Party on the Peninsulas

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel
GOP Candidates Agree: No Healthcare Choice for Women

✹ Dr. Farhan Bhatti
The human cost of the GOP war on healthcare

VIDEO
Slotkin pitches ‘economic war plan’ for
Democrats to play ‘offense’  – Bridge Michigan

VIDEO
Representative Hillary Scholten
‘Lowering Costs Caucus’ Launched

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Republican proposed K-12 budget creates uncertainty among Michigan school leaders – mlive.com
• Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts – Detroit News
• The future of same-sex marriage in Michigan: 9 key questions, answers – Detroit Free Press
• Editorial: Slashing funds for UM, MSU, would hurt Michigan – Detroit News
• Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts – Detroit News
• Michigan poll: Voters more confident in elections system, need more education on existing security protections – Democracy Defense Project
• We Are Still Underreacting on AI – Pete Buttigieg Substack
• Leonard Joins James in Support of Gutting Medicaid. Do Nesbitt & Cox Also Support? – Michigan Democratic Party
• Bump stocks, ghost gun bans passed by Michigan Senate – Detroit Free Press
• GOP leader: Bump stock, ghost gun bans ‘dead on arrival’ in Michigan House – Bridge Michigan
• Ford to ‘stick behind’ Marshall plant amid threat to battery tax credit – Detroit News
• Michigan nears ticket bot ban as House OKs plan inspired by Taylor Swift – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan recoups $166K after transparency website problems, Benson says – Detroit News
• Rep. Stevens: Limit presidents’ power to send troops to protests – Detroit News
• Aerospace Leader Not Returning To Michigan; Believes He’s Being Targeted By AG – MIRS Blog
• Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens – Bridge Michigan
• MIRS – Karen McDonald Announces A.G. candidacy
• Virgil C. Smith, trailblazing Detroit lawmaker and judge, dies at 77 – Detroit Free Press

• The Supreme Court Just Handed Down a Devastating Blow to Medicaid – Lincoln Square

The War on Democracy

• Why I Finally Went to my First Protest – Jeff Timmer, former Michigan Republican Executive Director
• Don’t Get Distracted. That’s Exactly What Trump Wants. – Lincoln Square
• Whistleblower says top DOJ official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations – NBC News

Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption

• Trump Golf Track
• Trump Just Expanded His Tawdry Empire of Scams – The New Republic
• Trump attacks Watergate laws in massive shift to ethics system – The Washington Post
• Suck-ups: GOP lawmakers push ‘unprecedented’ legislation paying homage to Trump – The Washington Post
• A new war based on manipulated intelligence – Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir -The New Republic
• HBO’s ‘Surviving Ohio State’ has Jim Jordan again denying he knew about awful scandal – MSNBC
• Trump’s Military Birthday Parade ‘Illegally’ Used Hit Song: Lawyer – Rolling Stone
• Justice Department fires 3 lawyers involved in Jan. 6 cases – AP News

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a.k.a. “Goodies for Billionaires”

• Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid – PolitiFact
• Senate GOP’s tax cuts projected to cost $4.2T — with costly SALT deal pending – Live Updates – POLITICO
• How the national debt affects the U.S. — and you — in 10 charts – The Washington Post
• The Big Beautiful Bust: Trump’s Economic Slide and the GOP’s 2026 Suicide Pact – Rick Wilson/Lincoln Square
• The Health Care Cuts in Trump’s Budget Bill Are Even Worse than You Think – Charles Gaba/Lincoln Square
• The Republican Budget Bill Includes Several Anti-Abortion Provisions — and They’re Unpopular With Persuadable Voters -Dara for Progress
• Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ unlikely to reverse Biden EV rules – Detroit Free Press
• Trump administration’s new rule will limit Obamacare enrollments – Detroit News
• The Word Games That Enable Medicaid Cuts – The American Prospect
• Medicaid Work Requirements — Results from the First Year in Arkansas – New England Journal of Medicine
• Mitch McConnell says voters will ‘get over’ losing Medicaid. That’s a risky bet.- MSNBC
• Democrats slam McConnell over ‘they’ll get over it’ quip on Medicaid cuts – Maddow Blog
• A lab in Maryland holds the keys to bee conservation. It might disappear under Trump budget cuts. – The Washington Post
• Trump and GOP’s tax bill would sell off USPS’s brand-new EVs – The Washington Post
• GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers – AP News
• GOP’s food stamp plan in Trump’s big bill is found to violate Senate rules – AP News
• Senate parliamentarian deals blow to GOP plan to gut consumer bureau in tax bill – AP News
• Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts – AP News
• The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America – The New Republic
• Group of 21 States Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Funding Cuts – Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

• Fact check: Kristi Noem, Trump allies warn of ‘northern border crisis’ at Michigan event – Bridge Michigan
• Whistleblower says top DOJ official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations – NBC News
• RFK Jr.’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines – The New York Times
• Hiltzik: Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC says the COVID vaccine protects pregnant women, babies, and children – Los Angeles Times
• Families share their stories of damage done by vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and rubella – AP News

The Nation

• VIDEO: What Did SCOTUS Do Now? | U..M. Law Professor Sam Bagenstos talks to Susan J. Demas
• The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long – WIRED
• World’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says – The Washington Post
• A majority of Americans disapproves of Trump’s Iran airstrikes, CNN poll finds – CNN Politics
• Democrats in Congress Decry Trump’s Iran Strikes as Unconstitutional – Mother Jones
• Immigration fuels population growth as Americans age, census shows – The Washington Post
• Ohio abortion bill would ban all abortions, declare it homicide – Columbus Dispatch
• Ohio to swiftly appeal private school voucher decision – AP News
• New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom – AP News
• Murkowski leaves door open to scenario of caucusing with Democrats – Axios
• Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests – The Washington Post
• GOP plan to sell 3,200 square miles of federal lands violates Senate rules – AP News

