideration of DTE plan
to power Saline data center | FOX 2 Detroit

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• GM prepares for economic downturn: ‘It’s coming,’ CFO says | Detroit Free Press
• Fewer Michiganders are enrolling in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year | Michigan Public Radio
• Elissa Slotkin rejects Justice Department interview request | AP News
• Duggan goes silent on ICE as public backlash over raids grows – Detroit Metro Times
• Nesbitt On Trump’s Pitch To ‘Nationalize’ Detroit Elections: Sounds Good! | MIRS News
• Michigan governor hopefuls clash on free student meals, ICE at schools – Bridge Michigan
• GOP businessman Rinke rules out run for gov, noting state party struggles | Detroit News
• To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas – The New York Times
• Peters presses Air Force on Selfridge pilot training for new fighters | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan members of Congress blast Trump post of Obamas’ faces on apes | Detroit Free Press
• Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash | AP News
• Ex-governors urge civility: Minneapolis ‘could be any place in Michigan’ – Bridge Michigan

The GOP Economy

• Trump says tariffs led to economic growth. The facts tell another story | AP News
• Challenger report: A surge in Michigan layoffs under Trump – Challenger, Gray & Christmas
• The job market was already ‘slim pickings.’ New data shows it just got worse | CNN Business
• TrumpRx: many patients could pay too much if they use the site | The New York Times
• Trump’s Prescription Drug Website Exposed as a Big Fat Scam | The New Republic
• TrumpRx launches, but it’s unclear if it will lower drug prices for most patients | CNN
• Opinion | D.C. lobbyists have been the biggest winners of Trump’s trade wars – The Washington Post

King Donald

• Trump said he’ll release federal funds if officials rename Dulles Airport, Penn Station after him | Maddow Blog
• One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto. | Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s crypto ties pose growing obstacle on Capitol Hill – POLITICO
• Exclusive | Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers | Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s DOJ Dismisses Complaint Against Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida and James Uthmeier | The Floridian

Trump’s “Gestapo”

• Child detentions have skyrocketed ‘sixfold’ in Trump’s second term | MS NOW
• “Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data  | Brennan Center for Justice
• Trump’s FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia’s Largest County – Mother Jones

GOP Incompetence

• Emails reveal details about RFK Jr.’s trip before measles outbreak | AP News
• Potential Impacts of Trump Administration H-1B Visa Policies on the Health Care and Social Assistance Industries | KFF

Across the Nation

• Yes, Kid Rock sang ‘I like ’em underage’ and ‘some say that’s statutory’ in ‘Cool, Daddy Cool’ | Snopes.com
• Man pardoned in Capitol riot pleads guilty to threatening Democrat | AP News

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Unwanted Telemarketers Face Bigger Fines Under Senate-Passed Bills
MIRS News

Dirty Duggan Throws Trans Youth Under the Bus for Cheap Political Points
Progress Michigan

Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win
The DownBallot

In the News

Murder in Minneapolis

VIDEO: The Streets of Minneapolis – Bruce Springsteen

• Overflow Crowd Listens To Bills Limiting ICE’s Abilities In MI | MIRS News
• Michigan’s U.S. Senate candidates have disparate perspectives on dealing with ICE overreach | Michigan Advance
• Peters eyes DHS reforms to hold agents to same standards as local police | Detroit News
• How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota | Popular Information Substack
• How Minnesota Can Convict – by Harry Litman/Talking Feds

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Unpaid medical debt? Michigan may soon limit how creditors can come after it – Bridge Michigan
• GOP clerk and candidate’s estimate of noncitizen voters too high, Michigan says – Votebeat
• Where is Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood? • Michigan Advance
• Senate poll shows McMorrow ahead, Stevens frontrunner status in doubt | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers campaigns from Florida as carpetbagger questions return – Detroit Metro Times
• GOP linked to group touting ‘progressive champ’ in key Michigan Senate race | Detroit News
• Morning Digest: Why are Michigan Republicans trying to boost this Democrat? | The Downballot
• Michigan population grows in 2025 as residents move in, census shows | Detroit Free Press
• ICE in Michigan: More arrests, detainees and protests – Bridge Michigan
• Senators Highlight Efforts to Improve Public Safety, Increase Transparency in Immigration Enforcement  |Senator Stephanie Chang
• Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on Canadian imports in response to new trade deal with China – POLITICO
• Slotkin, Peters to vote no on DHS funding | Detroit Free Press
• Source: Trump urged Perry Johnson to enter Michigan governor’s race | WLNS TV
• “‘The Dollhouse’: Four Transgender Women Run For The Michigan House | MIRS News
• McMorrow pitches nationwide program to pay new mothers, inspired by Michigan’s Rx Kids | Michigan Public Radio
• MSF Approves $6.7M For Volkswagen, Detroit; Creates New Program | MIRS News
• Mark Totten drops out of Democratic race for Michigan attorney general | Detroit Free Press
• Nessel’s office now demanding Gotion pay back millions to Michigan | Detroit Free Press

