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This Week… the Democratic Trifecta

This week’s guest: Representative-elect Joanna Whaley
2026 General Election Results (Unofficial)

In the News

The Election

• Darrin Camilleri elected as Michigan Democratic Senate leader | Fox2 Detroit
• Puri To Be House’s Next Speaker; Pohutsky Returns As SPT; Young Remains Detroit Chair | MIRS News
• Michigan election firsts: Muslim, LGBTQ, Democratic socialist wins | Bridge Michigan
• Will Lawrence: From Climate Activism to the House of Representatives | The New York Times
• Will Lawrence Ran on Fighting Data Centers. Now, He’s Going to Congress | WIRED
• Women To Hold Record Numbers Of Seats In House, Senate | MIRS News
• Trans and nonbinary candidates won state and local elections | 19th News
• How Abdul El-Sayed actually did with Jewish voters | POLITICO
• How Abdul El-Sayed overcame Islamophobia in Michigan’s Senate race | The Washington Post
• Straight-Ticket Gains Help Democrats Flip Competitive House Seats | MIRS News
• The Pollwatcher: How accurate were the midterm polls? | Washington Post

The Policy Agenda

• Q&A: Michigan’s next House speaker wants ‘transformational’ change | Bridge Michigan
• Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight – KFF Health News
• El-Sayed: Fire The Parliamentarian If She Blocks Healthcare Reform | The Lever
• DTE, Consumers sue to block ‘money out of politics’ proposal approved by voters | Bridge Michigan
• America Finally Has the Votes to End the Electoral College | Mother Jones

Trump Crime, Corruption and Grifts

• Firm Tied to Trump Sons Won Federal Funds to Screen for Ebola, Other Diseases | ProPublica
• Trump Officials Stand to Profit From AI Data Centers on Public Land | ProPublica
• How to investigate Jared Kushner | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack

Across the Nation

• Joe Biden memoir assails Trump and the Jan. 6 insurrection | AP News
• Trump and Republicans Begin Pointing Fingers After Sweeping Midterms Losses | The New York Times
• Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race | Reuters
• Newly elected Democrats could become 2028 presidential power brokers | NBC News
• Immigrants Are Being Systematically Returned Home Despite Court Orders | New York Times
• Impeach Todd Blanche | Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack

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This Week… Michigan Democrats Sweep the 2026  Midterms

2026 General Election Results (Unofficial)

In the News

The Election

• Opinion | Abdul El-Sayed’s Historic Win in Michigan Answers Several Questions | The New York Times
• Transgender ads again a dominant Republican theme | AP News
• How Trump Lost the Midterms – | Wall Street Journal
• Trump and Republicans Begin Pointing Fingers After Sweeping Midterms Losses | The New York Times
• Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald to request recount after loss | Detroit Free Press
• The Left’s Donors Don’t Hold Grudges. The Establishment’s Do. | The Lever
• The Pollwatcher: How accurate were the midterm polls? | Washington Post

And now … 2028!

• Let’s talk presidential candidates and where four Michiganders stand  | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
• Newly elected Democrats could become 2028 presidential power brokers | NBC News
• Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race | Reuters

The Policy Agenda

• Mackinac Center Sues Over Passage Of Prop 2 | MIRS News
• More Than 4 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Have Their Medicare Advantage or Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Terminated at the End of 2026 | KFF
• Is Montana Holding the Key to Undoing Citizens United? – Mother Jones

Trump Crime, Corruption and Grifts

• The media blackout of the new rape allegation against Trump | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Exclusive | Trump Family-Linked Mining Venture Aims to Go Public in $2 Billion Deal | Wall Street Journal
• New book makes fiery claims about Jared Kushner’s finances in Trump’s first term | The Guardian
• In Trump’s pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution | CBS News

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine | The New York Times

Across the Nation

• Higher premiums and fewer options ahead under Obamacare in 2027 | AP News
• The tech industry is investing in mega gas plants to power their data centers | The Washington Post

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How Obama and Trump Made their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches
The New York Times

Obama calls Trump incompetent as he rallies Democrats in Detroit
Detroit Free Press

Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’
The Guardian

In the News

Politics and Policy

• In Islamophobic Rant, Trump Seeks to Stir Republican Base in Michigan | The New York Times
• Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan, drawing Arab American rebuke | The Washington Post
• Mike Rogers claims without evidence Abdul El-Sayed has “pledged his support” Muslim Brotherhood | Washington Post
• Mike Rogers said Abdul El-Sayed didn’t disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. Video shows he did | PolitiFact
• Michigan’s anti-El-Sayed movement has a Republican problem | Opinion | Detroit Free Press
• Mike Rogers spars with ‘Meet the Press’ host in heated interview | Detroit News
• Michigan’s Mike Rogers Got Big Payout Before Controversial Cybersecurity Firm Went Bankrupt | The American Prospect
• VIDEO: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on X: “You know it’s true🎶 Everything Mike does🎶 He does it for Trump🎶 
• 700 doctors endorse Abdul El-Sayed as GOP attacks his credentials | Detroit News
• Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate NAFTA, Medicare for All, Social Security | PolitiFact
• Michigan residents fight potential $6.4bn datacenter bill: ‘That is insanity’ | The Guardian
• Michigan Data Center Opposition Tops National Average | MIRS News
• Michigan Democrats cry foul over John James ad funded by state GOP | Detroit Free Press
• Wedgewood Admits Fabricating Polls; McMorrow: Their ‘Experiment’ Damaged Campaign | MIRS News
• Jack Bergman, Michigan congressman, lives in home financed by donor | Detroit News
• No grassroots, no money, no momentum as James is spinning his tires  | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
• Hamtramck mayoral election from 2025 overturned after 37 disputed mail ballots are counted | Votebeat

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Dem Lawmakers Warn Of Election Interference | MIRS News
• Michigan advocates work to ease election security anxieties as Nov. 3 approaches | Michigan Advance
• Thousands of monitors will observe voting on Election Day | AP News

The Economy and Affordability

• Trump’s economy before Nov. 3 midterm elections | AP News
• Workers Now Pay $7,471 on Average Annually for Family Health Coverage, Up 9% or $621 from 2025, Benchmark Employer Health Benefits Survey Finds | KFF
• Opinion: Trump tariffs are forcing Michigan Republicans to pick sides | John Lindstrom | Detroit Free Press
• Is coal really making a comeback? | Grist

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• GOP campaign money shifts from Trump’s D.C. hotel to Mar-a-Lago | The Washington Post
• How Russia Spent 50 Years Getting Close to Donald Trump—Trump’s Ties Exposed | The Parnas Perspective
• Trump Promises Cash and Bailouts to Woo Midterm Voters Worried About High Prices | Wall Street Journal
• Trump promises $100M KY investment if Republicans win midterms | Detroit News
• Trump bribes aren’t enough for me to vote GOP | Opinion | USA Today
• Trump Hatches ‘Breathtakingly Improper’ Scheme As He Faces Tax Bill ‘Of His Life’: Report | Crooks and Liars
• Trump’s investments in drugmakers surge in his second term: report | AP News

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• Trump’s cuts have exposed US to ‘cascade’ of El Niño dangers, experts warn | The Guardian
• US disaster survivors still await at least $10bn in federal aid: ‘It’s devastating’ | The Guardian
• Trump says he’ll close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations | AP News
• Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown | ProPublica

Across the Nation

• The Traitor in Chief – Paul Krugman Substack
• Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push | WIRED

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The Free Press endorses Jocelyn Benson for Governor,  Eli Savit for Attorney General,  Garlin Gilchrist for Secretary of State

In the News

Politics and Policy

• Mike Rogers’ attacks on Abdul El-Sayed cross a dangerous line | Opinion | Detroit Free Press
• Detroit Democrats challenge Mike Rogers’ touted gains with Black voters in US Senate race | Michigan Advance
• Rogers and allies go scorched earth to stop El-Sayed | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
• How an Abdul El-Sayed Opponent Handed Him a Campaign Highlight | Wall Street Journal
• Man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records show | The Guardian
• Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed issues AI policy | The Washington Post
• Vance In Monroe Calls El-Sayed ‘Little Weasel,’ Pitches To Black Voters, Moderate Dems | MIRS News
• Michigan’s Mike Rogers Got Big Payout Before Controversial Cybersecurity Firm Went Bankrupt | The American Prospect
• The Jewish Case for Electing Abdul El-Sayed | The New Republic
• Elissa Slotkin hopes Dem probes will deter grads from working for Trump | Detroit News
• Rep. Bill Huizenga and state Sen. Sean McCann could be a race to watch | Detroit Free Press
• Bill Huizenga, Sean McCann duke it out in Michigan’s 4th District | Detroit News

