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GOP Budget Cuts State Police ,
Corrections Officers
This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
House GOP Budget Plan:
A Disaster for Michigan
From the Archives
Lawyer/speechwriter Clarence Jones:
The 1983 March on Washington
Barack Obama on X: “Republican Gerrymandering – Twitter/X
In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- With an eye on midterms, the DNC is overhauling the tech that powers its outreach – NBC News
- Michigan has a new law criminalizing sexual deep fakes – Detroit Free Press
- U-M halts DEI plans as Trump administration takes aim at diversity efforts – Bridge Michigan
- Doctors under pressure as U-M ends gender-affirming care for minors – Bridge Michigan
- Nessel: U-M cowardly for halting gender-affirming care for young people – Detroit Free Press
- COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan: Leaders set course amid uncertainty – Detroit Free Press
- Michigan’s last ‘sanctuary’ standing? Why East Lansing is a Trump immigration target – Bridge Michigan
- Trump admin to Michigan: Remove ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed or lose millions – Bridge Michigan
- GOP Bathroom Sex Bill Flushed Out Of State House Committee To Floor – MIRS Blog
- DePerno seeks to delay misconduct hearing as he mounts new AG bid – Bridge Michigan
- Local tenants’ activist announces Democratic congressional bid for MI-7 – Lansing City Pulse
- Michigan SOS: DOJ went silent after requesting voter records – Bridge Michigan
The Trump Economy
- The Trump Recession Is Coming – The New Republic
- The Middle-Class Vibe Has Shifted From Secure to Squeezed – Wall Street Journal
- Socialism Is Right Here In Donald Trump’s America. Rejoice! – Daily Beast
- Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures – The New York Times
- Trump’s Tariffs, ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Viewed Negatively as His Approval Slips – Pew Research Center
- Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.’s Restaurants – The Bulwark
- Harris: Tariffs threatening survival of small businesses – Detroit News
- Inside Intel’s Tricky Dance With Trump – Wall Street Journal
Trump-World Grift, Lies, Corruption and Incompetence
- ‘They’re going to be brought down’: Trump vows to go after Biden’s advisers – NBC News
- The Forever Presidency – Rick Wilson/Lincoln Square
- Alert the media: The White House is lying about Trump’s health – Public Notice Substack
- Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign – The New York Times
- Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Junior to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’ – Daily Beast
- RFK Jr. Offers Bonkers Explanation for School Shootings – Daily Beast
- Moves by Trump envoys are ticking off other nations – AP News
- The “Mini-Trump” Attacking Lisa Cook Had Paperwork Problems of His Own – Mother Jones
- Hegseth’s Pentagon to reinstall Confederate general’s portrait at West Point library – Maddow Blog
- What Americans think about Trump’s approach on crime – AP News
- Trump Wants Dems Donor George Soros Charged Like a Mobster – The Daily Beast
The Military Takeover of U.S. Cities
- Just 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters
- Backlash in Chicago as mayor defies president’s immigration crackdown – The Guardian
- DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor – AP News
- Trump’s ‘quick reaction force’ executive order is an emergency – MSNBC
- Why National Guard troops are now picking up trash in D.C. – Maddow Blog
Rigging the 2026 Election
- A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine – Bolts
- Missouri governor announces plans to redraw US House districts – AP News
- It’s True: Newsom’s claim that Republicans voted against national independent redistricting – Politifact
- Gavin Newsom Attacks Donald Trump, 79, With Grok Dementia Post as Feud Goes Feral – Daily Beast
- Trump eyes yet another power grab, takes aim at voting machines and mail-in ballots – Maddow Blog
- Federal Judge Deals Massive Blow to Republicans in Gerrymandering War-| The New Republic
Across the Nation
- Democrats Flip Key Seat in District Trump Won by Double Digits – The New Republic
- Iowa’s Joni Ernst to retire from Congress, despite pressure from Republican leaders – MSNBC
- Mass shooters are not disproportionately transgender, contrary to claims – Snopes.com
- Data shows crime is down in US cities but Trump suggests more Guard deployments – AP News
- Trump’s War on Wind Power Is a War on His Working-Class Voters – The New Republic
- EV Sales Are Booming in America—for Now – Mother Jones
- EV charging deserts are going away – Wall Street Journal
- Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind – The American Prospect
- Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects – The New York Times
- The Men Working to Transform the United States into Gilead – Lincoln Square
Trump Plays Reality Television Host at Cabinet Meeting That Lasts Hours
The New York Times