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Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share
Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Wall Street Journal
This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Trump Focuses on His Palace While
The People Struggle
State Senator Kevin Hertel
A Healthcare Crisis Begins Next Week
In the News
Top Republicans Stand by President’s Poop Video
Mother Jones
Michigan Politics and Policy
- FEMA denies Whitmer’s appeal for Northern Michigan ice storm aid – Petoskey News-Review
- Secretary Benson warns Michiganders: U.S. Department of Justice is unlawfully demanding your private voter information
- Report: Billionaire accused in Florida prostitution sting donates $12k to boost Mike Rogers’ Senate campaign | The Gander
- John James to Cash In Under D.C. Republicans’ Tax Law – Michigan Democratic Party
- New poll reveals growing economic worry in Michigan amid Trump’s trade war – Detroit News
- Federal shutdown hits Michigan telehealth, Head Start, environment, more – Bridge Michigan
- Plea deal: Lee Chatfield aide to testify against him in Michigan corruption case – Bridge Michigan
- Corruption trial for ex-Michigan Speaker Lee Chatfield delayed to fall 2026 – Bridge Michigan
- Michigan seeks to limit rest stop stays. Some fear ‘criminalizing homelessness’ – Bridge Michigan
- Democrats Run Away With Q3 Fundraising, Except In MI-10 – MIRS Blog
- Michigan cuts off weight-loss drugs for most Medicaid patients, saving $240M – Bridge Michigan
- Michigan lawmakers float ban on new licenses for large marijuana farms | Detroit News
- County Clerks Unanimously Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting – MIRS Blog
- Michigan appeals court rejects ‘person’ status for chimpanzees | Iron Mountain Daily News
Weaponizing the Federal Government
- Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening | The New Republic
- The Chilling Memo Marking Trump’s War on Dissent | Lincoln Square
Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption
- As Trump Plans to Steal $230 Million From Taxpayers, You Can Thank John Roberts | Mother Jones
- Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal | The New York Times
- Donald Trump, Demolition Man | borowitzreport.com
- The Trump Family’s Ever-Expanding Portfolio of Corruption | The New Republic
- The ‘enormous conflict of interest’ at centre of Jared Kushner’s Gaza ceasefire deal | The Guardian
- Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million | The New York Times
- Ranchers enraged over Trump’s suggestion to buy beef from Argentina | POLITICO
- Trump Keeps Attacking Americans. Why Does He Get Away With It? | The New Republic
- Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, key cryptocurrency figure | AP News
- Trump’s Pardon of His Crypto Pal Is a New Height of Corruption | The New Republic
The Federal Budget Mess
- Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States – The New York Times
- Average Obamacare premiums set to increase by 30 percent – The Washington Post
- Government shutdown: SNAP benefits could run out in November, Rollins says | FOX 2 Detroit
- How Trump gutted the team meant to build America’s energy future | Canary Media
- Nuclear security agency starts furloughing workers | AP News
- Trump pollster: ObamaCare subsidy extension key for GOP ahead of midterms | The Hill
The Battle to Defend the Constitution
- Trump’s Personal Army: ICE’s Spending on Weaponry Is Up More Than 700 Percent Over Last Year – Mother Jones
- Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension | Wall Street Journal
- Universities Are Standing Up to Trump – The New York Times
- How Republicans are trying to steal the midterms before they even start | Symone Sanders Townsend/MSNBC
- White House Hires ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer to Investigate 2020 Election Claims | Wall Street Journal
- Indiana and Kansas Republicans resist Trump’s push to redistrict | AP News
- Inside Obama’s moves to help Democrats fight Trump’s redistricting push – The Washington Post
Across the Nation
- Hispanic adults view Trump more negatively, poll finds | AP News
- AP finds hundreds of anti-science bills hit statehouses in 2025 | AP News
- Gavin Newsom launches affordable insulin for California diabetics – Cal Matters
- California governor says Trump ‘putting ego over responsibility’ as military show shuts highway | The Guardian
- Potential 2028 presidential contenders hit the trail in this year’s big campaigns | NBC News
- GOP uses AI-generated video in anti-Schumer ad | AP News
- World reaches first climate tipping point, as coral reefs collapse | USA Today
- North to Alaska: America’s Climate Warning | Governor Jay Inslee
- Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20 million flood protection grant | The Seattle Times
- In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes on Pace to Break a Record – The New York Times
- Trump names Mark Savaya, weed entrepreneur from Michigan as Iraq envoy – Detroit Free Press
