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Trump’s Economy Grew Slowly Last Year—While Inflation Rose
The New Republic

Trump’s tariff plan could cost American households $2,512 by 2026
AP News

Higher Jet Fuel Prices Could Melt Your Summer Travel Plans
WIRED

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In the News

Michigan Politics and Policy

• Whitmer meets with Trump, secures emergency aid, talk Great Lakes | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan won’t join antitrust settlement between DOJ and Live Nation | Detroit Free Press
• Mike Duggan made millions while DMC workers accused hospital system of union busting – Detroit Metro Times
• Johnson spending big bucks to make you believe: your government for free | Lansing City Pulse
• Big investors, banking industry figures gave millions to Mike Rogers over decades in politics | Michigan Advance
• Faith leader for Rogers Senate campaign didn’t believe Midland church sex assault victims – WJRT TV-Flint
• Southfield protest opposes office building housing ICE lawyers | Detroit Free Press
• Michigan Senate votes to cap interest, late fees on medical debt | Detroit News
• Slotkin seeks to ‘bring temperature down’ in wake of Temple Israel attack | Detroit News
• Michigan judge voids 1997 conviction against Hmong refugee held by ICE | Detroit News
• GOP ‘false electors’ to sue Dana Nessel, alleging ‘malicious’ prosecution – Bridge Michigan
• BYD Launches New Fast-Charging Battery Amid Slowing Demand in China | Wall Street Journal
• Opinion: Michigan’s raw milk ban limits legal sale for a reason | Detroit Free Press
• 50,000-acre West Michigan wind turbine plan dead after years of debate | Michigan Public Radio
• St. Clair County public health gets ‘MAGA’ makeover, from fluoride to vaccines – Bridge Michigan
• Haley Stevens proposes federal grants to address teacher shortages – mlive.com
• Tech group: Michigan will be sued over efforts to restrain social media – Bridge Michigan

The GOP Economy

• A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care – The New York Times
• Fertilizer costs up amid Iran war. How Farm Bureau is reacting | Detroit Free Press
• Economy Was Even Slower in Fourth Quarter, New Estimate Shows | Wall Street Journal
• The US economy grew just 0.7% last quarter, ahead of a potentially destabilizing war with Iran | CNN Business
• The US economy grew just 0.7% last quarter, ahead of a potentially destabilizing war with Iran | CNN Business
• Donald Trump, Oil Market Obliterator – The American Prospect

The Bungled Trump-Created War

• The worst cabinet in American history | Paul Waldman/Public Notice Substack
• Trump administration says cost of Iran war’s first two days was $5.6 billion, source says | Reuters
• ‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts | The Guardian
• Trump Team Spirals Over Damning Report on Bungled Iran War Planning | The New Republic
• Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians – POLITICO

Grifter in Chief

• Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for Soldiers Killed in Iran War – The New York Times
• Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers | The Guardian
• Fox News Apologizes After Lying About Trump Honoring Dead Troops | The New Republic
• Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President’s Name Front and Center at America’s 250th – NOTUS — News of the United States
• New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts | AP News
• A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts | WIRED
• Trump has questioned aides about Corey Lewandowski’s role in DHS ad campaign, sources say | NBC News
• Donald Trump, 79, Uses Jaw-Dropping Show of Disrespect to Beg For Money | Daily Beast
• How Taxpayers Are Still Getting Screwed on Kristi Noem’s Big Beautiful Jet – Mother Jones

Attacking the Bill of Rights

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  Some Republicans warn Trump’s SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote | NBC News

• Florida Republicans Pass Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote – The New York Times
• FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war – The Washington Post
• It’s not the public interest Carr cares about
• How ICE Plans to Put 8,500 Immigrants in This Georgia Warehouse – The New York Times
• Documents required by GOP’s voting bill can be difficult and costly to get | AP News
• Democrats Are Fielding Questions About Republicans’ Election Agenda – NOTUS — News of the United States
• Corporate Media Is about to Get So Much Worse | Lincoln Square
• A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials – The New York Times
• Pentagon puts restrictions on photographers, adding to Hegseth’s anti-press campaign | Maddow Blog
• How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step – POLITICO

Across the Nation

• New Tax Cuts for the Middle Class Planned by Democrats | Wall Street Journal
• Democrats Score Stunning Victory in New Hampshire District Trump Won Easily in 2024 | The New Republic
• The Quiet Way Trump Has Made Life Easier for Polluters | The New Republic
• DOGE member took Social Security data on a thumb drive, whistleblower alleges | The Washington Post
• Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds | The Guardian
• Trump administration sues California over vehicle-emission rules | AP News
• Congressional Republicans echo anti-Muslim rhetoric as Islamophobic incidents rise | Reuters
• Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate | MS NOW