The GOP Economy

• Editorial | Energy Department mandates to keep coal plants mean higher electric bills | The Washington Post
• ‘I don’t want to drive housing prices down’: Trump sparks backlash with latest declaration | Maddow Blog
• Consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | CNN Business
• KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs, Expiring ACA Tax Credits, and the 2026 Midterms | KFF
• Health Care Costs Tops the Public’s Economic Worries as the Runup to the Midterms Begins; Independent Voters Are More Likely to Trust Democrats than Republicans on the Issue | KFF
• Mark Carney stands firm on Davos speech, plans new Canada trade deals | AP News

King Donald

• ‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company | Wall Street Journal
• Trump sues IRS for $10 billion over leaked tax info | AP News
• Trump’s Lawsuit Against I.R.S. Creates ‘Enormous Conflict of Interest’ – The New York Times
• Trump’s First National Bank of Scams Is Coming | The New Republic
• Donald Trump promised to make the US the world’s crypto capital. His businesses are seizing on it. – POLITICO
• Trump favors 250-foot arch that would tower over other monuments – The Washington Post
• FBI Raids Georgia Election Office as Trump Expands Attack on Democracy | The New Republic
• Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud | Wall Street Journal
• Republicans Introduce Their Biggest Attack on Voting Rights Yet | The New Republic
• DOJ’s “Ransom” Letter to Minnesota Reveals How Trump Plans to Rig the Midterms – Mother Jones
• Social media as state media | Popular Information Substack
• Trump says Justice Department is investigating Ilhan Omar | POLITICO
• After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff – The New York Times

Trump’s “Gestapo”

GOP Incompetence

• HHS Wasn’t Worried About South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak. It’s Now Enormous. – Mother Jones
• RFK Jr. Wants to End the “War” on Unproven Treatments Like Stem Cell Therapy – Mother Jones
• Defying CDC, Pediatricians Recommend All Kids Get Vaccinations Against 18 Diseases | Wall Street Journal
• $17 Billion in FEMA Aid to States Held Up by Extra Scrutiny – The New York Times

Across the Nation

• DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It. | Meidas+
• How the Trump Administration Hobbled Federal Labor Unions – The New York Times
• Editorial: Mass Deportation by the Numbers | Wall Street Journal
• California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump | The Guardian
• History exhibits removed from Grand Canyon, 16 other national parks – The Washington Post

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How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry
The American Prospect

Ex-Ally Warns Trump’s Decline Is “Significant”
After Disastrous Speech | The New Republic

Spring Endorsement Convention – 4/19/2026
Michigan Democratic Party 

In the News

Murder in Minneapolis

• Senators Highlight Efforts to Improve Public Safety, Increase Transparency in Immigration Enforcement  | Senator Stephanie Chang
• Michigan’s U.S. Senate candidates have disparate perspectives on dealing with ICE overreach | Michigan Advance
• ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Spews Vile Accusations Against Slain VA Nurse Alex Pretti | Daily Beast
• The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti | WIRED
• Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony | The Guardian
• Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun – The New York Times
• The ICE killing of Alex Pretti, the second in Minneapolis, prompts quick legal responses | LawDork.com
• Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July. | MS NOW

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Group touting ‘progressive champ’ in key Michigan race might be GOP | Detroit News
• Mike Rogers made almost $100K advising a company that helped Maduro regime spy on its citizens • Michigan Advance
• Mike Rogers Doubles Down, Dismissing Stellantis’ 48,000 Michigan Workers – WLNS TV
• VIDEO – Gretchen Whitmer on midterms, Trump administration and Democrats | NPR
• Slotkin accuses EPA of denial, deflection and delay in Flint water crisis cases – mlive.com
• Michigan tribes warn members about ICE stops: ‘Irony maybe is the word’ | Bridge Michigan