• Michigan advocates work to ease election security anxieties as Nov. 3 approaches | Michigan Advance
• VIDEO: Matt Hall is Hiding –  MDP

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Most say Trump is illegally or unethically profiting from presidency: poll | AP News
• Dem Lawmakers Warn Of Election Interference | MIRS News
• Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Hide Kennedy Center Docs From Judge | The New Republic
• As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet | The New Republic

The Economy and Affordability

• Voters want change as Trump struggles before midterms | AP News
• CPI report: Inflation worsened to 3.7% in September | AP News
• Soaring energy prices send inflation upward rapidly at the wholesale level | AP News
• September jobs numbers weaker than expected and unemployment ticked higher | AP News

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• The Traitor in Chief – Paul Krugman Substack
• Trump promises $100M KY investment if Republicans win midterms | Detroit News
• Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship | Wall Street Journal

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom | Wall Street Journal
• US disaster survivors still await at least $10bn in federal aid: ‘It’s devastating’ | The Guardian
• Trump says he’ll close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations | AP News
• New fed rule imperils mail shipments of cheaper medications from Canada | Detroit News
• FIFA Pays Millions for Trump Tower Office Said to Be Rarely Used | The New York Times

Across the Nation

• AdImpact Reveals 2026 Election Cycle to Reach Record $11.6 Billion in Ad Spending | Ad Impact
• Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas | The New York Times

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The Free Press endorses Jocelyn Benson for Governor,  Eli Savit for Attorney General,  Garlin Gilchrist for Secretary of State

In the News

Politics and Policy

• RGA Scales Back On James | MIRS News
• Mike Rogers defended tariffs against Canada, now wants to end trade war | Detroit Free Press
• El-Sayed, Rogers trade barbs, accusations during first televised US Senate debate | Michigan Advance
• Michigan U.S. Senate race will shape SCOTUS, federal judiciary | Opinion | Detroit Free Press
• Fact check: Mike Rogers voted against drug imports from Canada | Bridge Michigan
• Michigan’s El-Sayed Has Trump Fuming, AOC Buzzing and Obama Stumping | Wall Street Journal
• Fact check: John James, Jocelyn Benson debate data centers, tariffs, more | Bridge Michigan
• Trump photo moved off John James campaign main page | Detroit News Insider
• Trump policies, inflammatory tweets dominate Barrett, Lawrence debate | Lansing State Journal
• Democrats See An Opening In MI-01 As 2026 Battlefield Expands | MIRS News
• Trump PAC helps drive Michigan Senate race toward record spending | Bridge Michigan
• Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. | Michigan Advance
• Up North project raises questions about AG nominee’s judgement | Lansing State Journal
• Republicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump | The American Prospect
• Michigan AG seeks ‘hundreds of millions’ from Blue Cross in lawsuit | Detroit Free Press
• The United Auto Workers tries to reassert its political power in Michigan | AP News

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Voters in many states are being met with new voting rules | AP News
• The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting | ProPublica
• Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn | The Guardian
• From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle | The New York Times
• Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage | The New York Times
• Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court | Detroit News

The Economy and Affordability

• Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance | The New York Times
• Senate candidates run on raising Social Security taxes for higher incomes to prevent benefit cuts | NBC News
• Washington’s energy policies are costing Michigan residents | Viewpoint – Senator Sarah Anthony
• Michigan Residents’ Opposition to Data Centers – MSU IPPSR
• Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data | Snopes.com
• Skepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’ | The Guardian
• Trump Is Pretending to Create Jobs in Key Midterm States | The New Republic
• Socialism expanded sharply in 2025 under a Republican White House and Congress | PIIE
• Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections | The New York Times
• Truckers Are Using Every Trick They Can to Survive Soaring Diesel Prices | Wall Street JournalTruckers Are Using Every Trick They Can to Survive Soaring Diesel Prices | Wall Street Journal

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• Judge orders Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads | AP News
• Trump invested in SpaceX shortly before issuing a new space policy | The Washington Post
• Trump wants a new Camp David — at his own golf club | The Washington Post
• Trump hasn’t committed to repaying taxpayer money already spent on ads | AP News
• Trump Took Money Meant for Fallen Officers’ Memorials to Air Ads Worshipping Himself, Rushes Out Checks as GOP Worries | The Parnas Perspective
• White House pretends its taxpayer-financed propaganda is a ‘public service announcement’ | Maddow Blog
• Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays | Wall Street Journal
• Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle faces new corruption allegations | Maddow Blog

