Party on the Peninsulas

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Barnes: It’s impossible to keep up with Trump’s lies and distortions

✹ Representative Matt Koleszar, chair of the House Education Committee, on strengthening K-12 education

✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: guest commentator Barack Obama on how Trump hurricane-relief lies are hurting the victims

In the News

Michigan Politics

• VIDEO Lavora Barnes on MSNBC – Michigan College Student’s Post Debate Civics Lesson – YouTubeGary Peters is tasked with defending a brutal Senate map for Dems. It’s his biggest test yet. – POLITICO
• Rogers wants to halt $500M taxpayer grant to build EVs at GM plant – Detroit News
• Slotkin, Rogers spar in Michigan U.S. Senate debate. Here are the facts – Bridge Michigan
• VIDEO – US Senate Debate – WOTV via YouTube
• Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Hits Back After Trump Dissed His City – The Daily Beast
• Democrat Marlinga airs first 2024 ad, part of “seven-figure” buy – Detroit News
• VIDEO – Marlinga – We should all be equal in the eyes of the law – YouTube
• Downriver could decide which party controls Michigan House – Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Supreme Court majority at stake as GOP, Dem hopefuls vie for 2 seats – Detroit News

Michigan Policy

• Whitmer signs bills aimed at school safety, mental health and literacy – Detroit Free Press
• Led by Believers in the City’s Future, Detroit Is on the Rebound – The New York Times
• Inside Detroit’s Newlab, a Hub for Mobility Startups in Henry Ford’s Hometown – The New York Times
• In Michigan, Walz Assails Trump’s Record on Manufacturing – The New York Times
• Consumers, DTE to expand EV charger network in Michigan – Bridge Michigan

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Chris Christie Unnerved by Donald Trump’s ‘Significant’ Mental Decline – The Daily Beast
• Trump: America ‘will be like Detroit’ if Harris wins – Detroit Free Press
• Slurring Trump Rambles Aimlessly About ‘Biden Circles’ and Trashes Detroit During Speech in… Detroit – Video
• Trump’s Rambling Speeches Reinforce Question of Age – The New York Times
• Trump calls Aurora a ‘war zone.’ Even its Republican mayor disagrees. – POLITICO
• Republican Rep. Debunks GOP Hurricane Lies in Incredible Fact-Check – The New Republic
• Hurricane Recovery Efforts Disrupted by Conspiracy Theories and Falsehoods – The New York Times
• Trump thinks Americans have forgotten how bad his hurricane relief efforts were – MSNBC
• The Kremlin Throws Trump Under the Bus on Secret Putin Gift – The New Republic
• Trump Spreads His Politics of Grievance to Nonwhite Voters – The New York Times
• Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed in China, AP review finds – AP News
• How Barack Obama riles Donald Trump on Harris’ campaign trail – Jen Psaki/MSNBC
• Jewish Republicans Attack Harris, Who Has a Jewish Husband, for Being Bad for Jews – Mother Jones
• Fact check: Trump’s wrong again on Michigan Man of the Year claim – Detroit Free Press
• Melania Trump Faces Uproar After Being Caught in Fake Charity Scandal – The New Republic
• No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did – The Washington Post
• The ‘Crypto Punks’ Behind Trump’s Murky New Business Venture – The New York Times
• Opinion | Donald Trump’s rallies should remind voters what he really represents – The Washington Post

Climate Change

• The Great Florida Migration Is Coming Undone – Wall Street Journal

National Politics and Policy

• Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs as JPMorgan’s stock surges – MarketWatch
• Harris Wants Medicare to Cover Home Care for More Seniors – Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s Plans Could Increase National Debt Twice as Much as Harris’s Proposal – The New York Times
• Barack Obama Calls Out Black Men Supporting Donald Trump, Says Vote for Kamala Harris – The Daily Beast
• Kamala Harris Has Raised $1 Billion Since Entering Presidential Race – The New York Times
• Harris releases a report on her health, contrasting with Trump – AP News

