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This Week… Michigan Democrats Sweep the 2026 Midterms 
2026 General Election Results (Unofficial)
In the News
The Election
- Opinion | Abdul El-Sayed’s Historic Win in Michigan Answers Several Questions | The New York Times
- Transgender ads again a dominant Republican theme | AP News
- How Trump Lost the Midterms – | Wall Street Journal
- Trump and Republicans Begin Pointing Fingers After Sweeping Midterms Losses | The New York Times
- Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald to request recount after loss | Detroit Free Press
- The Left’s Donors Don’t Hold Grudges. The Establishment’s Do. | The Lever
- The Pollwatcher: How accurate were the midterm polls? | Washington Post
And now … 2028!
- Let’s talk presidential candidates and where four Michiganders stand | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
- Newly elected Democrats could become 2028 presidential power brokers | NBC News
- Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race | Reuters
The Policy Agenda
- Mackinac Center Sues Over Passage Of Prop 2 | MIRS News
- More Than 4 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Have Their Medicare Advantage or Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Terminated at the End of 2026 | KFF
- Is Montana Holding the Key to Undoing Citizens United? – Mother Jones
Trump Crime, Corruption and Grifts
- The media blackout of the new rape allegation against Trump | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack
- Exclusive | Trump Family-Linked Mining Venture Aims to Go Public in $2 Billion Deal | Wall Street Journal
- New book makes fiery claims about Jared Kushner’s finances in Trump’s first term | The Guardian
- In Trump’s pardon economy, crime victims lost out on at least $119 million in restitution | CBS News
Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration
Across the Nation