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• The Fight to Save the Census From Trump Starts Now | The New Republic
• New White House press secretary is a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack

Across the Nation

• Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film | The Bulwark
• GOP is at risk of significant state legislative losses, Post analysis finds | The Washington Post
• The falsehoods billionaires are mailing to Ohio voters | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Muslim Americans rebut new wave of anti-Sharia rhetoric from GOP politicians | AP News\
• With renewable energy boom, optimistic Al Gore sees climate change victory coming | AP News
• Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ | The Guardian

This Week…

The Free Press endorses Abdul El-Sayed in
Michigan’s U.S. Senate race

Democrats Show Strength in Michigan Senate Race but Trail in Maine, Polls Find
The New York Times

After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
The New York Times

Dems Target Rogers Over Pharma Money, Health Care Record
MIRS News

In the News

Politics and Policy

• Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. | Michigan Advance
• Up North project raises questions about AG nominee’s judgement | Lansing State Journal
• Republicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump | The American Prospect
• Who will be exempt from Medicaid work rules in Michigan? What to know | Bridge Michigan
• My Message to the LGBTQ+ Community…and the Republicans Still Denying Their Freedom | Governor Whitmer Substack
• ICE arrested son of retired Detroit area judge and put him on flight | Detroit Free Press
• Cannabis Sales Plateau After Decade of Robust Growth | Anderson Economic Group, LLC
• GOP Polling Memo – El-Sayed leads Rogers by 4
  GBAO Polling
• VIDEO – AG candidates Doug Lloyd and Eli Savit face off on key issues – WDIV Detroit

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting | ProPublica
• Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn | The Guardian
• From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle | The New York Times

The Economy and Affordability

• Michigan Residents’ Opposition to Data Centers – MSU IPPSR
• Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data | Snopes.com
• Socialism expanded sharply in 2025 under a Republican White House and Congress | PIIE
• Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections | The New York Times

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• Trump administration airs 2024 campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging | AP News
• White House pretends its taxpayer-financed propaganda is a ‘public service announcement’ | Maddow Blog
• Biden did not revoke 440 press passes. Fact-checking Trump allies after White House bans news outlets | PolitiFact

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• The Fight to Save the Census From Trump Starts Now | The New Republic

Across the Nation

• Muslim Americans rebut new wave of anti-Sharia rhetoric from GOP politicians | AP News
• With renewable energy boom, optimistic Al Gore sees climate change victory coming | AP News
• Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ | The Guardian

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Michigan families have paid more than $26 billion, or
$6,419 per household, in tariff-driven costs | Smart Trade Alliance

Rogers calls for swift end to Iran War; El-Sayed says he’s ‘flip-flopping’ | Detroit News

In the News

Politics and Policy

• Will Lawrence rolls out plan for regulating Big Tech, data centers in Michigan and beyond | Michigan Advance
• Advocates, moms and lawmakers push for group prenatal care as Legislature weighs insurer issues | Michigan Advance
• The Medicaid Work Requirement’s Gambling Loophole | American Enterprise InstituteCould healthcare price transparency lower costs? Mike Rogers thinks so | Bridge Michigan
• New poll shows El-Sayed leads Michigan Senate race, helped by Trump | USA Today
• Bombshell Poll Shows Dems Breaking Through in Trump Country | Daily Beast
• Democrats Can Win Back the Midwest – Rahm Emanuel | Wall Street Journal
• Some Michigan Republicans see a ‘huge struggle’ ahead in fall election | Detroit News
• Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate | The DownBallot
• The lie dominating Musk’s 2026 political ads | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Fact check: What Abdul El-Sayed said about prison sentences, freeing inmates | Bridge Michigan
• Reps. McDonald Rivet, Davis Lead New Push to Stop Tax Giveaways for Data Centers | Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Opinion | Michigan survived the primary. Election deniers are targeting November | Detroit Free Press
• Anti-Muslim rhetoric against Abdul El-Sayed shapes Michigan Senate race | The Washington Post
• Abdul El-Sayed battles politics, Islamophobia in run for U.S. Senate | Detroit Free Press

