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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Trump Reneges on Supporting Michigan Auto Manufacturing
Senator Mallory McMorrow
Kids Rx: Protecting the Youngest Michiganders
Wynett Guy
Stopping an Election Denier’s Takeover in Southfield
In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- VIDEO: Democrats Speak Out On Health Care Costs – WNEM TV
- Duggan defends Trump’s Medicaid work rules as critics warn cuts will strip coverage from hundreds of thousands – Detroit Metro Times
- Dems target James over ACA tax-credits dispute in shutdown standoff – The Oakland Press
- Trump mulls canceling $1B in grants for GM, Stellantis projects – Detroit News
- Gretchen Whitmer signs $81B Michigan budget, roads deal. What to know – Bridge Michigan
- Who are the winners and losers in the state’s new budget? Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
- Cannabis Association Files Suit Over ‘Unconstitutional Tax Scheme’ – MIRS Blog
- Michigan cash aid program gets $270 million boost in state budget – Detroit Free Press
- Trump megadonor at center of Detroit scandals hosts fundraiser for Duggan – Detroit Metro Times
- Michigan needs to prepare for possibility of Trump sending national guard troops, Nessel says – Michigan Public Radio
- VIDEO: Peters Condemns Government Censorship, Calls Out Trump Admin. Attacks on First Amendment Rights – YouTube
- Stabenow: Instead of cutting home health benefits, Congress must fight fraud first
- Preliminary exams begin in Michigan voting machine case – Detroit Free Press
- David Hogg takes on incumbent House Democrat by endorsing <Shri Thanedar> challenger – The Washington Post
- Stevens Surpasses McMorrow In Fundraising – $1.9M Raised In 3rd Quarter Of ’25 – MIRS Blog
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, former Detroit U.S. Rep., dies at 80 – Detroit Free Press
- MSU professor drops out of race for Congress in key Michigan district – Detroit News
Weaponizing the Federal Government
- Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups – Reuters
- Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots – Wall Street Journal
- Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Indicts NY AG Letitia James – NOTUS — News of the United States
- Sources Leak Trump FBI Fired Agent For Refusing To ‘Perp Walk’ James Comey – Mediaite
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Illinois National Guard Deployment – Wall Street Journal
- VIDEO: The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland – Robert Reich
- Why the White House’s ‘antifa roundtable’ took an exceedingly weird turn – Maddow Blog
- Hegseth’s hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations – The Washington Post
Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption
- Treasury Defends Minting a $1 Trump Coin Despite 1866 Law – The New York Times
- Ethics group, Dems allege Hatch Act violations over federal website messages, emails. What to know – Lansing State Journal
- Florida’s hasty deal to host Trump’s presidential library flagged in legal filing – MSNBC
- Trump claims $17 trillion in new US investments. The real number is likely much less – AP News
- Despite campaign promises, White House eyes new changes to Social Security and Medicare – Maddow Blog
- White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms – The Washington Post
- Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. BlinkRx, a Company Tied to His Son, Stands to Benefit. – Wall Street Journal
- Donald Trump to Trump Country: Drop Dead – The American Prospect
- PolitiFact: Portland ICE protests have not led to the city’s ‘burning to the ground’
- Trump, administration’s portrayal of Portland as conflict zone debated – AP News
- What’s Really Going On in Portland, According to Police Reports – Wall Street Journal
- Pentagon Pete Blasted Over Qatari Air Force Base Inside the U.S – Daily Beast
- How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician – Wall Street Journal
- The latest Republican conspiracy theory about the FBI and Jan. 6 starts to unravel – Maddow Blog
GOP Governmental Incompetence
- The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There – Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s former surgeon general calls RFK Jr. a danger to public health – Indianapolis Star
- Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis – The American Prospect
- How Trump’s tariffs are squeezing small businesses | On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti- WBUR Boston
- Pam Bondi Rips Adam Schiff as a ‘Failed Lawyer’ After He Lists All the Questions She Refused to Answer – Mediaite
- Schiff Lists Every Question Pam Bondi Ignored as She Melts Down – The New Republic
- A Ridiculous Attorney General – Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
- Myanmar’s children suffer as US aid cuts take hold – AP News
Attacking the Constitution
- How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers – The American Prospect
- Trump’s invasion – Lisa Needham/Public Notice
- How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens – Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
- Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act – NBC News
- How Trump Became the Ringmaster of Left-Wing Violence – The New Republic
- Nexstar and Sinclair Are Bad News – Jennifer Schulze via Lincoln Square
- CBS News staffers react to Bari Weiss being named editor-in-chief: ‘It’s utterly depressing’ – The Guardian
- The devolution of CBS News – Popular Information Substack
- Karen Attiah: Columnist Fired by Bezos Says Billionaire Is Helping Trump Destroy Democracy – Daily Beast
- AP disputes Trump’s false characterization of its legal fight over access – AP News
- Press Group Condemns New Pentagon Rules on Reporting – The New York Times
- ICE Barbie Blasts MAGA Message at Airports Hit by Shutdown Chaos – Daily Beast
- At US national parks, the arc of history now bends toward revisionism – AP News
- Book bans have increased in the past four years. Here’s the data. – USA Today
- See the top 10 most banned books in America – USA Today
Across the Nation
- Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases – Wall Street Journal
- More Than 3 in 4 ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in States Won by President Trump in 2024 – Kaiser Family Foundation
- Global solar power grows 31% as renewable energies outpace coal – AP News
- MIT rebuffs Trump’s federal funding proposal that comes with new limits – POLITICO
- Trump’s Team Hones Message on Economy: Just Wait Until 2026 – Wall Street Journal
- Why Republicans blamed Indy for Mark Sanchez stabbing – James Briggs/IndyStar.com
- Pod man out: Trump’s support among influential podcasters is waning – NBC News
- Why US Power Bills Are Surging – WIRED
- Country star’s anti-ICE ballad has MAGA singing the blues – Daily Kos
- The Trump Administration Is Rushing to Implement SNAP Cuts – The New Republic
- I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author – Daily Beast
- Fearless journalists & vigilant residents tell Chicago’s story – Jennifer Schulze/Indistinct Chatter Substack
- Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to use force against drug cartels – AP News
- Oct. 3-6 Polling on Government Shutdown (October 2025) – Data for Progress
- MAGA Is Fuming As They Demand Bad Bunny’s Deportation After Super Bowl | International Business Times UK
- Make America Deepfaked Again – Michael Cohen/Meidas+
- China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here’s What That Looks Like – WIRED