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Matt Hall Sides With Trump, Against Michiganders

✹ State Senator Sam Singh
MAGA Budget Jeopardizes All of Michigan

In the News

VIDEO: Slotkin Grills Hegseth – Military OK to Shoot Civilian Protestors?
Slotkin tells Hegseth to ‘be a man,’ divulge Los Angeles military order – Detroit News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Leonard Joins James in Support of Gutting Medicaid. Do Nesbitt & Cox Also Support? – Michigan Democratic Party
• House Republican Education Budget Will Harm Michigan Students – Michigan AFT
• School groups: Don’t balance road deal ‘on the backs’ of students – Detroit News
• Cuts To U-M, MSU Can’t Be Absorbed By Restricted Endowment Funds, MASU Says – MIRS Blog
• A steep drop in Michigan overdose deaths, thanks in part to Narcan – Bridge Michigan
• Brink, former Ukrainian ambassador, challenges U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett – Lansing State Journal
• Tripp Adams announces candidacy for Michigan’s 10th Congressional district – CBS Detroit
• Back from DC, Michigan GOP leader backs Medicaid, food assistance cuts – Bridge Michigan
• IRS Data to Show that Republican Attacks on Earned Income Tax Credit Could Cost Michigan Families Up to $10,000 Per Year – Governor Whitmer
• AG raids state economic development offices in Lansing – Detroit Free Press
• GOP fundraiser pleads guilty in ‘dark money’ scheme tied to Unlock Michigan investigation – mlive.com
• MSU’s international enrollment is falling, costing university millions – Lansing State Journal
• Centrist Democrats Spanberger, Sherill and Slotkin lead the party – The Washington Post
• Former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard from DeWitt joins governor’s race – Detroit Free Press
• Longtime Michigan congressman Lucien Nedzi dies at 100 – Detroit Free Press

The War on Democracy

• Trump directs ICE to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities – AP News
• The Trump Admin. Keeps Detaining and Prosecuting Elected Officials Who Get in His Way – Mother Jones
• Images of Handcuffed Democrats Are Piling Up in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown – The New York Times
• DHS tightens rules for congressional visits to immigration facilities – The Washington Post
• Political Violence Is No Longer Fringe — It’s Local But Not Unstoppable – MIRS Blog
• Trump says he won’t call Gov. Tim Walz after Minnesota shootings: ‘He’s a mess’ – NBC News
• Michigan officials made Minnesota shooter list. Some want home address shield – Bridge Michigan
• Debbie Dingell: ‘We cannot let terrorists terrorize us.’ Dingell targeted by Minnesota shooter – mlive.com
• The Tyrant Test – The Atlantic
• Senate GOP’s Remedy for Anti-Trump Lawsuits? Make Them Impossible – The New Republic
• Less than 10% of immigrants taken into ICE custody in recent months had serious criminal convictions, internal data shows – CNN
• Trump Struggles to Press Deportations Without Damaging the Economy – Wall Street Journal
• Trump, FBI’s Patel run with a weird new 2020 election conspiracy theory – Maddow Blog
• Opinion: Trump’s War on Blue America – Harry Litman Substack

Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption

• Trump Golf Track
• Trump Just Expanded His Tawdry Empire of Scams – The New Republic
• ‘Trump Inc.’: Filings Show Staff Profited From Being in the President’s Orbit – The New York Times
• Donald Trump reports $600 million in income and $1.6 billion in assets – The Washington Post
• Donald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity – The New Republic
• Trump’s TI Phone Just A Rebranded Chinese T-Mobile – Crooks and Liars
• The Trump Family’s Latest Grift Is a Cheap Phone That Might Not Work – The New Republic
• TACO Trump Chickens Out on Major Immigration Flip – The New Republic
• A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination. – POLITICO

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a.k.a. “Goodies for Billionaires”

• VIDEO – Kornacki: Americans say the economy matters more than immigration, hurting Trump’s approval – NBC News
• Single Moms Will Bear the Brunt of the Republicans’ Budget Cuts – The New Republic
• Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts – Detroit News
• Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows – AP News
• Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts in Trump’s big bill – AP News
• The GOP’s big bill would bring changes to Medicaid for millions – AP News
• Trump administration’s new rule will limit Obamacare enrollments – Detroit News
• Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T over the next decade, CBO says – AP News
• Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ unlikely to reverse Biden EV rules – Detroit Free Press
• Reagan-appointed judge says some of Trump’s NIH funding cuts illegal, cites discrimination – AP News
• The Worst Part of Trump’s Big Bill Is Getting Almost No Attention – The New Republic
• Republicans Threaten a Hospital Apocalypse – The American Prospect
• Senate Bill Gives Giant Tax Break to Big Oil – The American Prospect
• Elimination of CFPB and other financial agencies tossed out of budget bill – American Prospect

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

• Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’ – The New York Times
• Trump moves to scrap merit hiring system for one that prizes loyalty – The Washington Post

