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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