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Trump is a criminal who should face trial – Special Counsel Jack Smith

✹ Representative Joey Andrews on climate change and reopening the Palisades Nuclear Plant

✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: The massive grift

In the News

Michigan Politics

• Trump campaign employee on Detroit ballot center: ‘Make them riot’ – Detroit News
• Vance won’t commit to $500M grant for building EVs at Michigan auto plant – Detroit News
• Questions raised over where Senate candidate Mike Rogers really lives – Detroit Free Press
• Rogers says Medicare negotiating drug price reductions is ‘sugar high politics’ • Michigan Advance
• Mike Rogers’ support for ‘fetal personhood’ could threaten access to IVF and contraception – The Michigan Independent
• Obama endorses Slotkin – via X
• Slotkin reports $18M fundraising haul for U.S. Senate bid – Detroit News
• Mid-Michigan congressional race attracts big spending, high hopes – Detroit News

Michigan Policy

• St. Clair Shores voters, election workers face fraud charges – Detroit Free Press
• Michigan teachers to pay less into retirement fund in future – Detroit Free Press

Trump/GOP Outrages

• VIDEO – Jon Stewart: Trump Is The Opposite of Who His Supporters Claim He Is | The Daily Show – YouTube
• 24 hours of MAGA misinformation – The Washington Post
• Democrats push for Justice Department probe into Trump and Egypt – Maddow Blog
• Trump mixes up words, swerves among subjects in off-topic speech – The Washington Post
• Oops, They Did It Again: The Mainstream Media Buries Trump’s Outrage – The New Republic
• Oklahoma buying schools 55,000 bibles. Specs match the $60 Trump bible – The Washington Post
• Trump Rally in Michigan Dominated by More False Statements – The New York Times
• Donald Trump claims he ‘won’ Michigan in 2020 — and will again – Bridge Michigan
• Trump’s false claim of ‘EV mandate’ gains traction in Michigan – POLITICO
• Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It. – The New York Times
• Five Issues Where Donald Trump Flip-Flopped From Abortion to TikTok – Wall Street Journal

Climate Change

• Forecasters predict another hurricane will strike Florida by midweek – The Washington Post
• Floridians hit 3 times by hurricanes grapple with rebuilding – AP News
• The Midwest is Winning Some Climate Migrants – TIME
• Trump initially refused to give California wildfire aid because it’s a blue state, ex-aide says – E&E News by POLITICO
• Trump and GOP Make BS Migrant Claim Amid FEMA Hurricane Shortfall – The Daily Beast

National Politics and Policy

• Jack Smith filing lays out new evidence against Trump Jan. 6 immunity – The Washington Post
• The Murder Rate Fell at the Fastest-Ever Pace Last Year—and It’s Still Falling – Mother Jones
• Election 2024: Cybersecurity head says there’s no chance a foreign adversary can change results – AP News
• The Boss endorses @KamalaHarris – via X
• Obama to campaign for Harris in month leading up to election – The Washington Post
• U.S. Hiring Accelerated in September, Blowing Past Expectations – Wall Street Journal
• Kuttner on TAP: Biden’s Amazing Win Settling the Dock Strike – The American Prospect
• Supreme Court clears way for Biden limits on methane and mercury emissions – The Washington Post
• 500 Gs to deregulate 5G – POLITICO
• Ports Rush to Reopen After Dockworker Strike Is Suspended – The New York Times
• Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud recovery – AP News

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Economics fact and (Trump) fiction

✹ Representative John Fitzgerald on battling sextortion

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Republicans refusing to condemn North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson

In the News

Michigan Politics

• VIDEO – Chair Lavora Barnes on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” – MSNBC
• Whitmer to Andy Cohen: ‘I was your most fun friend from high school’ – Freep
• Top Michigan Republican already warns of a stolen election – Detroit News
• Democrats won complete power in Michigan. Republicans are trying to take it away. – POLITICO
• ‘A false sense of comfort’: Michigan Dems fight to keep voters’ attention on abortion – POLITICO
• Detroit chamber won’t endorse Rogers or Slotkin in U.S. Senate contest – Detroit News
• Ben Carson says ‘we may have to’ die to protect right-wing America at MSU visit – The State News
• Michigan GOP walks fine line on absentee voting, as Trump sends mixed messages – Bridge Michigan