The Nation

• Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About ‘Too Many’ Holidays – The New York Times
• Trump’s Truth Social rant on Juneteenth is part of a nasty history – MSNBC
• The $1 Trillion Climate Problem​ Republicans Are Ignoring – The New Republic
• Supreme Court deals stunning setback to transgender rights in Tennessee case – AP News
• The Supreme Court takes aim at abortion in blue states. – Slate
• Indiana AG Rokita threatens Notre Dame, Butler, DePauw over DEI, echoing Trump – IndyStar.com
• Skrmetti: John Roberts’ anti-trans opinion isn’t just cruel. It’s incomprehensible. – Slate.com
• Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment – Daily Beast

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel
1,700 Rallies nationwide say “No Kings”

✹ State Senator Jeff Irwin
Taking food away from hungry children

In the News

VIDEO: Senate Appropriations Chair Sarah Anthony on GOP Education Budget

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Whitmer joins Democratic governors condemn National Guard deployment – Detroit News
• VIDEO: Senator Slotkin, DNC Holding Public Town Hall – WLNS TV
• Opinion: Dear John James, Medicaid Is a lifeline. Please don’t let my family down – The ‘Gander
• Trump questions John James’ bid for governor, who will succeed him in Congress – Detroit News
• Senate Hearings Expose Harm Federal Cuts Pose to Families, Farms, and Food Access – Michigan Senate Democrats
• Hertel: SNAP cuts in GOP bill could harm grocers, food access – Detroit News
• Michigan Dems Blast Matt Hall and Republicans for Cutting Free School Meals and Defunding School Safety  – Michigan Democratic Party
• Michigan House GOP’s higher ed budget includes huge cuts for UM, MSU – Detroit News
• House Republicans back away from some cuts to Michigan universities – Detroit News
• AG Nessel Urges Meta to Address Investment Scams on Facebook, WhatsApp – Attorney General
• Michigan GOP budget takes aim unisex school bathrooms, ‘woke’ universities, email pronouns – Bridge Michigan
• Some Arab Americans in Michigan feel betrayed by Trump’s travel ban – AP News
• Pantsuits and Lawsuits Launches Two-Part Podcast Series Marking 10 Years Since Obergefell Marriage Equality Decision – Attorney General Nessel
• MI Senate Dems Poll May 28-June 2 Global Strategy Group
• Bird flu that infected Michigan dairy farmer can spread via air – Detroit Free Press
• Time to rewrite the Michigan Constitution? Voters will decide 2026 ballot proposal – Bridge Michigan

The War on Non-White Immigrants

• Trump promised relief for migrant farmers. His team didn’t get the memo – Daily Kos
• Trump tells immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to leave – AP News
• Trump’s travel ban fuels despair, disgust among Arab Americans in Michigan – Bridge Michigan

Trump-World Lies and Corruption

• Editorial: A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption – The New York Times
• Opinion: Corruption Has Flooded America. The Dams Are Breaking. – Ben Rhodes/The New York Times
• A felon in the White House is making crime legal – David Lurie/Public Notice Substack
• Constitution Meets Kevlar—What Could Go Wrong? – Michael Cohen via Mei
• Hegseth resists when pushed to explain Trump’s Air Force One deal – The Washington Post
• White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains – The New York Times
• The Real Reason Trump Has Created This Autopen Scandal – The New Republic

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a.k.a. “Goodies for Billionaires”

• Trump ‘big beautiful bill’ could cost Michigan families Medicaid, SNAP – Detroit Free Press
• GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans, boost highest earners, CBO says – AP News
• GOP bill could worsen inflation and debt, economists warn – The Washington Post
• The White House’s through-the-looking-glass budget spin – The Washington Post
• After vowing ‘90 deals in 90 days,’ the White House’s rhetoric runs into reality – Maddow Blog

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

• Trump Team Lies About Attack on Democratic Senator – The New Republic
• RFK Jr. ousts ACIP group that advises CDC on vaccines – AP News
• Opinion | Kennedy’s purge of a key vaccine committee is a power grab – The Washington Post
• NIH scientists go public with criticism over Trump cuts – AP News
• ABC Suspends Terry Moran for Calling Stephen Miller a ‘World-Class Hater’ – The New York Times

The Nation

• Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order – AP News
• Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe Sale – WIRED
• GM touts major leap in EV sales ahead of quarterly report – Detroit Free Press
• Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor’s wife – AP News

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Curtis Hertel
House GOP leads a do-nothing session

✹ State Senator Kevin Hertel
Chair, Senate Health Policy Committee

In the News

The real cover-up is of Trump’s disordered mental state
Stephen Robinson/Public Notice

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Senate Health Policy Dedicates Nearly 2 Hours To Medicaid Hearing – MIRS Blog
• VIDEO: Senate Health Policy Committee Medicaid Hearing – YouTube
• Tell Barrett to reverse his vote to defund Planned Parenthood and gut Medicaid – Lansing City Pulse
• GOP tax bill could force Michigan to reduce food assistance – Detroit News
• Attorney General: Attorney General Nessel Intervenes in Consumers Energy’s $436 Million Rate Hike Request – Attorney General
• ‘No one will know’: Records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing – Detroit News
• Republicans Moving Out Of Secchia-Weiser Building – MIRS Blog
• New Michigan bill would adopt definition of antisemitism in state law – Detroit Free Press
• Slotkin says she’s developing ‘alternative vision’ to offer country – Detroit News
• Democrats need to stop acting like they’re holding a losing hand – MSNBC
• Benson Campaign Statement on the GOP’s Desperate Attacks Against Jocelyn Benson – Benson for Governor campaign
• OpinionL Will Michigan say yes to Constitutional Convention in 2026? – John Lindstrom/Detroit Free Press

