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Donald Trump’s Sinking Economy
This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Trump’s Bad, Very Bad Week:
Sinking U.S. Economy,
Epstein Scandal Won’t Go Away
Dr. Rhonda Maney – OB/GYN
Medicaid Cuts Threaten
Hundreds of Thousands of
Michigan Moms – and their
Babies
Senator Slotkin talks with Donald Trump’s Very Favorite Late-Night Comedian
In the News
“It’s not a complicated fact”: Pete Buttigieg breaks down Trump’s Epstein problem
Michigan Politics and Policy
- VIDEO – Michigan Democrats and Health Care Advocates Slam Mike Rogers, John James and Michigan GOP on Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid – Michigan Democratic Party
- Dingell: Trump Medicaid cuts will kill Americans – Detroit Free Press
- Whitmer Wants State Studies On The Impacts Of Trump’s Tariffs In 30 Days – MIRS Blog
- Michigan’s Attorney General has sued Trump 26 times in six months. See what for – mlive.com
- Texas oil tycoon gives $5M to super PAC supporting Michigan Senate hopeful – Detroit News
- JPMorgan executive helping lead nonprofit backing Duggan’s governor bid – Detroit News
- Duggan’s campaign draws big money from Trump supporters and wealthy GOP donors – Detroit Metro Times
- Federal cuts lead to nearly 100 layoffs at MSU Extension – Lansing State Journal
- Committee Advances Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Member Stock Trading – Senator Gary Peters
- Democrats Regain Advantage in Party Affiliation – Gallup
- Bill to criminalize masked ICE officers is ‘dead on arrival,’ Michigan House speaker says – mlive.com
- More than states sue Trump administration of Planned Parenthood cuts – AP News
- Jeff Daniels Slams Trump Voters: I Hope You’re Losing Money – Variety
- Video shows Trump cheating at golf in Scotland? – Snopes.com
The Looming Trump Economic Catastrophe
- Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover – WIRED
- Trump to blame for high cost of living, Americans say in new poll – The Guardian
- Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report – AP News
- Ford reports Q2 net loss and predicts bigger impact from tariffs ahead – Detroit Free Press
- Ford seeks relief after Trump reaches deals that give advantage to overseas exporters – Detroit News
- Stellantis blames tariffs, promises improvement after $2.6B loss – Detroit Free Press
- The cost of medication is about to skyrocket thanks to Trump – Daily Kos
- Shoppers are stressed, but some brands are raising prices anyway – The Washington Post
- Trump’s trade war has just started to reach American wallets as tariff deadline hits – Jared Bernstein/MSNBC
- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down following funding cuts – The Washington Post
- Interest on Student Loans Is About to Skyrocket for Low-Income Borrowers – Mother Jones
- TACO: Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico on tariffs – AP News
Trump-World Grift, Lies, Corruption and Incompetence
- For Sale: Trump is leveraging power of his office to reap profits for family businesses – AP News
- Treasury Secretary Admits He’s Never Seen Trade Deal Trump Is Hyping – The New Republic
- Bessent: Trump kids’ accounts ‘back door’ to privatize Social Security – AP News
- FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files – The New Republic
- Why didn’t Biden release the Epstein Files?
- From Rule of Law to Rule by Fear – Michael Cohen/Meidas+
- Elon Musk’s DOGE Burned Through $21.7 Billion of Taxpayer Cash – Daily Beast
- Republicans block effort to keep ‘free’ Qatari plane out of Trump’s post-presidency hands – Maddow Blog
- Does Trump’s Interior Secretary Know What a Battery Is? – The New Republic
- Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum – The Washington Post
- Trump Calls for Jan. 6 Investigation — After Escaping Charges for It – Lincoln Square
- Voters Are Increasingly Concerned About Trump’s Health – Data for Progress
- Trump Turns White House X Account Into Commercial for His Golf Club – The New Republic
- Air Farce One: When Gift Becomes Grift – The American Prospect
- GOP Bill Seeks to Strip JFK’s Name From Kennedy Center and Replace It With Trump’s – Daily Beast
- Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500% price cuts – The Washington Post
The GOP Cruelty-and-Death Agenda
- Trump Administration Blocks CDC Health Program Funding – Wall Street Journal
- How Trump Killed Cancer Research – WIRED
- VIDEO: Samuel L. Jackson backs motherf*ckin’ wind farms – YouTube
- Trump’s EPA Targets ‘Endangerment Finding’ Underlying Climate Change Policy for Reducing Carbon – Scientific American
- Climate Skeptics Are Tapped by Trump Administration to Justify Regulatory Rollback – Wall Street Journal
- ‘A Serious Misuse of My Research’: Climate Scientists Say New Trump Energy Report Botches Their Work – NOTUS
- Rooftop Solar Is a Miracle. Why Are We Killing It With Red Tape? – Mother Jones
Across the Nation
- Welcome to the Gerrymandering Wars – The New Republic
- Newsom Wants to Gerrymander California. Schwarzenegger May Disagree. – The New York Times
- Redistricting Wars: Trump’s Hoosier State hurdles – Punchbowl News
