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From the chair
It’s no secret that the Republican Party is in turmoil these days. The state party has a civil war underway with competing factions fighting for control. The national party is undergoing a leadership purge as Donald Trump transforms the RNC into another one of his companies. He is installing his daughter-in-law as co-chair, and she’s already made it clear the RNC has two missions: return the family to the Oval Office, and pay Trump’s legal bills.
Democrats are united. Yes, we will work tirelessly to reelect Joe Biden. But we are working just as hard on races all the way down the ballot. Michigan is a purple state, and it is going to be a battle to maintain the gains we’ve made in the last few years.
We have an ally at the top. The Democratic National Committee is 100% behind us. Joining me on a special episode of this podcast this week is my friend and leader, Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison. 
In the News
- VP Kamala Harris says Michigan’s abortion protections are at stake in 2024 – mlive.com
- Oklahoma Pols Want a Database of Everyone Who Has an Abortion – The Daily Beast
- After Alabama ruling threatens IVF, Haley says embryos ‘are babies’ – The Washington Post
- Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions – The New York Times
Michigan Policy and Politics
- Trump’s NATO talk rattles Polish Americans in Michigan – Detroit News
- Why the Michigan Republican primary elections are a mess – Alex Wagner/MSNBC
- Report: Michigan’s highways getting better, but local roads deteriorating – Lansing State Journal
- John Gibbs accused of physical threats, sexist comments, installing secret camera – mlive.com
- Dana Nessel: Michigan GOP fundraisers engaged in ‘dark money scheme’ – Bridge Michigan
- Michigan’s first case under gun storage law filed in Genesee County – Detroit News
- EPIC-MRA Poll February 13-18 2024
Trump/Republican Outrages
- Opinion/Michael Steele – Trump’s RNC rebrand is a recipe for the Republican Party’s implosion – MSNBC
- ‘I think it’s probably financial’: Pelosi wonders what Putin has on Trump – MSNBC
- The GOP’s 2024 Campaign Message Is Falling Apart – The Daily Beast
- Trump says Black voters like him because he has been indicted and has a mug shot – The Washington Post
- A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Putin—and a World in Danger – Daily Beast
- Trump and allies plotting militarized mass deportations, detention camps – The Washington Post
- Trump equates his domestic political opposition to WWII enemies abroad – The Washington Post
- Lara Trump: GOP voters OK with RNC paying legal fees for Trump – AP News
- Trump fundraising arm referred for prosecution by Wisconsin ethics commission – The Washington Post
- Michael Ian Black: West Virginia Republicans Want to Throw Librarians in Jail – The Daily Beast
- Florida high school teacher resigns after in-class library removed – Fort Myers News-Press
National Policy
- Biden Administration Cancels More Than $1.2 Billion in Student Loans – Mother Jones
- Biden faults Trump’s vaccine rollout as he cites total covid death toll – The Washington Post
- Wisconsin Democrats see path to majorities with end of GOP gerrymander- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Voters Who Are Concerned About Inflation Are Mostly Concerned About Grocery Prices — and Overwhelmingly Support Taking Action Against “Shrinkflation” – Data for Progress
- Opinion | New IRS funding includes more audits over private jet use – Catherine Rampell/The Washington Post
- Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak – The Washington Post
- It’s No Secret Our Tax System Punishes Low-Income People. It Doesn’t Have To. – Mother Jones
- Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says – AP News
- Newsmax Trashes Florida GOP Bills Targeting the ‘Liberal Media’ – The Daily Beast