Attacks on the Constitution

• Supreme Court Allows DOGE Access to Social Security Data – Wall Street Journal
• Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president – AP News
• Trump Officials Leave Out One Key Detail on Colorado Attack Suspect – The New Republic
• Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell – AP News
• Texas bill gives university boards power to reshape curriculum – AP News

Trump-World Corruption

• Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon general pick, profits from wellness sales – AP News
• Mar-a-Lago Bump: Feds Pay $13 Million in Rent to Trump Neighbors – Bloomberg News
• Some of Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donors Benefit From Early Government Actions – Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s Takeover Wrecks Kennedy Center as Subscriptions Plummet – The New Republic

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a.k.a. “Goodies for Billionaires”

• US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump’s trade wars, OECD says – AP News
• Trump bill will add $2.4T to deficit and leave 10.9M more uninsured, CBO says – AP News
• KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s Views of Funding Reductions to Medicaid – Kaiser Family Foundation
• Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come – AP News
• Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. – The Washington Post
• Trump administration shutters Job Corps: What it means for Michigan – Bridge Michigan
• Trump​ Is Going to Raise Your Insurance Premiums – The New Republic
• The war on poor kids – by Judd Legum – Popular Information
• Records of dead people show how the pro-Trump spin machine keeps going – The Washington Post

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

• Despite talk of ‘meritocracy,’ a Team of Amateurs holds sway on Team Trump – Maddow Blog
• DOGE Is on a Recruiting Spree – WIRED
• Thomas Fugate: Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant as Terror Prevention Chief – Daily Beast
• Pete Hegseth orders Harvey Milk’s name scrubbed from US Navy ship – AP News
• Trump administration revokes guidance to hospitals on emergency abortions – AP News
• Trump’s Education Secretary Schooled in Reading and Math by Senators – Daily Beast

The Nation

• CNN Poll – Late May1995 – Role of government in solving problems.
• Tallying Trump’s online posting frenzy: 2,262 ‘truths’ in 132 days – The Washington Post
• These are the safest states for gay and trans people – USA Today
• Republicans Trying to Control Indiana University Meet Little Resistance – The New York Times
• Court fight, 2026 ballot issue loom over Missouri abortion access – Springfield News-Leader

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
Working to get results for Michigan

✹ State Senator Sarah Anthony
Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee

In the News

VIDEO New concern over Trump’s rambling speeches, posts – Chris Hayes via MSNBC
Cognitive Decline? Trump Repeatedly Fumbles in Multiple Weird Rants – The New Republic
VIDEO: Trump gives DISASTER Speech leaving ARMY STUNNED – MeidasTouch

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Brinks: No Genuine Conversation Between House, Senate On Road Funding – MIRS Blog
• Michigan allots $5.4 million for worker housing, down payment help – Bridge Michigan
• Slotkin is testing a ‘war plan’ to beat Trump. She wants Dems to ditch wokeness and muscle up – POLITICO
• Whitmer Slams Trump for Plan to Pardon Kidnap Plotters Who Wanted to ‘Hog-tie’ Her
• Impact poll – Whitmer favorability at all-time high
• Whitmer Gets ‘Trump Bump’ for Cozying Up to President -Daily Beast
• Glengariff Group Poll – May 2025 ( U.S. Senate, Governor)
• Trump to Michigan: Comply with immigration, DEI orders or lose road funding – Bridge Michigan
• Nessel: Trump admin’s order to keep coal plant open ‘unprecedented’ – Detroit News
• Chinese Students Thriving At The University Of Michigan – ShunStudent
• International Students at MSU – MSU Office of International Students and Scholars
• Judge tosses wrongful prosecution lawsuit against Nessel’s Flint team – Detroit News

Trump Corruption

• Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Ethics – Mother Jones
• Trump Profits Like No Other President, as Outrage Is Muted – The New York Times
• Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final despite U.S. claims – The Washington Post
• Rep. Jamie Raskin opens investigation into Trump’s crypto dinner – The Washington Post
• Trump’s New Pardon Attorney, Ed Martin, Is Eager to Target Biden-Era Cases – Wall Street Journal
• Trump Accused of ‘Unforced Error’ Over Latest Pardons – Daily Beast
• Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley – AP News
• Ex-Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, who resigned amid a corruption scandal, pardoned by Trump – AP News
• Trump to pardon Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges – AP News
• Trump’s border czar consulted for immigrant detention firm GEO Group – The Washington Post
• Trump wants an investigation of Democrats’ fundraising. His own campaign has issues – AP News
• Three Coin Monte – The American Prospect
• The Golden Age of Scams – The American Prospect
• NPR sues Trump over executive order to cut funding to public media – AP NewsΩ

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a.k.a. “Goodies for Billionaires”

• Trump’s tax cuts will be cripplingly expensive for most Americans – MSNBC
• How Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks Are Increasing Costs on Americans – The New York Times
• NPR sues Trump over executive order to cut funding to public media – AP News

Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents

• CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr. – The New York Times
• The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist – NOTUS
• Leaked audio suggests Trump’s new Social Security chief had to Google his own job – Maddow Blog

Attacks on the Constitution

• Trump Administration Knew Most Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Had No U.S. Crime Convictions — ProPublica
• Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview – WIRED
• The Trump Administration Is Already Ignoring the Supreme Court – Mother Jones
• The Trump administration’s big week of gaslighting and censorship – MSNBC
• Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, artist, former congressmen – Washington Post
• Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard – AP News

