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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
No Kings – A Celebration of Our Constitutional Rights
Senator Elissa Slotkin
The GOP Drive to Double Healthcare Costs
In the News
When health insurance subsidies end, who will be affected by higher prices?
The Washington Post
The Trump Economy Is Here, and It’s So Much Worse Than Biden’s
The New Republic
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Michigan GOP leaders downplay racist, pro-Hitler Young Republicans group chat – Detroit Metro Times
- ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat – POLITICO
- 2024 November General Election: Recounts, Ballot Audits, and Post-Election Procedural Audits – Secretary of State
- $36M in grants to help 23 Michigan school districts add clean buses – Port Huron Times Herald
- Michigan farmers grapple with inflation, low crop prices and tariffs – Detroit News
- Michigan’s ‘toss up’ US Senate race draws donors from other states – Bridge Michigan
- Fluoridation Debate Turns Raucous in a Michigan Community — ProPublica
- New grants push Michigan’s number of clean-powered school buses toward 900 | Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
- Group withdraws suit saying U-M discriminates against straight white men | Detroit News
- Jeep-Maker Stellantis Plans $13 Billion Investment to Boost U.S. Manufacturing | Wall Street Journal
- Michigan airports split on showing Kristi Noem TSA video. Why video is controversial – Lansing State Journal
- Michigan sex ed overhaul plan sparks debate: inclusivity or indoctrination? – Bridge Michigan
- A once-in-a-generation discovery is transforming a Michigan dairy farm | MSUToday | Michigan State University
The War on Democracy and the Constitution
- State Militias? It’s Time | Stuart Stevens/Lincoln Square
- Editorial | Trump Disgraces American Justice – The New York Times
- The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military – Pete Buttigieg Substack
- Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People – The New York Times
- Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups – Wall Street Journal
- Texas AG Ken Paxton announces ‘undercover’ investigations into liberals – MSNBC
- US non-profits ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s menacing of George Soros: ‘We will not be intimidated” | The Guardian
- Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing – The Guardian
- Fearless Journalists and Vigilant Residents Tell Chicago’s Story under Trump’s Assault – Jennifer Schulz
- Trump’s Lies About Portland: An Excuse to Create a Police State | The New Republic
- Trump Spends Peace Summit Whining How He Wants a Police State | The New Republic
- ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment | AP News
- Behind Bill Pulte’s rise to becoming Trump’s attack dog – AP News
Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption
- The Trump Family’s Ever-Expanding Portfolio of Corruption | The New Republic
- Jack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump | The New Republic
- Jack Smith’s Quiet Integrity—and the DOJ’s Loud Collapse – Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
- The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade – The New York Times
- Quid Pro Presidency – Judd Legum/Popular Information
- FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization – AP News
- Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to What Appeared to Be a Treasury Event. It Wasn’t. – Wall Street Journal
- The House Republicans Getting Rich Off Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill | The New Republic
- Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face Accusations – Wall Street Journal
- Trump family proves grift does not skip a generation | Daily Kos
- Trump Says Argentina Bailout Depends on Milei’s Party Winning Upcoming Elections – Wall Street Journal
- Price tag of Trump’s Argentina bailout set to double, creating Democratic opportunity – Maddow Blog
- Furious MAGA Customers Say They Got ‘Scammed’ by Trump Watches – Daily Beast
GOP Governmental Incompetence
- ‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay – The Guardian
- Trump’s Interior Department cancels largest solar project in North America – POLITICO
- North to Alaska: America’s Climate Warning – Governor Jay Inslee
- Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20 million flood protection grant | The Seattle Times
- How Trump Is Making China Great – Paul Krugman Substack
- As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% Renewable Energy – Canary Media
- Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda | The New Republic
- Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million – The New York Times
Across the Nation and World
- Meet the Master Race – Rick Wilson/Lincoln Square
- No One in the GOP Hitler Chat Was a “Kid” – Mother Jones
- SCOTUS Is Hearing a Case that Could End Democracy as We Know It – Joe Trippi/Lincoln Square
- AI Is Changing How Politics Is Practiced in America – The American Prospect
- GOP uses AI-generated video in anti-Schumer ad | AP News
- Republicans target law that protects whales, seals and polar bears | AP News
- Europe Pledges $600 Million for Clean Energy Projects in Africa | WIRED
- As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% Renewable Energy – Canary Media
- Indiana University orders student newspaper IDS to stop printing – IndyStar.com
- IU fires student newspaper adviser amid dispute over IDS content | IndyStar.com
Video – The Full Interview