The GOP Economy

• Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on Canadian imports in response to new trade deal with China – POLITICO
• How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US | The Guardian
• Trump brags about his ‘promises kept’ — but there’s a whole lot he didn’t deliver | MS NOW
• 6,000 Truth Social Posts Later, Here Are the Promises Trump Kept—and Broke | Wall Street Journal
• Fact-Checking Trump’s Misleading Claims After One Year Back in Office – The New York Times
• Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance – KFF Health News

King Donald

• Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion – The New York Times
• Pulling out of 66 international organizations, Trump turns his back on science, facts, reason | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• Donald Trump Squeezes Key Allies In Brazen $1 Billion ‘Peace’ Grift | Daily Beast
• Goodbye Cronkite, Hello Trump | Jennifer Schulze/Indistinct Chatter
• White House Warns CBS: Air Trump Interview in Full, or ‘We’ll Sue’ | The New York Times
• The MAGA Plan to Take Over TV Is Just Beginning | The New York Times

Trump’s “Gestapo”

• ICE Drags Half-Naked Citizen Out of His Home Into Freezing Cold | The New Republic
• Under Patel, F.B.I. Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents | The New York Times
• ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment – Judd Legum/Popular Information substack
• New Depths of Corruption in Minnesota | Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
• Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe | AP News

GOP Incompetence

• Trump’s long-awaited healthcare “plan” is a joke – Public Notice
• Pam Bondi Desperately Tries to Keep Damning Trump Files Hidden Forever | Daily Beast
• Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science – The New York Times
• As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance – KFF Health News
• White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying – The New York Times
• Turns Out FBI Director Kash Patel Hates Reading | The New Republic

Across the Nation

• Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push | The New York Times
• Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising Your Electric Bill | WIRED
• ‘No other option’: inside the refugee camp for trans Americans fleeing Trump | The Guardian

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In Detroit speech, Trump touts economic boom invisible to many
Detroit Free Press

Fact check: Donald Trump touts economy, downplays costs in Michigan speech
Bridge Michigan

Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices
Maddow Blog

Michigan voters sour on Trump economy
ahead of visit, poll shows
Detroit News

Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
The Washington Post

Spring Convention – 4/19/2026
Michigan Democratic Party 

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Sen. Slotkin is being investigated for Democrats’ video to troops | AP News
• $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit. | The New York Times
• Michigan Democrats attack Rogers’ opposition to extending ACA tax credits | Michigan Advance
• Michigan election official’s claim of 15 noncitizen voters could be inflated | Votebeat
• Michigan Democrats attack Rogers’ States push for the front of the line in Democrats’ 2028 presidential contest | NBC News
• opposition to extending ACA tax credits | Michigan Advance
• Rogers, Stevens tied in Michigan U.S. Senate matchup, poll finds | Detroit News
• Whitmer announces geologic hydrogen investment, emphasizes collaboration at Detroit Auto Show | Michigan Advance
• McClain ‘100%’ denies insider knowledge of Musk AI investment | | Detroit News
• Gilchrist ends bid for governor to run for secretary of state | Detroit News
• Dana Nessel: Bar immigration arrests at Michigan courthouses | Bridge Michigan
• DSCC Memo: Flipping the U.S. Senate
• Insider: History suggests ‘I was born here’ won’t be winning message | Detroit News
• Michigan nears school cellphone ban. What to know | Bridge Michigan
• Swanson Critical Of ICE’s Handling Of Minnesota Shooting | MIRS News
• GoFundMe pages raise money for Ford worker after Trump exchange | Detroit Free Press
• UAW vows to fight for worker suspended for comments to Trump | Detroit Free Press
• Economic and Fiscal Impact of Michigan’s Public Universities – Anderson Economic Group
• 40,000 fewer Michiganders seek Affordable Care Act health insurance | Bridge Michigan
• Are tariffs vs. affordability driving Michigan’s politics? – POLITICO
• Representative Kara Hope: The law still matters in Lansing

The GOP Economy

• Why Trump’s pitiful new health care ‘plan’ is even worse than it appears | MS NOW
• Trump’s manufacturing boom fails to materialize | The Washington Post
• Editorial: The Affordability Problem in One Chart | Wall Street Journal
• One Year of Trumponomics – Paul Krugman Substack
• One year in, Trump’s economy is a mess | Paul Waldman/Public Notice
• Inflation in 2025: How Prices for Food, Cars and Clothing Moved in 5 Charts | Wall Street Journal
• As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It | The New York Times
• At CES, One Thing Became Clear: China Is Surging Ahead in Energy and Solar Innovations | PCMag