The Nation

• Missouri Supreme Court Defies Voters, Halts Abortions in the State – Mother Jones
• A Bipartisan Majority of Voters Do Not Want Congress to Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act – Data for Progress
• Voters Support Progressive Policy Alternatives to Trump’s Immigration Agenda – Data for Progress
• Earth will breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal by 2027, scientists say – The Washington Post
• The world could break another annual temperature record in the next five years – AP News
• Trump presented ‘evidence’ of ‘white genocide’ to South African president. The facts say otherwise – Snopes.com

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
More Money for Trump, Budget Cuts for Working Americans

✹ State Representative Joe Tate
U.S. Senate Candidate

In the News

A Complete List of Everything in the Republican Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The New York Times

House Budget Bill increases deficit
Penn Wharton Budget Model

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Michigan Chief Justice mourns the death of her father, a former Chief Justice – WLNS TV
• Protecting Michigan’s election security – Jocelyn Benson
• DeVos family plots new strategy ahead of Michigan 2026 election – Detroit News
• Michigan advocates, politicos slam James’ vote to approve proposed Medicaid cuts  • Michigan Advance
• US Supreme Court rejects Michigan GOP bid to overturn new voting rules – Bridge Michigan
• Northern travel to Michigan dips following Trump’s tariffs, threats to annex Canada -The Michigan Independent
• Michigan Senate: Give sexual assault survivors more time to sue |- Bridge Michigan
• Opinion | Trump just handed Democrats their midterm message – Rahm Emanuel/Washington Post
• Two new Democrats could challenge highly vulnerable Michigan Republican – The DownBallot
• Ranked choice voting backers plan campaign despite Trump opposition – Detroit News
• GOP lawmakers vote to hold Benson in contempt of the House over subpoena – Detroit News
• Peters Unveils New Investigative Report Finding Fired Inspectors General Identified More Savings than DOGE – Homeland Security Committee
• Reps. Borton, Martin: Senate DNR budget is dead on arrival in House – MI House Republicans
• MSU eyes $85 million in cuts, fewer staff over federal funding reductions – Bridge Michigan
• House OKs bills barring biological male athletes from women’s sports – Detroit News
• Ingham Co. clerk launches campaign to be Michigan secretary of state – Detroit News

Trump Corruption

• Trump Profits Like No Other President, as Outrage Is Muted – The New York Times
• Pentagon accepts luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One – ABC News
• Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump – Forbes
• Eric Trump Breaks Ground on $1.5B Resort in Country Desperate for Tariff Relief From His Dad – Daily Beast
• 10 Ways to Enrich the Trumps and the MAGA Movement – Mother Jones
• Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster Clubs Are Taking In More Money Than Ever – Wall Street Journal
• The problem(s) with the White House’s defense of Trump’s scandalous crypto dinner – Maddow Blog
• A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner – WIRED
• The Father Pursues Trump’s Diplomatic Deals. The Son Chases Crypto Deals – Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Budget

• The ugly truth about Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” – Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Trump and the power of the big (fake) number – Public Notice Substack
• Here Are the Worst Things in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill – The New Republic
• Voters Do Not Support the GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Tax and Spending Proposals – Data for Progress
• It’s not just Medicaid: Why the Republicans’ bill would likely force Medicare cuts, too – Maddow Blog
• Voters in Every Congressional District Oppose Cuts to SNAP – Data for Progress
• Hidden Threat to Democracy Slipped Into Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill – Daily Beast
• Trump Gets Huge Boost as GOP Slips New Court Rules Into Budget – The New Republic
• Dems Flabbergasted by Plan to Rename Baby Savings Accounts in Donald Trump’s Honor: ‘Treating Him Like a King’ – Daily Beast

Trump/Musk Administration’s Assault on Government, the Constitution and Truth

• VIDEO: Trump gives DISASTER Speech leaving ARMY STUNNED – MeidasTouch
• Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like – The Washington Post
• Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa – Reuters
• Dems Preparing to Go to War on Immigrant Detention Centers – The Bulwark
• Harvard Hits Back at Trump With Lawsuit Over International Student Ban – The New Republic
• The White House is Quietly Memory-Holing Transcripts of Donald Trump’s Words – Daily Beast

The Nation

• GOP won’t install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Dems say – The Washington Post
• Trump and Republicans are targeting blue states’ climate policies – The Washington Post
• Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4 on nation’s first religious charter school – NBC News

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
The GOP Continued Attack on Medicare
Trump’s Record-Setting Corruption

✹ Congresswoman Haley Stevens
U.S. Senate Candidate

In the News

Attorney General Resouce Guide – Attorney General Dana Nessel

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Haley Stevens’ delicate primary dance – Punchbowl News
• DeVos Family Gives John James a $5 million contribution – Detroit News
• Michigan Congressman John James backs plan to strip healthcare from his constituents – The ‘Gander
• Senate Democrats Introduce the “Building Blocks” Needed to Cut Costs, Create Opportunity – MI Senate Democrats
• Trump tariffs prompt nearly $1B reduction in state revenue projection – Detroit Free Press
• Former legislative aide charged with embezzlement in $25M Clare earmark scandal – Bridge Michigan
• Michigan Court rules multiple state abortion regulations ‘unconstitutional’ – WILX TV
• In west Michigan, library that survived LGBTQ book flap closes as staffers quit – Bridge Michigan
• Thanedar pushes Trump impeachment but backs down from vote – AP News
• Former state House Speaker Joe Tate jumps into US Senate race – Detroit Free Press
• Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Moss announces run for U.S. House – Detroit Free Press
• Washtenaw Prosecutor Eli Savit joins Michigan attorney general race – Detroit Free Press
• Trott mulling a new campaign for Congress but not as a Republican – Detroit News
• VIDEO: Trump Just Sold Out Michigan. I Spoke With Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist About It. – Meidas+