Michigan Policy

• Biden urges ban on Chinese cars from US roads – Detroit Free Press
• Lawmakers OK bills making Michigan caregivers public employees to ease unionization – Detroit News
• Deep in Michigan’s car country, switch to EVs fuels anxieties before election – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan election challengers face new rules to deter delays, disruptions – Bridge Michigan
• Lombardini to Stand Trial for Uttering and Publishing Following ‘Unlock Michigan’ Campaign Finance Investigation – Attorney General

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Trump’s Pitch to Working-Class Voters Is a Scam – The New Republic
• Opinion | Republicans come up with new ways to insult women – Karen Tumulty/The Washington Post
• Trump’s pitch to women is getting weirder and weirder – Public Notice
• Trump Appears to Have Lost a Total Grasp on Things – The New Republic
• Opinion | Donald Trump According to Those Who Know Him – The New York Times
• Trump campaign ad is stuck in an economic time warp – The Washington Post
• JD Vance messages in 2020 show him criticizing Trump’s record as president – The Washington Post
• Kushner’s Fund Has Reaped Millions in Fees, but So Far Returned No Profits – The New York Times
• Jared Kushner’s private equity firm raises even more red flags than before – MSNBC
• Obama and Biden achievements that Trump claims for himself – Washington Post Fact Check
• Trump Plans Massive Shake-Up of Justice Department – Wall Street Journal
• How Trump’s Tariffs Would Radically Redistribute Wealth Upward – The New Republic
• Trump Watches Hit the Market for Astronomical Price
• Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite CNN report
• Newly unearthed data shows closer links to Robinson and porn, dating sites – POLITICO
• Criminalizing Pregnancy: A Record Number of Women Were Prosecuted the Year After Dobbs – Mother Jones
• Florida bans instruction on contraception and consent in sex ed classes – Popular Information

National Politics and Policy

• Biden’s U.N. speech was one of the most moving speeches of his long political career. – Slate
• Harris pledges ‘pragmatic’ approach to the economy in Pittsburgh speech – POLITICO
• Harris voices support for eliminating filibuster to secure abortion rights – The Washington Post
• ‘Athletes for Harris’: VP rakes in endorsements from hall of famers – USA Today
• FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics — FBI
• Senate Democrats say they’ll expand the battlefield to Texas and Florida – The Down Ballot
• Ohio residents flock to Springfield’s Haitian restaurants: – The Guardian
• Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files charges against Trump, Vance – AP News
• Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked – Judd Legum/Popular Information
• Caught in Texas’ Medicaid and Food Stamp Application Backlog? Know Someone Who Is? Help Us Report. — ProPublica
• GOP leaders rely on Dems (again) to prevent a government shutdown – Maddow Blog
• GOP effort to change how Nebraska allocates electoral votes hits roadblock – The Washington Post
• Swing state Republicans say they see few signs of Trump door-knocking – AP News

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: The potential for decades-long judicial tyranny

✹ Justice Kyra Harris Bolden on judicial impartiality

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Rigging the rules in Georgia

In the News

Michigan Politics

• Justice For Generations – Kyra Bolden ad via YouTube
• VIDEO – Unite for America Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey – YouTube
• In Michigan, Kamala Harris calls for ‘common sense’ gun reforms after school shootings – Bridge Michigan
• Tom Barrett’s Anti-Abortion Record on Display In MI-07 – DCCC
• House Dems’ ‘sleeper’ seats suddenly in sight – POLITICO
• Slotkin, Rogers lean into immigration policy fight in U.S. Senate race – Detroit NewsACLU spending $2M on abortion rights ads in Michigan Supreme Court race – Bridge Michigan
• Mike Rogers wants voters to forget his record of backing abortion bans – The Michigan Independent
• In Michigan, Democrats Hope to Benefit From a Post-Biden Surge of Youth Energy – The New York Times
• Elon Musk super PAC working with Michigan GOP ahead of presidential election – Bridge Michigan
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. again loses in bid to get off Michigan’s ballot – Detroit News