King Donald

• Trump in fresh Greenland outburst as ministers arrive for talks with Vance | The Guardian
• Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time – The New York Times
• Fed Chair Jerome Powell Rings Every Alarm Bell About DOJ Investigation | The New Republic
• Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted | The Washington Post
• Donald Trump wants to make imperialism great again | Hayes Brown/MS NOW
• Trump’s Saudi payback – by Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment text at National Portrait Gallery | The Washington Post
• Trump’s Smithsonian censorship agenda is escalating | MS NOW
• Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis – The American Prospect

Trump’s “Gestapo”

• ICE Barbie Warns Americans Must Be Prepared to Prove Citizenship | Daily Beast
• ICE Attacks Car Full of Kids, Leaving 6-Month-Old Baby Unconscious | The New Republic
• Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments – The New York Times
• ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
• ICE recruitment: MInimal screening, reduced training. | Slate
• DHS Picks Fight With Reporter Who Exposed ICE’s Shoddy Hiring | The New Republic
• Medical examiner likely to classify ICE detainee death as homicide, call says | The Washington Post
• Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ | The Guardian

GOP Incompetence

• HHS causes confusion by cutting grants, then reversing course | AP News
• Trump and Hegseth Face New War Crime Allegation Over Drug Boat Strikes | The New Republic
• VIDEO: How the Trump Administration Is Remaking Public Education | ProPublica
• An unraveling Justice Department appears to be coming apart at the seams | Maddow Blog

Across the Nation

• Exclusive | WSJ Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Flat as Voters’ View of Economy Sours – WSJ
• A Majority of Voters Say ICE’s Use of Lethal Force in Minneapolis Was Not Justified | Data for Progress
• AP/NORC Poll:What Americans think about Trump’s recent foreign intervention | AP News
• Half of Americans think ICE is making American cities less safe, CNN poll finds | CNN Politics
• From Viral Video to Federal Occupation: How Nick Shirley Ignited the Minneapolis ICE Surge | Jennifer Schulze/Lincoln Square
• Stop calling Nick Shirley a journalist. He’s a MAGA political operative.
• Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Map | Wall Street Journal
• Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim | The New York Times
• FBI agents search Washington Post reporter’s home | The Washington Post
• Supreme Court Battle Over Trans Athletes Is About So Much More Than Sports | Mother Jones
• Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’ | The New York Times

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Michigan Republicans vote ‘no’ on restoration of
health insurance subsidies | Detroit News

Spring Convention – 4/19/2026
Michigan Democratic Party 

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Nessel says House GOP’s veto of $645M in spending ‘unconstitutional’ | Detroit Free Press
• House GOP files lawsuit over AG Dana Nessel’s ‘work projects’ opinion | Detroit Free Press
• Physicians Recommend AAP and AAFP Childhood Immunization Schedules Despite Federal Changes – Michigan State Medical Society
• Mike Duggan independent campaign faces barrage of Democratic criticism | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan teachers weaving lessons on Jan. 6 uprising into history classes | Bridge Michigan
• Michigan has ‘zero tolerance’ for child care fraud, agency says amid push for audit | Bridge Michigan
• Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state | Bridge Michigan
• Grand Rapids Preschool Teacher, 22, Arrested on TV After Condemning Donald Trump over Nicolas Maduro Venezuela Capture | Daily Beast
• Benson Proposes $5K Caregiver Tax Credit | MIRS News
• Here are facts shaping Michigan as state gears for big election year | Bridge Michigan
• Electricity rates climb, powering calls for change in Michigan | Detroit News
• Detroit homicides in 2025 drop to fewest since 1964 | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan doctors say these 5 changes are coming to health care in 2026 | Detroit Free Press
• Five ways the Trump administration reshaped Michigan in 2025 | mlive.com
• Representative Penelope Tsernoglou: Bills would help protect dogs from freezing to death | Detroit News
• 9 Big Questions Heading Into 2026 | MIRS News
• Insider: History suggests ‘I was born here’ won’t be winning message | Detroit News
• Rogers, Stevens lead Michigan U.S. Senate fundraising with wealthy and corporate donors | Michigan Advance
• The Most Interesting Primary of 2026 | The American Prospect
• Gilchrist weighs dropping bid for governor, to run for secretary of state | Detroit News
• Swartz drops out of race for Congress in Fourth District | 94.9 WSJM