Trump Corruption

• Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like – The Washington Post
• You Won’t Believe How Much Richer the Trumps Have Gotten This Year – The New Republic
• America Has Never Seen a President This Corrupt – The New Republic
• Opinion | There Are Conflicts of Interest. And Then There’s Trump. – The New York Times
• Trump’s Family Is Rapidly Striking Business Deals in the Mideast – Wall Street Journal
• Trump’s Middle East visit comes as his family business ties there grow – AP News
• ‘An Ethics Nightmare’: Trump’s Memecoin Dinner to Draw Crypto High Rollers – Wall Street Journal
• The Trump Memecoin Dinner Winners Are Getting Rid of Their Coins – WIRED
• White House Freaks Out at Don Jr. Being Compared to Hunter – Daily Beast
• Why Qatar is bribing Trump – Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
• Why Qatar Is So Excited to Dump That Private Jet on Trump – The New Republic
• Among the problems with Trump’s ‘free’ luxury jet from Qatar: It’s not actually free – Maddow Blog
• Trump’s Plan to Take Jet From Qatar Heightens Corruption Concerns – The New York Times
• GOP heavyweights join bipartisan bashing of Trump Qatar jet deal – POLITICO
• Elon Musk’s regulatory issues have begun to melt away in Trump’s second term – NBC News
• Senate Democrats want investigation into whether Trump administration helping Musk make Starlink deals – ABC News
• Trump State Dept. Leaned on African Nations to Help Musk’s Starlink — ProPublica
• Past Presidents Have Tested the Emoluments Clause — This Time is Different – Brennan Center for Justice
• A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million – WIRED
• Trump Hotels Charged Secret Service Exorbitant Rates, House Inquiry Finds – The New York Times
• Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous president – AP News

Trump’s Economic Meltdown

• Moody’s lowers U.S. credit rating to ‘Aa1’ – CNBC
• Trump takes credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency – The Washington Post
• Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows – News From The States
• Debbie Dingell: GOP Medicaid cuts would devastate Michigan – Detroit Free Press
• GOP Unveils Sweeping, Brutal Medicaid Cuts – Mother Jones
• Trump’s Prized Tax Bill Doesn’t Do Anything He Promised – The New Republic
• What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. – The New York Times

Trump/Musk Administration’s Assault on Government, the Constitution and Truth

• Oklahoma will teach high school students debunked 2020 election-fraud theories as fact – Snopes.com
• FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth – AP News
• Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know. – The New York Times

The Nation

• Dems Must Not Let Media Make 2026/28 About Biden – Meidas+
• California’s EV Mandate Faces Automakers Pushing Hard to Tank It – Wall Street Journal
• GM’s New Battery Tech Could Be a Breakthrough for Affordable EVs – WIRED
• Democrats just flipped Nebraska’s biggest city – The Downballot
• Exclusive: Trump’s Losing the Latino Voters He Won in ’24 – The Bulwark
• Voters Strongly Oppose Sending Immigrants With Lawful Status — or U.S. Citizens — to Foreign Prisons – Data for Progress
• ‘Get out sooner rather than later’: Yale professors flee U.S. over fascism concerns – MSNBC
• Who are Afrikaners? Why Trump is welcoming white South Africans to US. – USA Today
• Dismantling NOAA Threatens the World’s Ability to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Levels – WIRED
• On major matters, Trump often seems unaware and uninvolved – The Washington Post

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VIDEO: Following Trump’s Budget Release, Michiganders Hosted Roundtable to Slam Rep. Barrett and Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare

This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
700,000 in Michigan Could Lose From GOP Medicare Plan

✹ Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist
Candidate for Governor

In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• VIDEO: Trump Just Sold Out Michigan. I Spoke With Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist About It. – Meidas+
• U.S. auto industry concerned over Trump’s U.K. deal, wants priority – Detroit Free Press
• Trump approval rating lags in new Michigan poll – Detroit Free Press
• Report: Michigan residents could health coverage amid Medicaid cuts – Detroit Free Press
• MDHHS Report: 30% of Michigan Medicaid Recipients Will Lose Coverage Under GOP Budget
• Michiganders Hosted Roundtable to Slam Rep. Barrett and Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare – Michigan Democratic Party
• Debbie Dingell: GOP Medicaid cuts would devastate Michigan – Detroit Free Press
• Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows – News From The States
• Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Opens Up About Miscarriage, Makes Health Care a Campaign Priority – Benson for Governor
• Gov Says No On Backup Budget, Road Funding Done By End Of June Is ‘Ideal’ – MIRS Blog
• Whitmer: Trump’s invasive carp action a ‘huge win’ for Michigan, Great Lakes – Bridge Michigan
• Trump’s plan hits Michigan with education, housing, EPA cuts – Detroit News
• ‘Gutted.’ Michigan losing $200M in fed research funding, with more in limbo – Bridge Michigan
• Federal funding cuts at MSU included ‘DEI’ research projects – Lansing State Journal
• Senate Dems Try Again To Pass New Consumer Protection Act Authorities For AG – MIRS Blog
• Michigan Republicans aim to ban gender-affirming medication, surgery for minors – Bridge Michigan
• Celebrating transgender people in Michigan and beyond — despite upset – Detroit Free Press
• Election transparency – Michigan Secretary of State
• What’s a ‘purposeful warrior’ anyway? Takeaways from Jocelyn Benson’s new book – Bridge Michigan
• Mallory McMorrow Wants Power—and Yes, That Is a Good Thing – The New Republic
• Michigan’s APA Legislative Caucus Slams House’s Discriminatory “Alien Land Law” Bills – Senator Stephanie Chang
• Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Moss announces run for U.S. House – Detroit Free Press

