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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”
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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