Michigan Policy

• Belleville, Romulus, townships sue over radioactive waste shipments – Detroit Free Press
• Judge blocks Wayne County landfill from importing radioactive waste – Detroit News
• Hundreds of tipped workers rally at Michigan Capitol over wage ruling – Detroit Free Press
• Friske probe referred to AG’s office as case involves ‘multiple’ counties – Detroit News

Trump/GOP Outrages

• MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump – Mother Jones
• Seven Trump campaign proposals that show he’s getting desperate – MSNBC
• How Trump’s Tariffs Would Radically Redistribute Wealth Upward – The New Republic
• Trump Ignores Mark Robinson Controversy, Hoping Gubernatorial Candidate Will Drop Out – The New York Times
• Trump’s Pitch to Working-Class Voters Is a Scam – The New Republic
• As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them. – The New York Times
• Trump Levels Disturbing Accusation About Election at Jewish People – The New Republic
• Shameless JD Vance Vows to Keep Falsely Calling Haitian Migrants ‘Illegal’ – The Daily Beast
• Day by day, how JD Vance tweeted misinformation about Springfield – The Washington Post

National Politics and Policy

• VIDEO – billie eilish on X: Endorsing Kamala Harris
• VIDEO – CNN Airs Montage of Donald Trump Doing Exactly What JD Vance Told Dems NOT to Do – The Daily Beast
• You Are Way Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago – The New Republic
• Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears – Wall Street Journal
• 111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’ – The New York Times
• Kamala Harris isn’t done picking up support from Republicans – Maddow Blog
• Voters split on Harris and Trump’s handling of the economy: AP-NORC poll | AP News
• Opinion | Mike DeWine: I Don’t Recognize the Springfield That Trump and Vance Describe – The New York Times
• Arizona’s top court says voters missing citizenship proof can receive full ballots – The Washington Post
• Lifting the SALT Cap: Estimated Budgetary Effects, 2024 and Beyond — Penn Wh
• What Fed Interest Rate Cuts Means for Mortgages, Car Loans and More – The New York Timesarton Budget Model
• Veep Cast Reunites: Table Read of Viral Episode After Kamala Harris – Hollywood Reporter

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Harris Shines, Trump Whines

✹ Representative Reggie Miller: Stop the dumping of Nuclear Waste into southeast Michigan 

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Pandering with tax cut proposals that are DOA

In the News

Michigan Politics

• Walz highlights student debt, climate change in pitch to MSU students – Detroit News
• Michigan Dems blast Mike Rogers over opioid stance in Congress – Bridge Michigan
• Mike Rogers résumé includes consulting for businesses with shady foreign interests-
• Trump’s abortion answers complicate GOP’s push to neutralize attacks – Detroit News $$
• Kennedy, West stay on the ballot, Michigan Supreme Court decides – Detroit News
• CBS News poll for 2024 Senate races shows Democrats lead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – CBS News

Michigan Policy

• Attorney General’s Final Report: MSU/Larry Nassar Investigation
• Top States for Doing Business in 2024: A Continued Legacy of Excellence – Area Development
• Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash – Bridge Michigan