The Economy and Affordability

• Michigan Gas Prices Today | Gas Prices Live
• Chinese Cars Should Be Kept Out of U.S., Auto Groups Urge Trump | Wall Street Journal

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• Trump and family’s large AI-related investments pose possible conflicts | The Washington Post
• As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails | The Guardian
• Crypto legislation would greenlight Trump corruption | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre | MS NOW

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• Amid measles outbreaks, RFK Jr. headlines an anti-vaccine conference | MS Now
• Trump’s favorite 2026 campaign target is Biden: nearly 900 mentions and counting | USA Today
• Trump Humiliated as U.N. Speech Bombs With Bored Audience | Daily Beast
• Major TV networks decline White House pool duties | POLITICO
• The cameras pull back as ousted outlets sue over Trump’s media-ban attack on the free press | Law Dork Substack
• Judge says EPA illegally canceled $7B solar program | AP News
• The Medicaid Work Requirement’s Gambling Loophole | American Enterprise Institute

Across the Nation

• FBI Eyed Susan Collins Over Defense Contractor’s Donations | ProPublica
• JD Vance Chances Against Ossoff, Buttigieg and AOC: Latest 2028 Polls | Newsweek
• MAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to Go | The New Republic
• Republican Senator Breaks Ranks, Calls for Probe Into Trump Jr. | The New Republic

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More voters identifying as Democrats
and not calling themselves Republican – Gallup

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s mail ballot limits before elections | AP News

Democrats say supreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot plans will ensure ‘safe, secure and accurate elections’ | The Guardian

Don’t watch the Bari Weiss version of 60 Minutes | Indistinct Chatter Substack

The Bari Weiss Era of ‘60 Minutes’ Begins | The New York Times

In the News

Politics and Policy

• Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host, rips Republican Mike Rogers | Detroit News
• Abdul El-Sayed Says It’s Time to ‘Pause’ AI Development | The Washington Sun
• Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats hit GOP on Trump’s Canada trade war | USA Today
• Abdul El-Sayed accuses Mike Rogers of being ‘a sock puppet’ | Detroit News
• Why Tucker Carlson has effectively endorsed Abdul El-Sayed | MS NOW
• Trump targets U.S. Senate candidate El-Sayed with misleading claims | Detroit Free Press
• Democrats add Will Lawrence to congressional battleground program | Detroit News
• Trump Takes Aim At Lawrence, Lawrence Welcomes The Attention | MIRS News
• Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat ? | The New York Times
• I’ve Covered Islamophobia for Years. Trump’s GOP Has Taken It to a New Level. | Mother Jones
• Rogers Makes False 9/11 Claim About El-Sayed | FactCheck.org
• Mike Rogers says El-Sayed sympathizes with terrorists in convention speech | Detroit Free Press
• Rogers Hammers El-Sayed On Terrorism; Convention-Goer Later Yells ‘He Should Be Shot’ | MIRS News
• For ‘Money Out of Politics,’ political timing couldn’t be better | Lansing City Pulse
• Judge Knocks Down Trump’s Order to Keep a Michigan Coal Plant Open – The Washington Sun
• Prosecutor won’t file charges for false DCS tip against Pete Buttigieg | Indianapolis Star
• Amid ‘mass proliferation,’ Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election | Bridge Michigan
• Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free | Bridge Michigan
• Glengariff Polling – MICHIGAN SEPTEMBER 2026 SURVEY REPORT | DocumentCloud
• Voters Aged 18-29 Up 74% In Primary | MIRS News

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Garlin Gilchrist: Keep Trump, Washington out of Michigan’s election data | Detroit News
• Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears | The Guardian
• Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’ | The Guardian
• Peters. HSGAC Democrats Demand Postal Service Immediately Halt Implementation of Unconstitutional Vote-by-Mail Restrictions
• The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org | Judd Legum – Popular Information
• Denver sues to block ICE officers from voting sites | The Hill
• Trump proposes altering census, stopping race question | NPR

The Economy and Affordability

• New study: Michigan households now paying $5,600 more due to tariffs, trade war | Michigan Smart Trade Alliance
• The States on the Front Lines of the Trade War With Canada | Wall Street Journal
• Canada’s tariffs hit Tuesday — but their effect on the midterms is just beginning | MS NOW
• A new low for American workers | Popular Information Substack
• AAA Fuel Prices by State
• Mortgage rates rising steadily, the 30-year fixed rate reaches 6.76% | AP News
• Michigan students impacted by new federal loan limits | Detroit Free Press

