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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”
- Politicizing A Tragic Death
- Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Trump’s Tariffs
- Attacking Venezuela
- Organizing for 2026 – Michigan Could Upend the U.S. House
- The Secret to a Perfect 30-Pound Turkey!
In the News
Second-Term Tab For Trump’s Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million,
On Track To Exceed $300 Million – HuffPost
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Nessel has joined 38 lawsuits challenging Trump’s actions this year | Detroit News
- GOP seeks federal oversight of Michigan’s 2026 election, meaning what? – Votebeat
- Changes to the agency that helps secure elections lead to midterm worries – AP News
- Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities – Politico
- NEW: Duggan Refuses to Condemn Trump’s Threats to Execute Lawmakers – Michigan Democratic Party
- Speaker Matt Hall gets Lions tickets from lobbyist while blocking open records – Detroit News
- New Statewide Poll: Overwhelming Support for Protecting the Great Lakes, Strong Opposition to Fast-Tracking Line 5 Oil Tunnel Project – Great Lakes Business Network
- New Statewide Poll: Overwhelming Support for Protecting the Great Lakes, Strong Opposition to Fast-Tracking Line 5 Oil Tunnel Project – Great Lakes Business Network
- Senate rankings: The 5 seats most likely to flip – The Hill
- Lions’ Sam LaPorta pushing to limit dog experimentation in Michigan – Bridge Michigan
- Exclusive | Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’ | Wall Street Journal
- Michigan gun task force: Ban assault weapons, raise minimum buying age – Bridge Michigan
- Opinion: Sinclair Broadcasting’s news heralds big change for WXYZ – Detroit Free Press
- MSU study says SNAP work requirements aren’t effective – Detroit News
Weaponizing the Federal Government
- Editorial: Trump overreaction to illegal orders video helps Democrats, Mark Kelly – The Washington Post
- Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all – The Washington Post
- FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact the Jeffrey Epstein Files Revealed – Daily Beast
Trump-World Grift, Lies, Corruption and Incompetence
- Democratic senators file FOIA request, demand answers about Tom Homan controversy – Maddow Blog
- Trump Family’s Crypto Holdings Lose Nearly $1 Billion Amid Market Collapse – Lincoln Square
- Judge tosses cases against Trump targets James Comey, Letitia James |- Detroit Free Press
- Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton – POLITICO
- Georgia election case against Trump dismissed | AP News
- Counterterrorism officials vetted D.C. ambush suspect before he entered U.S. – The Washington Post
- Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him – Jen Psaki/MS NOW
- Kennedy Sharpens Vaccine Attacks, Without Scientific Backing – KFF Health News
- South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation – KFF Health News
- Kash Patel’s girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk – MS NOW
- Trump Target Skewers ‘Unqualified’ Pentagon Pete on Kimmel After Court-Martial Threat – Daily Beast
- Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas | WIRED
The Federal Budget Mess
- Reno-Obsessed Trump Reveals His Next D.C. Remodel Target – Daily Beast
- Trump says Jack Nicklaus will lead golf course overhaul at Joint Base Andrews – The Hill
- Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration – The New York Times
- The Trump Trade is Unraveling – Paul Krugman Substack
The Battle to Defend the Constitution
- Planning No Kings Demonstrations for July 4, 2026 – The American Prospect
- Trump Says He Is Canceling Biden Executive Orders Signed With Autopen | Wall Street Journal
- More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy – POLITICO
- DOJ Flouts Court Order on Trump’s Illegally Installed Attorney | The New Republic
- Trump Suffers Supreme Court Blow in Quest to Control Copyright Office – The New Republic
Across the Nation
- Readers’ choice: Vote for your 2025 Lie of the Year – PolitiFact
- Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open. | The New Republic
- US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand – Reuters
- House Republican Warns More “Explosive” Resignations Coming After MTG | The New Republic
- Could GOP lose House majority by next spring?- Punchbowl News
- Trump Delays His Health Care Plan After Revolt From Republicans | The New Republic
- Indiana lawmakers will meet over redistricting after Senate reverses course | Indianapolis Star
- Political violence surge raises concerns for state lawmakers – The Hill
- Pollution from coal plants was dropping. Then came Trump and AI. – POLITICO