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Democrats press oil executives on Trump’s $1B ask – POLITICO
• Springfield Upended by Bomb Threats, School Evacuations Over False Pet-Eating Claims – Wall Street Journal
• Ohio governor reaffirms Haitian immigrants are not eating animals – BBC
• The Trump Plan to Prosecute Election Officials and Suppress the Vote – Mother Jones
• Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of debate – AP News
• Trump Calls for Government Shutdown if Voting Laws Aren’t Changed – Wall Street Journal
• Next Up in Trump’s No-Tax Zone: Overtime Pay – Wall Street Journal
• ‘Doesn’t help the cause’: Trump’s time with Loomer upsets his GOP allies – Detroit News
• Trump’s Slow-Burn Authoritarianism – Greg Sargent/The New Republic
• Opinion | Three radical Trump policies Americans can’t ignore – Eugene Robinson/The Washington Post
• White Stripes sue Donald Trump, campaign over ‘Seven Nation Army’ use – Detroit Free Press
• Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition – AP News
• DeSantis’ Government Is Doing Everything It Can to Defeat an Abortion Rights Measure – Mother Jones
• Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters – The New York Times

National Politics and Policy

• US inflation reaches 3-year low as Fed prepares to cut interest rates – AP News
• US gasoline prices set to fall under $3/gallon as election nears – Reuters
• The mirage of $2 gas – Paul Krugman/New York Times ($)
• UAW Wins Again In The South – Crooks and Liars
• Opinion | Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Will Support Kamala Harris – POLITICO
• Martha Stewart Just Quietly Endorsed Kamala Harris for President – The Daily Beast
• Utah court strikes down GOP proposal to gut ballot initiatives – The Downballot
• Trump sells himself as a ‘leader’ on IVF, angering some Republicans – POLITICO
• Elena Kagan keeps pressing for ethics code enforcement at Supreme Court – POLITICO

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Kamala Harris for the People; Donald Trump for Himself

✹ Biden, Harris in Michigan 

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: A Media Double Standard of Accountability

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Kamala Harris, in Detroit, vows to protect workers’ rights – Detroit Free PressKamala Harris wants to make it easier to afford housing in Michigan – The ‘Gander
• Presidential race is a tossup in Michigan with 2 months to go, poll finds – Detroit News
• Slotkin builds bigger lead over Rogers in Michigan Senate race, poll shows – Detroit News
• Poll: Michigan minimum wage hike backed, but support dips on tipped wage change – Detroit News
• Michigan’s presidential ballot not finalized as Friday deadline passes – Detroit Free Press
• VIDEO: Lavora Barnes on the influx of presidential candidates campaigning in Michigan – CNN via YouTube
• Biden signs pro-labor order in Michigan, dares a successor to undo it –  Detroit News
• Appeals court: Remove RFK Jr.’s name from Michigan presidential ballot – Detroit Free Press
• Michigan canvasser suit part of growing effort to preempt election deniers – Bridge Michigan
• Michiganders get nine new ‘I Voted’ stickers for the November election – Bridge Michigan

Trump/GOP Outrages

• ISA accredited sports appraiser: Why Trump’s new trading cards are a bad bet – MSNBC
• Trump Is Getting More Confused and Incoherent. Will the Media Say So? – The New Republic
• Finally: Top Journo Erupts at Media for Ignoring Trump’s Mental State – The New Republic
• From Rambling to Rational: The Media’s Trump Sanewashing Problem – The New Republic
• Trump Tries to Rebrand Incoherent Rambling As ‘the Weave’ – NY Magazine
• Russia Russia Russia v. 3.0: Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere – United States Department of Justice
• Watch: J.D. Vance Has Pathetic Response to Georgia School Shooting – The New Republic
• John McCain’s Son Puts Trump on Blast for Cemetery Stunt – Mother Jones
• Why Trump’s spurious attacks on crime are working – Judd Legum/Popular Information
• House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt – The Washington Post
• Opinion | We need urgent reform after school shootings. Not same cowardly words. – Eugene Robinson/The Washington Post
• Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s campaign schedule for Labor Day 2024 – AS USA
• Why thousands of Florida students are not being taught sex ed – Judd Legum/Popular Information

