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This Week…
Trump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and Disinformation
Brennan Center for Justice
Trump says 278,000 noncitizens are on voting rolls.
Experts say that’s wrong
The Washington Post
In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Gordie Howe bridge event canceled amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions | Detroit News
- Trump imposes 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, cites ‘retaliation’ | Detroit News
- Opinion | U.S. and Canada need a bridge over troubled waters – The Washington Post
- America’s Top States for Business (Michigan #6) | CNBC
- Ohio is a poor state, so is Indiana | Michigan Future Inc.
- SpaceX Is John James’ Hot New Stock Pick | NOTUS — News of the United States
- Mike Cox drops out of Michigan governor race, endorses John James | Bridge Michigan
- Progressives test their momentum in mid-Michigan U.S. House primary | Detroit News
- Trump regulator orders Kalshi to defy Michigan court – escalating battle over prediction markets | CNN Politics
- Plan to ban utility political donations has enough signatures, bureau says | Detroit News
- Slotkin Introduces MERIT Act to Require National Security Experience for Intelligence Leadership | Senator Elissa Slotkin
- Power outage frustration in Michigan leads to utility investigation | Detroit Free Press
- Jocelyn Benson: ‘None of my family is profiting from data centers’ | Bridge Michigan
- Peters challenges Hegseth protests over Iran war, which he estimates cost $37.5B | AP News
- Consumers Energy-tied groups target state House, data center critic with $278-million assault | Detroit News
- AI Impact on Fossil Fuels and Water Resources in Indiana | Circle of Blue
- Detroit News/WDIV poll of Michigan Democratic primary voters
Attacking the Constitution & Elections
- DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims | The Guardian
- Trump speech on election integrity revives claims about 2020 election fraud and Chinese interference | Votebeat
- Trump cites 2020 Muskegon county case involving fake voter applications during primetime address | FOX 2 Detroit
- Muskegon fake voter applications probed in 2020, referred to FBI, Nessel says | Bridge Michigan
- Live fact-check: President Donald Trump’s expected address on election security | PolitiFact
The Economy
- Iran war has already cost households in Michigan $502 in higher gas prices | The Michigan Independent
- Americans Have Now Paid $56.4 Billion More for Gas Since Start of Iran War | United States Joint Economic Committee
- Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate hits a near-year high, squeezing homebuyers | AP News
Climate Change
- Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost,… | Canary Media
- The Pentagon is blocking more than 150 wind projects over drone fears | Grist
- Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds | The Guardian
The Trump Administration
- How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century | The American Prospect
- Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible | The New Republic
- Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion | WIRED
- The Justice Department Is Pulling Back on Prosecuting Corporate Crime | Wall Street Journal
- Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say | Washington Post
- FBI Evidence Team Visits Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool | The New York Times
- A Deloitte-Run System Denied Medicaid Benefits for Michigan’s Disabled. Now Trump’s Law Piles On | KFF Health News
- The Crisis of Care Work | The American Prospect
Grifters and Thieves
Across the Nation