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• False and misleading claims made by speakers at the Republican midterm convention | AP News
• Even MAGA World Isn’t Buying Trump’s Free Money Promise | The New Republic
• Trump promise of $5,000 for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’ | The Guardian
• Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy | The New Yorker
• Paid brokers tout ties to Trump’s orbit to lobby for presidential pardons | CBS News
• Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch | ProPublica
• Trump’s Not the Only Serial Liar. Add JD Vance to that list. | PolitiFact
• Trump Administration Awards $45 Million Contract for New Air Force One Simulator | The Washington Sun
• Noem’s Rumored Lover Used His Power for Unprecedented Corruption | The New Republic
• Team Trump’s Corey Lewandowski faces corruption allegations stemming from his DHS role | Maddow Blog
• US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company | The Guardian

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• Trump Tells Jaw-Dropping Lie About Being ‘Rescued’ on 9/11 | Daily Beast
• Trump Crashes Out Over Fact-Checks of His Outlandish 9/11 Lie | The New Republic
• Trust in US government information has declined, a new poll finds | AP News
• Corporate tax payments plunge as AI feasts on new incentives | POLITICO
• Trump’s EPA Will Let Power Plants Poison Our Air as Much as They Want | The New Republic
• Opinion: EPA chief Lee Zeldin can’t silence the outcry over data centers, but he’s trying | MS NOW
• As War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects | The New York Times

Political Videos

• Swamp (John James) | Making Michigan’s Future
• REMEMBER – Jocelyn Benson for Governor
• Iran is Costing Us – The Lincoln Project
• Trump in His Own Words | Lincoln Project
• Jocelyn Benson on Face The Nation | CBS
• Sen. Winnie Brinks on the John James tax hike | CBS News Detroit
• MI-04 : We Feel It | House Majority PAC
• 250-foot-tall Arch | VoteVets

Across the Nation

• House Democrats plan sweeping Trump investigations if they win in November | The Washington Post
• Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in Abortion-Ban States. | ProPublica
• Trump officials remove sign at Arlington cemetery that criticized Confederate statue | The Washington Post
• As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it’s time to raise taxes | The Washington Post
• When Authoritarianism Comes for Medicine, Physicians Stand Up | Dr. Rob Davidson/Committee to Protect Health Care

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This Week…

More voters identifying as Democrats
and not calling themselves Republican – Gallup

Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed
‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood | Bridge Michigan

In the News

Politics and Policy

• Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host: “I wouldn’t vote for Mike Rogers at gun point” | Detroit News
• Fact check: Would ‘money out of politics’ proposal live up to its name? | Bridge Michigan
• Fact check: Did John James vote to increase health costs for Michiganders? | Bridge Michigan
• Amid ‘mass proliferation,’ Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election | Bridge Michigan
• Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat ? | The New York Times
• Michigan aims to test pay-per-mile road funding system in 2027 | mlive.com
• Michigan students impacted by new federal loan limits | Detroit Free Press
• The mystery behind an audio clip that helped upend a Senate race | The Washington Post

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’ | The Guardian
• The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org | Judd Legum – Popular Information
• Don’t watch the Bari Weiss version of 60 Minutes | Indistinct Chatter Substack

The Economy and Affordability

• New study: Michigan households now paying $5,600 more due to tariffs, trade war | Michigan Smart Trade Alliance
• Canada’s tariffs hit Tuesday — but their effect on the midterms is just beginning | MS NOW
• Federal changes could impact housing for low-income Michiganderes | Detroit Free Press
• Iran War Helps to Drive U.S. Diesel Prices to New High | The New York Times

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• Noem’s Rumored Lover Used His Power for Unprecedented Corruption | The New Republic

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• Opinion: EPA chief Lee Zeldin can’t silence the outcry over data centers, but he’s trying | MS NOW
• US datacenters face further backlash over wastewater pollution | The Guardian
• When Authoritarianism Comes for Medicine, Physicians Stand Up | Dr. Rob Davidson/Committee to Protect Health Care

Across the Nation

• As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it’s time to raise taxes | The Washington Post
• How Much Do Union-Busting Campaigns Cost? | The American Prospect
• Prosecutor won’t file charges for false DCS tip against Pete Buttigieg | Indianapolis Star
• Amy Acton attacked at Canfield Fair by man with two guns, sheriff says | cleveland.com