National Politics and Policy

• Goldman Sachs Warns a Trump Win May Slow the Economy – The Daily Beast
• Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on economic plans – Bridge Michigan
• Election 2024: How Harris and Trump differ on taxing the rich – AP News
• This summer was the hottest in recorded history around the world – The Washington Post
• Colin Gray, Georgia school shooting suspect’s father, charged with murder – The Washington Post
• Opinion | Allan Lichtman, Presidential Predictions Guru, Is Ready to Call the 2024 Race – The New York Times
• Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times Trump’s haul – The Washington Post
• Harris Heads Into First Debate With Positive Favorability and Popular Economic Proposals – Data for Progress
• Harris endorsed vs. Trump by Murdoch heir, CEOs of Yelp, Box, Ripple – CNBC
• Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers – AP News
• Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, as labor market cools – The Washington Post
• Republicans pushing Christianity into public schools are hitting resistance — even in red states – POLITICO
• The GOP Is Better Off With Kamala Harris in the White House – POLITICO

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Candidates and values

✹ Senator Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) on motivating the youth vote 

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage:

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Michigan Republican in Tight Senate Race Says He’d Respect Abortion Rights. His Record Suggests Otherwise. – Jezebel
• Harris, Trump in dead-heat among Michigan voters, new poll shows – Detroit Free Press
• Poll: Elissa Slotkin leads Mike Rogers in US Senate race – Detroit Free Press
• VIDEO — Mike Rogers: Big Pharma’s friend – DSCC via YouTube
• Mike Rogers vows to fight drug war, but urged opioid access in Congress – Bridge Michigan
• Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin introduces bipartisan bills to address forever chemicals – The Michigan Independent
• Michigan judge rules Cornel West eligible for presidential ballot – Detroit Free Press
• Why RFK may be unable to withdraw from some state ballots – NPR
• Former US Rep. Bob Carr dies at 81 – Detroit Free Press

Trump/GOP Outrages

• GOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll Intimidate – Thom Hartmann/The New Republic
• Trump, Vance try for a shift on abortion, riling some on the right – The Washington Post
• Trump Contorts Himself on Abortion in Search of Political Gain – The New York Times
• Trump Campaign Turns Fire on Army Leadership ‘Hacks’ After Arlington Fiasco – Daily Beast
• Army defends Arlington Cemetery staffer ‘pushed aside’ by Trump aides – The Washington Post
• Arlington cemetery official involved in Trump staff altercation won’t press charges – AP News
• Defense Officials: Trump Campaign WAS Warned Before Arlington Incident – Daily Beast
• Ex-Trump Adviser Drops Bombshell About Trump’s Taliban Deal – The New Republic
• Abba Asked Trump to Stop Using Its Music. Other Artists Have, Too. – The New York Times
• The 2024 Trump Campaign Policy Proposals: Budgetary, Economic and Distributional Effects — Penn Wharton Budget Model

National Politics and Policy

• Harris goes after Trump on economy and inflation in new ad – POLITICO
• Everyday | Harris-Walz 2024 – YouTube
• The Biden-Harris administration is fighting to lower rents – Public Notice
• Former Republican presidential staffers sign letter endorsing Harris over Trump – AP News
• Why RFK may be unable to withdraw from some state ballots – NPR
• Abortion Is the Top Issue for Many Women, Who Trust Harris More Than Trump – The New York Times
• Book Publishers Sue Florida, Alleging School Library Law Violates First Amendment – Wall Street Journal
• Kamala Harris Addresses Policy Shifts in CNN Interview with Dana Bash – Wall Street Journal
• Harris says she will put a Republican in her cabinet if elected – The Washington Post
• The Democrats Have A-List Star Power. The Republicans Have Hulk Hogan. – The New Republic
• Texas judge halts Biden plan for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens – The Washington Post

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: Joy, exultation, freedom – and a big task ahead

✹ Impressions of The Best Political Convention EVER

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Attacks on a 17-year-old who’s proud of his dad