The GOP Economy

• Job Gains Cooled in December, Capping Year of Weak Hiring | Wall Street Journal
• US economy added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off one of the weakest years of job gains in decades | CNN Business
• Job growth slowed markedly in Trump’s first year back in office | POLITICO
• Judge halts Trump administration block on child care, other program money for 5 states | AP News
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolves itself | AP News

King Donald

• Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire | Judd Legum/Popular Information
• You Won’t Believe Who Trump Told About Venezuela Attack Ahead of Time | The New Republic
• The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth | Paul Krugman
• Exclusive | Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come | Wall Street Journal
• ‘Dictator’ Trump Floats Idea of Canceling Midterm Elections
• Trump proposes massive increase in defense spending to $1.5T | AP News
• Putting a sticker over Trump’s face on your parks pass might cost you | The Washington Post
• The Trump Doctrine: Violence Is Us – Mother Jones
• White House ballroom addition height will match mansion, architect says | The Washington Post

• Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE | The Guardian
• MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis | WIRED
• Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him | The Washington Post
• January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history | Wall Street Journal
• White House Recasts Jan. 6 Riot as ‘Peaceful Protest’  | The Guardian
• Jan. 6 plaque absent from Capitol around fifth anniversary of attack AP News
• Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center | The New York Times
• Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment text at National Portrait Gallery | The Washington Post

GOP Incompetence

• ‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say | The Guardian
• US drops some vaccine recommendations for children | AP News
• Pete Hegseth moves to demote Mark Kelly over illegal orders video | WGN TV
• The Kelly-Hegseth Grudge Match Helps No One | Wall Street Journal
• Judge says Trump’s acting US Attorney investigating Letitia James is serving unlawfully | CNN Politics

Across the Nation

• Trump Responds to Minnesota ICE Shooting—and Makes It Way Worse | The New Republic
• Monetizing Regime Change via Prediction Market Bets | The American Prospect
• Trump gerrymandering showdown puts democracy at risk in 2026 | Opinion | Detroit Free Press
• Federal immigration officers shoot 2 outside hospital in Portland, Oregon | AP News

 

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Health subsidies expire for millions of Americans | AP News
Expiring ACA subsidies will affect these Americans most | CNBC

Michigan Election Rocked by AI Deepfakes
Targeting GOP Candidate MichiganNewsSource.com

Spring Convention – Michigan Democratic Party 4/19/26

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Michigan officials react to U.S. strike in Venezuela | Detroit News
• Childcare bill would take a Michigan cost-sharing model national | Detroit News
• After ‘chaotic’ year, Michigan leaders eye transparency, literacy, taxes – Bridge Michigan
• Trump, DOGE and deep divides: Biggest Michigan politics stories of 2025 | Bridge Michigan
• Singh Named Senator Of The Year | MIRS News

The GOP Economy

• The Winners and Losers From 2026’s Mix of Tax and Benefit Cuts | Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s First Year Back, in 10 Charts | Steven Rattner/New York Times
• Trump says jobs market is booming for U.S.-born. Here’s what data really shows. | The Washington Post

Grift, Lies, Crimes and Corruption

• Jack Smith: Jan. 6 riot wouldn’t have happened without Trump | AP News
• Transcript: Jack Smith Deposition – Trump “Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”
• Trump Administration Upends Prosecution of White-Collar Crime | Wall Street Journal
• How Trump circumventing Congress is different from previous presidents | The Guardian
• How Trump circumventing Congress is different from previous presidents | The Guardian
• Editorial: Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise | The New York Times
• Trump Tells Fans to Donate to Him or Else Dems Will Steal Their Money | The New Republic
• The Most Fooled Nation | Michael Cohen/Meidas+
• Trump’s second-term revenge tour could be headed to Florida | Barbara McQuade/MS NOW
• Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe | MS NOW
• Trump says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are off | AP News
• Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance | Wall Street Journal
• These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed them

The Resistance

• VIDEO: Censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT Prison in El Salvador
• HOME | Trump Kennedy Center (Parody website, owned by a South Park writer)

Across the Nation

• Democrats deny GOP a supermajority with Iowa Senate election win
• Opinion: How America Loses Vaccine Access | The New York Times
• Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota | AP News
• What the MN Star Tribune found at day cares in viral video | Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Nick Shirley’s Somali Daycare Fraud Video Is Bullsh*t. Here’s Why It Worked Anyway. | Weaponized Spaces
• MAGA’s Favorite ‘Journalist’ Nick Shirley Busted Paying to Fake ‘News’ | | Daily Beast
• Homeland Security seeks emergency demolition of historic buildings in D.C. – The Washington Post
• Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt – The New York Times