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Michigan Democrats Nominate History-Making Ticket

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Benson holds edge over James in governor’s race, Michigan poll says | Detroit Free Press
• John James’ wealth soared in Congress as he traded stocks in industries he helped oversee | Detroit Metro Times
• Michigan Democrats project unity at convention | Detroit Free Press
• Democrats say they’re unified for November amid lingering tension | Detroit News
• Orders to keep coal plant open fuel Michigan political fight: Insider | Detroit News
• Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says | Bridge Michigan
• Michigan among states most vulnerable to Canada retaliatory tariffs | Detroit News
• New tariffs on Canada heighten Michigan Democrats’ affordability attacks on Trump, GOP • Michigan Advance
• Bill Huizenga took campaign donations after company pursued deal with his businesses | Detroit Metro Times
• Vance Calls El-Sayed ‘Very, Very Evil’ At Macomb Rally” | MIRS News
• Abdul El-Sayed faced wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric after Michigan Senate primary win – The Washington Post
• VIDEO – Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed in fiery Fox News interview | Fox News
• El-Sayed says Hasan Piker does not speak for his campaign amid comments about Jewish candidate | Michigan Advance
• Senate Democrats target Mike Rogers for support of Trump’s Iran war | Detroit News
• AIPAC hosts fundraiser for Mike Rogers amid qualms over fall ad blitz | Detroit News
• John James’ income tax plan follows decades of controversy | Detroit Free Press

Attacking the Constitution & Elections

• Election Fraud Map 1982-2025 | The Heritage Foundation
• Trump officials touted a voter fraud bombshell. Their data hasn’t proved it | CNN Politics
• Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust | The Guardian
• Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting by Mail | The New York Times
• Whistleblower Warns USPS Has Secret Plan to Undo Mail-In Voting | The New Republic
• Michigan AG charges 5 noncitizens who allegedly committed voter fraud in 2024 election | Votebeat
• Audit: Michigan’s Voter Registration list among nation’s best | Michigan Auditor General

The Economy and Affordability

• Michigan energy costs become key issue in November election | Detroit Free Press
• Biden Derangement Syndrome – Paul Krugman Substack
• TRUMP TARIFFS RAISED COSTS ON MIDWEST FAMILIES BY $2,000 IN 2025 | MEPI
• Trump signs controversial beef import plan despite ranchers’ backlash | POLITICO
• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association on X: Foreign Beef
• Trump claims US doesn’t need Canada despite energy reliance | AP News
• Chinese Cars Could Be Huge in U.S., and That’s the Problem, Officials Say – The New York Times
• Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’ | POLITICO
• The Social Security benefit cliff is here. Washington is struggling to wake up. | POLITICO
• CEOs earn 614 times more than workers at US’s 100 lowest-paying corporations | The Guardian

Trump Corruption and Grifts

• Trump oil and gas stocks gained up to $15.5 million, Democrats say | CNBC
• Trump Discloses 1,000 Stock Trades in June | Wall Street Journal
• The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back | Wall Street Journal
• Trump Family Crypto Bank Backed by Abu Dhabi Royal | Wall Street Journal
• Don Jr. Faces Bombshell Probe Into ‘Almost Clairvoyant’ Bets | | Daily Beast
• $900 million from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor – The Washington Post
• Private Prison Giant Gave Trump-aligned Super PAC $1.4 Million After Landing Mega ICE Contracts | The Lever
• Divided Supreme Court rules White House ballroom construction may proceed | The Hill
• White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up | POLITICO
• Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction | AP News
• Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations aren’t allowed | CNN Politics

Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration 

• IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds – The New York Times
• Trump’s mismanagement of the federal government is making Americans sick | MS NOW
• Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’ | POLITICO
• Kennedy Center revenue plunged after Trump’s name went on the building | The Washington Post
• Education Department Seriously Posts Video Comparing Trump to Hitler | The New Republic
• RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate | The Guardian

Climate Change

• Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn | The Guardian
• Michigan approves first solar farm under new state authority law | WILX TV
• Wildfire near Reno, Nevada, destroys more than 30 homes | AP News
• Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US | WIRED

Across the Nation

• UPDATE: Senate GOP’s fake news website falsely links Democrat to murder | Popular Information
• Google’s Obedience to Trump’s “Lake America” Order Follows a Depressing Pattern | Mother Jones