In the News

The Convention

• DNC 2024: See insider photos from the Democratic National Convention – AP NewsAt the DNC, the Democrats Are Finally Fighting – The New Republic
• At the DNC, the Democrats Are Finally Fighting – The New Republic
• Michelle Obama’s Speech Was the Best. Doug Emhoff’s Was the Most Groundbreaking. – Mother Jones
• “Do Something!” Michelle Obama’s Big-Hearted, Urgent, Barn-Burner of a Convention Speech – Mother Jones
• Gretchen Whitmer paints Trump as out of touch at DNC – Detroit Free Press
• Trump ‘admires dictators a lot,’ Slotkin says in DNC speech – Detroit Free Press
• At DNC convention, Dana Nessel sends sharp retort to US Supreme Court – Detroit Free Press
• UAW’s Fain ‘not going to be shy’ about going after Trump – Detroit Free Press
• McMorrow at DNC calls Project 2025 Trump dictatorship plan – Detroit Free Press
• Michigan sheriff who made headlines for marching in 2020 speaks at DNC – Detroit Free Press

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Michigan debuts numbers for how minimum wage could grow under ruling – Detroit News
• Morning Digest: As Michigan GOP meets to pick Supreme Court nominees, its candidates are almost penniless – The-DownBallot.com
• Karamo ejected from convention as divisions persist in Michigan GOP – Detroit Free Press
• Prosecutors present bank records in exam for ex-Chatfield staffers – Detroit News

National Politics and Policy

• What happened to inflation? – Paul Krugman/New York Times
• Ohio GOP Uses Deceptive Language to Sabotage Anti-Gerrymandering Ballot Proposal – The DownBallot
• The Democrats Are Destroying the Republicans at Their Own Game – The New Republic
• A DNC Trend Emerges: Republican Officials Backing Harris – The Daily Beast
• Team Harris’ DNC approach offered a classic lesson in political communication – Jen Psaki/MSNBC
• Why “we’re not going back” is the perfect theme for 2024 – Public Notice
• Why Inflation Might Not Win the Election for Trump – Wall Street Journal
• Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions – AP News
• Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters – AP News

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Michigan Bureau of Elections to investigate Trump campaign event following complaints – Metro Detroit Times
• Trump cites inflated crime numbers during Howell visit – Detroit Free Press
• Trump chose the worst place (Howell MI) to lie about rising crime rates – M
• Trump Posts A.I. Images of Taylor Swift Claiming She and Her Fans Support Him – The New York TimesSNBC
• A close race brings fresh fears of election interference by Trump allies – The Washington Post
• Trump’s businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns – including his own – CNN Politics
• Trump’s carny act isn’t working anymore – by davidrlurie/Public Notice

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Barnes: A national celebration and state nominations after that

✹ Impressions of a First-time National Delegate, Susan Skidmore

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: Lying about Healthcare

In the News

Harris – Walz Campaign

• Kamala Harris unveils 2024 policy agenda, including $6,000 child tax credit for baby’s first year – The Washington Post
• Where do Trump and Harris stand on key issues? Abortion, immigration, taxes – AP News
• Kamala Harris holds slight national lead over Donald Trump, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds – The Washington Post
• Kamala Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena Polls Find – The New York Times
• Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find – The New York Times
• Americans see Kamala Harris as more honest than Trump: AP-NORC poll – AP News
• Playbook: How Harris is remaking the 2024 election – POLITICO
• Vibe Check: Voter Enthusiasm and Harris’ Favorability Have Surged Since Biden’s Exit – Data for Progress
• Americans’ first impressions of Walz are positive, negative for Vance – The Washington Post

Michigan Politics

• Bankrolled by pharmaceuticals, Mike Rogers helped block Medicare price negotiation – The Michigan Independent
• Republican candidates go full MAGA at Michigan Supreme Court debate – The Gander
• Cornel West disqualified from Michigan ballot – NBC News

National Politics and Policy

• Inflation cools, giving more likelihood for interest rate cuts soon – Detroit Free Press
• Inflation Slipped to 2.9% in July, The First Time Since 2021 – Wall Street Journal
• White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly – AP News
• Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Works, Saves Billions – HHS.gov
• The case for Harris embracing nationwide free school meals – Public Notice
• New senate polls show gains for most Democrats in battleground states – NBC News
• Watch: Idiot J.D. Vance’s Speech Derails With Embarrassing Flubs – The New Republic
• Why Inflation Might Not Win the Election for Trump – Wall Street Journal

