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Washington D.C.’s New Police Chief
This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Mike Rogers:
Tax Cuts for Billionaires
Delta College President Mike Gavin
The attack on Community Colleges:
Bad for Our Economy,
Bad for Jobs
In the News
Mike Rogers: “Trump’s policies will be on the ballot.” – Punchbowl News
Can Rogers Win Without Trump on the Ballot? – Punchbowl News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- The unintended result of today’s politics: Michigan government heads for a shutdown – Lansing City Pulse
- No Outside Military In Michigan Without Governor’s Approval Under Pohutsky Bill – MIRS Blog
- Democratic Party penalizing candidates who endorse Duggan for governor – Detroit News
- Michigan electricity providers file reports showing they again have enough capacity to meet customer needs – MPSC
- Feds’ $10.5M cut to MSU’s program reflects fight, impact over healthy eating – Detroit News
- Trump issues second extension for costly Campbell Coal plant, guaranteeing rate hikes for Michiganders – MLCV
- Trump hurting, not helping Detroit anti-violence movement – Detroit Free Press
- Michigan Republicans Move to Ban Ranked Choice Voting – Votebeat
- James sidesteps question on Medicaid cuts during Coast Guard station visit – Detroit News
- With an eye on midterms, the DNC is overhauling the tech that powers its outreach – NBC News
- Trump administration targets race-conscious initiatives on Michigan campuses – Detroit News
- Jack White says Trump ‘masquerading as a human being’ in lengthy post – Detroit News
The Trump Economy
- Walmart CEO: Our Costs Are Increasing Every Week Thanks to Tariffs – PCMag
- Beef prices are spiraling, but U.S. meat lovers aren’t deterred yet – The Washington Post
- Trump tariffs may be starting to have impact on back-to-school shopping, data shows – The Michigan Independent
- Opinion | A shrinking labor force is sounding the recession alarm bell – Mark Zandi/The Washington Post
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: How to protect Social Security and Medicare under Trump
- Corporate America’s Newest Activist Investor: Donald Trump – The New York Times
- Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built – The New York Times
- ‘We’re all going backwards’: dismay as Trump undoes Biden student-debt plan – The Guardian
Trump-World Grift, Lies, Corruption and Incompetence
- Trump and Melania’s Scammy Meme Coins Have Lost Almost All Value – The New Republic
- FBI Raids the Home of John Bolton – Mother Jones
- Retribution Run Amok: In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Dept. Norms – The New York Times
- Patel Ordered Bolton FBI ‘Distraction’ Raid on Epstein Files Release Day – Daily Beast
- We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’ – Politifact
- The Maxwell transcripts: She lied, Trump’s attorney helped – Adam Klasfeld/Meidas+
- How Tiffany Trump’s Husband Benefited From Proximity to Power – The New York Times
- CFPB ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Trump Jr. — AP News
- Judge says Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey – AP News
- Trump says he has ‘solved’ seven conflicts. Here’s what to know about them. – The Washington Post
- Examining Trump’s claim he ended 6 wars in 6 months – Snopes.com
- Fact-checking Trump’s latest claims about mail ballots, voting machines – Votebeat
- Jocelyn Benson: Trump ‘scared’ of voters, attempting to ‘rig’ midterm elections – mlive.com
- Do voting machines delay election results? No, Trump’s wrong about paper ballot counting. – Politifact
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims US is only country that uses mail-in voting – CNN Politics
- Trump’s war on statistics risks leaving us all in the dark – Michael Steele/MSNBC
- RFK Jr. Cut Grants for Autism Research While Vowing to Find a Cause — ProPublica
- It’s Hurricane Season. Do You Know Where Your FEMA Director Is? – The Bulwark
- Trump says his policies will lead to “energy dominance.” Experts say electricity is going to get more expensive. – Sherwood News
The Military Takeover of U.S. Cities
- Notice a theme to Trump’s takeover of cities? These Black mayors do. – USA Today
- Trump’s Unconstitutional Military Takeover – Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
- Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies – AP News
- Poll: Voters Oppose Trump’s Military Deployment in Washington, D.C. – Data for Progress
- The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s – The American Prospect
- Trump’s targeting of Black communities is not a coincidence – Public Notice Substack
- In Battle Over D.C. Police, Federal Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Crime Data – The New York Times
- Governor Wes Moore: A response to Trump’s military takeover of D.C. – Instagram
- New ‘South Park’ episode mocks Trump’s federal takeover in DC – AP News
Across the Nation
- Epstein Files Belong To The People – Michael Cohen/Meidas+
- New Details Emerge on Fox Hosts’ Efforts to Bolster Trump in 2020 – The New York Times
- Judge Rules Ohio’s Voucher System Unconstitutional – The American Prospect
- POLL: A Majority of Voters Agree: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are a Public Health Threat – Data for Progress
- Poll: Majority of Democrats back California’s effort to counter Texas despite claims of hating gerrymandering – POLITICO
- Texas Messes with Democracy – Brennan Center for Justice
- Obama supports Newsom’s redistricting response to Texas GOP efforts – AP News
- The Lawless Detention of Nicole Collier – Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
- Gavin Newsom strikes a nerve — and seizes the spotlight — as he treads on Trump’s turf – NBC News
- Trump allies look to primaries as they escalate Indiana redistricting pressure – POLITICO
- Indiana GOP is right to resist Trump’s redistricting demands – Indy Star
- “I Made a Mistake”—How Texas Officials Criminalized a Woman for Legal Abortion Care – Mother Jones
- More than 2.8m people in US identify as trans, including 724,000 youth, data shows – The Guardian