Trump/Musk/GOP Lawlessness and Corruption

• You Won’t Believe How Much Richer the Trumps Have Gotten This Year – The New Republic
• Karoline Leavitt Snaps When Asked About Trump Profiting Off Presidency – The New Republic
• Trump’s Automobile Tariff Exemption Only Benefits Tesla – Crooks and Liars
• Donald Trump Jr. Starts $500K Members-Only Club Called Executive Branch in Georgetown – Eater DC
• 58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump’s meme coin while 764,000 have lost money, data shows – CNBC
• $TRUMP meme coin dinner brings crypto grift to the White House – Noah Bookbinder/ Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
• As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount – WIRED
• Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump – The New York Times
• TRUMP Token News: A Tiny Company Wants to Buy $20M TRUMP Token to Change U.S.-Mexico Trade Deals – Coindesk.com
• James Comer Is Brushing Off Concerns Around the Trump Family’s Business Deals – NOTUS
• Trump promised no new business deals with foreign governments. He lied. – Popular Information Substack
• Michael Cohen: This Ain’t The Godfather, Morons – Meidas+
• A map of the ethical minefield Elon Musk’s business interests create for the US government – CNN Politics
• How RFK Jr.’s Rise Could Benefit the ‘Food Babe’ and Other MAHA Acolytes – Wall Street Journal
• Trump Is Destroying the Data that Keeps the Country Running – The New Republic
• DOGE’s Gavin Kliger Received Conflict Warnings Before CFPB Firings — ProPublica

Trump’s Economy

• Fact Checker from The Washington Post – Howard Lutnick’s Non-Truths
• Data reveals Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts – Musk Watch
• GM CEO Mary Barra says tariffs will cost the company up to $5 billion this year – CNN Business
• Ford raising prices on Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs – Detroit Free Press
• Trump Admits He’s Wildly Exaggerating Benefits of U.K. Trade Deal -The New Republic
• States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy – AP News
• Fact check: Trump makes more false claims about Canada in advance of meeting with prime minister – CNN Politics
• Raising Top Ordinary Rates: Options under TCJA Extension (Updated) — Penn Wharton Budget Model
• Lawmakers and Safety Advocates Fight to Save the Consumer Product Safety Commission – Consumer Reports

Trump/Musk Administration’s Assault on Government, the Constitution and Truth

• ‘I don’t know’: The problem with Trump leaning into his new favorite phrase – Maddow Blog
• NOAA will stop tracking billion-dollar weather disasters – The Washington Post
• Trump administration to stop US research on space pollution, in boon to Elon Musk – The Guardian
• Trump admin turns to far right outlet to distribute news through Voice of America – POLITICO
• The war on free speech – Popular Information Substack
• Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s treatment of colleges, new poll finds – AP News

The Nation

• <White> Afrikaners refugees status due to arrive in U.S. on Monday – NPR
• 2026 is shaping up as a ‘Year of the Woman’ for Democratic primaries – Roll Call
• Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday – AP News
• Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health – The New York Times
• Republican concedes long-unsettled NC court election to Democratic incumbent – AP News
• Election director in North Carolina ousted after Republican power play – AP News
• Nikole Hannah-Jones: Trump Is Erasing Black History – Mother Jones
• Biden BBC interview: Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine – BBC
• Anti-abortion faction wants criminal charges for abortions – AP News

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
Trump Betrays Michigan Workers

✹ State House Democrats
The Do-Nothing State House

In the News

VIDEO: Community Members Slam Trump Policies – CBS News/Detroit
VIDEO – Sen. Elissa Slotkin – Alpha Energy, Tuning In & Responsible vs. Reckless Change – The Daily Show
VIDEO – Gretchen Whitmer on Balancing Donald Trump, Tariffs and a Constitutional Crisis – Pod Save America
VIDEO – House Democrats on GOP Budget

Michigan Politics and Policy

• F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet Is Landing At Selfridge – MIRS Report
• Whitmer hopes open approach to Trump will open more doors – Detroit Free Press
• Opinion: The Ballad of Big Gretch – Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark
• Opinion | For Democratic governors, managing Trump is a fight or flight choice – Karen Tumulty/The Washington Post
• Election transparency – Michigan Secretary of State
• Drug affordability legislation gets second pass through Michigan Senate • Michigan Advance
• Trump’s plan hits Michigan with education, housing, EPA cuts – Detroit News
• Democrats Have Picked Four House Republicans <including Tom Barrett> to Target In Their Push Against Reconciliation – NOTUS
• Voter Citizenship Constitutional Amendment Fails; Dems Have A ‘SANE’ Alternative – MIRS Blog
• John James Runs for Another Office – Jack Lessenberry Substack
• John James holds narrow, soft lead in GOP race
• Michigan’s High Court Is Charting a Course Against Punitive Excess – State Court Report
• State Rep. Donavan McKinney challenges US Rep. Shri Thanedar – Detroit Free Press
• Republicans were not laughing about Brixie’s parking lot prank – Lansing City Pulse