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Trump Says Presidential Medal Is Better Than Medal of Honor – Daily Beast
• Willie Brown to Donald Trump: Mention My Name Again and Get Sued – The New York Times
• Trump Made $300,000 for Endorsing Bible, Financial Disclosure Shows – The New York Times
• 14 Hours of Videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy — ProPublica
• Trump campaign tweet shows they’re reviving a racist American tradition – MSNBC

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✹ Chairperson Barnes: 15,000 smiles at Detroit Metro Airport!

✹ The Winning Coalition: Michigan Republicans for Harris/Walz co-chair Bill Nowling
    Harris launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ to win over GOP voters – AP News

✹ This week’s Trump/GOP Outrage: The smear campaign has already begun

In the News

Harris – Walz Campaign

• Kamala Harris, Tim Walz in Michigan: ‘We’re not going back’ to Donald Trump – Bridge Michigan
• FULL SPEECH: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz Michigan rally – YouTube
• Harris Leads Trump in Three Key States, Times/Siena Polls Find – The New York Times
• We Polled The Rust Belt. Here’s What We Found. – Split Ticket
• Tim Walz defends military record against Team Trump stolen valor smears
• Kamala Harris rallies with UAW in Michigan: ‘We believe in the collective’ – Bridge Michigan
• Tim Walz: From Small-Town Minnesota to the Campaign Trail – The American Prospect
• Details you should know about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Michigan Politics

• Michigan primary 2024 results live: U.S. House – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan primary 2024 results live: U.S. Senate – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan primary 2024 results live: State House – Bridge Michigan
• Video: Chair Lavora Barnes on MSNBC’s The Last Word – YouTube
• Benson: Michigan’s Primary Election was secure, Election Night turnout steady – MI Secretary of State
• After two years of far-right rule in a Michigan county, one chance to change it – The Washington Post
• 2024 primary election tees up battle for control of Michigan House – Detroit Free Press
• In Michigan, criminal charges and election denying no barrier to ballot victory – Bridge Michigan
• Elon Musk PAC investigated by Michigan secretary of state – CNBC

National Politics and Policy

• Mortgage Rates Drop to 15-Month Low – Wall Street Journal
• Trump and Harris agree to debate on Sept. 10, ABC says – AP News
• Trump holds meandering news conference, where he agrees to debate Harris – The Washington Post
• Fact Checking Trump’s Mar-a-Lago News Conference – The New York Times
• Trump News Conference “Littered with Falsehoods” – The New York Times
• Maryland assault weapons ban upheld by 4th Circuit – The Washington Post
• Arizona grand jurors discussed indicting Trump, but prosecutors urged them not to – The Washington Post
• Utah Bans 13 Books From All Public Schools – The New York Times
• Justice Thomas Failed to Disclose More Private Jet Trips, Senate Democrats Say – The New York Times

Trump/GOP Outrages

• Opinion | GOP smear campaign against Walz military service must be rebutted – Eugene Robinson/The Washington Post
• Fact check: Assessing claims about Tim Walz’s military service – The Washington Post
• Vets Group Calls BS on GOP Attacks of Tim Walz’s Military Service – Daily Beast
• VIDEO – Chris Hayes debunks right-wing ‘B.S.’ about Tim Walz’s military career – MSNBC
• Elon Musk’s X Is Spreading Deepfakes of Kamala Harris – Mother Jones
• Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos — ProPublica
• Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022 – The Washington Post
• The Infernal Triangle: Crow Jim: Project 2025’s Obsession With Reverse Racism – The American Prospect
• FACT FOCUS: Claims made in Donald Trump’s news conference – AP News
• On targeting Hillary Clinton, Trump isn’t done rewriting history – Maddow Blog
• Biden says he’s “not confident at all” there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses – CBS News
• Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Will Cooperate in Arizona Election Fraud Case – The New York Times