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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”
✹ Chairperson Barnes: The signs are clear – it’s time for Trump to have a full neurological examination
✹ Representative Jenn Hill (D-Marquette) on lowering costs for families while building Michigan’s economy
✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: GOP campaign ads built around lies
In the News
Michigan Politics
- Kamala Harris in Detroit for Charlamagne tha God interview – Detroit Free Press
- Auto Workers Challenge Trump to Work 12-Hour Shift After He Said a Child Could Do Job
- GOP doubling down in toss-up Michigan Senate race – Axios
- The Senate race in the center of the political universe – Punchbowl News®.
- Michigan Senate foes brace for a ‘really close’ race amid Harris-Trump brawl – NBC News
- Slotkin, Rogers tangle over guns, EVs, abortion during final debate – Detroit News
- Tom Barrett’s Washington Handlers Forced to Pull Ad After Getting Caught Lying About Curtis Hertel’s Record – DCCC
- Gerald Ford stars in a Hillary Scholten ad – The Downballot
- Marlinga plots a comeback against James – Punchbowl News
- Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020. Here’s what could happen in 2024 – NBC News
- Democrats go on offense in Oakland County House races in bid to keep majority – Detroit News
- Mike Duggan for Michigan governor? New nonprofit takes Detroit story statewide – Bridge Michigan
Michigan Policy
- Nessel’s office sends letter to law enforcement on state election laws – Detroit News
- Secretary Benson launches Michigan Voting Dashboard, an interactive tool for the public to access daily election data – MI Dept. of State
- Attorney General: Protecting Michigan Voters from AI-Generated Election Misinformation
- Michigan website helps identify AI images in effort to combat election misinformation – WILX TV
- Will EVs mean fewer auto jobs? – Detroit News $$
National Policy
- What Experts Say About Where the Economy is Headed, in Charts – Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say – AP News
- Justice Department Issues New Guidance on Federal Law Regarding Voter Registration – United States Department of Justice
- President Biden Announces Over 1 Million Public Service Workers Have Received Student Debt Cancellation Under the Biden-Harris Administration – White House
- Trump says Ukraine’s Zelensky should ‘never have let that war start’ – The Washington Post
- Storms Be Damned, Florida Keeps Building in High-Risk Areas – Wall Street Journal
National Politics
- Marist Poll 10/16/24
- Former defense secretaries, national security leaders rally for Harris – Military Times
- Internal polling memo has warning signs for Senate Republicans – POLITICO
- VIDEO – Mark Cuban: ‘No good reason to vote for Donald Trump as the business candidate’ – MSNBC
- Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings – CNN Politics
- Georgia judge blocks array of rules approved by pro-Trump election board – The Washington Post
- Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election – United States Department of Justice
- Harris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more – AP News
- Harris Came for a Fox News Interview, but Got a Debate With Bret Baier – The New York Times
- How Fox News loads the dice so Trump always wins – The Washington Post $$
- Former Fox News Host Throws Shade at Bret Baier Over His Harris Interview – The Daily Beast
- In Race for Congress, Republican Election Deniers and Skeptics Seek Swing Seats – The New York Times $$
- Vance falsely claims Trump ‘didn’t go after’ his enemies – The Washington Post
Dementia Donald
- Donald Trump urges ‘slow and lethargic’ Kamala Harris take cognitive test
- Donald Trump’s Dancing Shows Just How Crazy He’s Become – The Daily Beast
- Trump’s Wild Rants Raise Questions About His Mental Fitness – Forbes
- Why Trump’s Bloomberg interview on economic policy was such a mess – MSNBC
- Trump Goes on Bonkers, Profanity-Laden Rant to a Room Full of Priests – The New Republic
- Donald Trump canceled CNBC interview this week, host says – The Hill
- Trump cancels another interview – CNN
- Trump’s Angry Rant on Fox News Instantly Wrecks JD Vance’s Latest Spin – The New Republic
- Adviser Says Trump’s Erratic Interview Was ‘Greatest Ever’ – The Daily Beast
Trump/GOP Outrages
- Trump Calls Jan. 6, the Day His Supporters Led a Failed Insurrection, ‘A Day of Love’ – The Daily Beast
- Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet (yes, again) – MSNBC
- Trump Raises Eyebrows by Proclaiming Himself the ‘Father of I.V.F.’ – The New York Times $$
- Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’ – The New York Times $$
- The Kavanaugh cover-up – Judd Legum/Popular Information
- Trump hotel overcharged Secret Service, Democratic report finds – The Washington Post
- Trump’s “Swiss” Watches Traced to Derelict Wyoming Strip Mall – The New Republic
- GOP group funds ads painting Harris as both ‘pro-Israel’ and ‘pandering to Palestine’ – Detroit News $$
- Trump Super-PAC Sent Out Bogus Medicare Cancellation Notice to Scare Voters About Kamala Harris – Mother Jones
- Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager Chris LaCivita’s Multi-Million Payday Revealed – The Daily Beast
- Democrats’ Report Calls Trump Hotel Business Unethical and Unconstitutional – The New York Times
- Judge shoots down Ron DeSantis’ war against free speech.
Climate Change
- Oil trade group aligned with Trump drafts plans targeting climate rules – The Washington Post $$
- Opinion | Flood insurance needs reform to keep pace with intense hurricanes – The Washington Post
- Hundreds ordered to evacuate from fast-moving Northern California fire, official says – AP News