Trump/Musk/GOP Lawlessness and Corruption

• Trump’s Automobile Tariff Exemption Only Benefits Tesla – Crooks and Liars
• $TRUMP meme coin dinner brings crypto grift to the White House – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
• Trump’s Corruption Hits Next Level With Shady $2 Billion Crypto Deal – The New Republic
• Trump’s Shady Crypto Business Partner Exposed in Shocking New Report – The New Republic
• An unprecedented scheme to profit from the presidency – Popular Information Substack
• Opinion | Donald Trump Is Selling the White House to the Highest Bidder – The New York Times
• Donald Trump Jr. Starts $500K Members-Only Club Called Executive Branch in Georgetown – Eater DC
• Trump’s Mob-like Shakedown: A Scandal Starring “60 Minutes,” Paramount, and the FCC – Mother Jones
• Trump Organization strikes deal for luxury golf resort in Qatar – AP News

Trump’s Economic Meltdown

• Trump promised Day 1 economic boom. Americans are still waiting. – USA Today
• U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses – AP News
• Tariff Costs for U.S.-Assembled Vehicles Drop Under “Adjusted” Policy – Anderson Economic Group, LLC
• GM CEO Mary Barra says tariffs will cost the company up to $5 billion this year – CNN Business
• Head Start’s success undermines Trump’s narrative on waste, fraud and abuse – MSNBC
• Michael Steele: The children’s book that explains the Trump White House (and Bezos’ Amazon reversal) – MSNBC

Trump/Musk Administration’s Assault on Government, the Constitution and Truth

• Trump questions need to uphold Constitution in NBC interview – The Washington Post
• One hundred days of Trump 2.0: falsehood after falsehood, again and again – The Washington Post
• Mistakes Were Made. And Made. And Made Again. – Mother Jones
• Trump Makes Alarming Confession on Wrongly Deported Immigrant – The New Republic
• Medicaid cuts: Republicans’ plan for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is becoming clearer. – Slate
• Early Victory for Voting Rights – Brennan Center for Justice
• Microsoft drops a law firm that appeased Trump, hires firm that’s fighting Trump – Maddow Blog

The Nation

• Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years – WIRED
• Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday – AP News
• Pete Hegseth Ends “Woke” Military Program Created by Trump – The New Republic
• Harris Emerges From the Political Shadows to Call Out Trump by Name – Daily Beast
• House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035 – The Washington Post
• Trump Administration Dismisses Authors Working on Federal Climate Change Report Required by Congress – Wall Street Journal
• Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System – WIRED
• A ‘great move,’ or revisionist history? Indiana’s LG Beckwith sparks Three-Fifths Compromise debate • Indiana Capital Chronicle
• Groups condemn Indiana lt gov who defended Three-Fifths Compromise – The Washington Post
• New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories – Popular Information Substack

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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”

✹ Chairperson Hertel
Trump’s Politicized DOJ Attack on ActBlue

✹ Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
U.S. Senate Candidate

In the News

Nessel vs. Trump et. al.: Federal Actions Tracker – Attorney General’s Office

Trump orders Justice to investigate Democratic fundraising platform – AP News
Trump Plans to Direct DOJ to Investigate ActBlue, a Democratic Fundraising Platform – Wall Street Journal

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Michigan donors — and Gotion — pumped millions into Trump inauguration – Bridge Michigan
• Rogers campaign suggests Gotion should have given more to Trump inauguration – Detroit News
• Prescription price cap plan passes Michigan Senate as Dems decry ‘exploitation’ – Bridge Michigan
• Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump – The Washington Post
• Trump budget cuts target Great Lakes science – Detroit Free Press
• University of Michigan shifts DEI money to low-income students – Detroit Free Press
• Lansing town hall hosted by union, NAACP targets Rep. Tom Barrett – Lansing State Journal
• Haley Stevens runs for US Senate, vowing to fight ‘Trump-Musk chaos agenda’ – Bridge Michigan
• VIDEO – Haley Stevens: Fighting For Michigan – Stevens for U.S. Senate
• Opinion – How many has Trump deported so far? Enough to shred US norms – John LIndstrom via Detroit Free Press
• Whitmer, Nessel pursue different strategies in Trump’s 2nd term – Detroit Free Press

Trump’s Economic Meltdown

• Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal – Wall Street Journal
• US auto industry warns new auto parts tariffs will hike prices, cut sales – Reuters
• Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs – AP News
• America’s Richest 19 Households Control a Record Share of Wealth: The Rise of the Ultra Wealthy – Wall Street Journal

Trump/Musk Administration’s Assault on Government and the Constitution

• Trump’s poll numbers sink – Fox News
• Trump’s immigration ratings turn negative, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds – The Washington Post
• Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs – The New York Times
• A Judge Told Florida Not to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants. The State Did Anyway. – Mother Jones

Trump/Musk/GOP Lawlessness and Corruption

• VIDEO – Busted: Report paints vivid picture of Trump corruption – YouTube
• China-tied company gives $1M to Trump inaugural after GOP criticism – Detroit News
• How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions – The Washington Post
• Trump Crypto Coin Buyers Offered VIP Tour of White House – Mother Jones
• The Real Winners of the Trump Memecoin Feeding Frenzy – WIRED
• Trump Tariff Exemptions Benefit Politically Connected Firms — ProPublica

The Nation

• Millions of U.S. measle
• North Dakota’s GOP governor vetoes library restrictions, school voucher program – AP News
• Supreme Court rejects Minnesota effort to revive ban on young adults from carrying guns – NBC News
• How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart – The New York Times
• George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft – AP News