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Mike Johnson Justifies Trump
Threatening to Execute Democrats — The New Republic
This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”:
Chairperson Curtis Hertel
Calling Them Traitors – Very Dangerous
Representative Laurie Pohutsky
Taking on Massive Medical Debt
In the News
VIDEO: We want to speak directly to
members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Slotkin says she has ‘24/7′ security after Trump calls her and other Democrats ‘traitors’ | mlive.com
- Police respond to bomb threat report at Senator Slotkin’s home | WNEM TV
- Former Michigan governor calls President’s response ‘disgusting’ as controversy escalates over lawmaker video message | WILX TV
- White House defends Trump remarks, says he does not want member of Congress executed | The Hill
- Opinion | Gretchen Whitmer: Let’s do tariffs right | The Washington Post
- Trump said tariffs would save car factories. Here’s what happened next | The Times
- Man found not guilty in Whitmer kidnapping plot files to run for governor | WILX TV
- Rivet Suggests Opening Up Medicare For Those Who Want It | MIRS News
- MI GOP Concludes Debate Series, Audiences Point To Cox, Rebandt And Nesbitt For Shining Moments | MIRS News
- VIDEO: Michigan Republican Gov. Candidates Struggle to Name One Issue They Disagree with Trump On | MDP via YouTube
- State GOP split on John James campaign for governor | Tim Skubick/WLNS TV
- From 2010: Michigan’s Mike Cox joins dozen other attorneys general sue over health care overhaul | The Oakland Press
- GOP seeks federal oversight of Michigan’s 2026 election — meaning what? | Votebeat
- Michigan Republicans: ‘Immediately reinstate’ ban on mail-order abortion pills | Bridge Michigan
- 143 Workers in Michigan Laid Off Thanks to Trump’s War on Clean Energy | Climate Power
- Mike Rogers once denounced election denial of the 2020 election. Now, he’s surrounded by it. | Michigan Advance
- Dearborn, state leaders urge unity after clashing protests boil over | Detroit News
- Alharbi loses votes but still gets elected Hamtramck’s mayor | Detroit News
- Can Michigan ‘make rural America healthy again?’ Hospitals doubt it | Bridge Michigan
- Anti-nuclear groups file suit against Palisades restart in southwest Michigan | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan OKs landmark regulations that push up-front costs to data centers | Bridge Michigan
- Sinclair, EW Scripps deal could affect these Michigan TV stations | Detroit Free Press
- Opinion: Democrats must fight for workers in 2026 | Andy Levin & Abdul El-Sayed/Detroit News
- Amazon Autos adds Ford certified pre-owned vehicles to platform | Detroit News
- The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to a Screeching Halt | Wall Street Journal
- Tate, Dems Bring Veteran Aid Bills Front And Center | MIRS News
Weaponizing the Federal Government
- This Isn’t Law Enforcement. It’s Terror. | Lincoln Square
- Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction | The Guardian
- Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations | The New York Times
- 60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department | The New York Times
- Trump Calls for an Epstein Investigation Into Everyone But Him | Mother Jones
- CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines | CNN
Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption
- She Says Trump Raped Her When She Was a Child | Borowitz Report
- Trump Is Undoing DOJ Prosecutions From His First Term —|ProPublica
- Grand theft government | Judd Legum/Popular Information
- Lindsey Graham Stops Repeal of Payout Clause That May Get Him Millions | The New Republic
- Trump Honors the Man Who Had Jamal Khashoggi Killed | The New Republic
- Secret Tape That Could Spin Trump Into Another Cover-Up Scandal | Daily Beast
- Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia | AP News
- Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries | The New York Times
- Kash Patel’s girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk | MS NOW
- Doubts Arise Over China’s commitment to buy American soybeans afer USDA Report | AP News
- On Walmart and Thanksgiving costs, Trump’s ‘big fact’ is neither big nor fact | Maddow Blog
- Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy | The New York Times
The Federal Budget Mess
- ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | Kaiser Family Foundation
- Hundreds of clinical trials affected by NIH funding cuts, new study finds | The Washington Post
- As Americans sour on Trump and the economy, the White House moves the goalposts | Maddow Blog
- Trump’s Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August | The New York Times
- Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that means | AP News
- White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation | POLITICO
- Trump’s focus on race backfires as voters punish economic failings | The Guardian
The Battle to Defend the Constitution
- CNN shows that when media orgs fight Trump, they win | Public Notice
- Paramount in Talks With Arab Funds on Warner Bros. Discovery Bid | TheWrap.com
- Federal judges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026 | AP News
- The GOP Leader Standing Firmly Against Trump’s Redistricting Plan | POLITICO
- The POLITICO Poll: Redistricting fight has voters supporting partisan gerrymandering | POLITICO
- How redistricting backfired on the GOP | Punchbowl News
- Judge orders some Texas public schools to remove Ten Commandments posters | The Washington Post
- Federal judge orders end to National Guard deployment in DC | AP News
Across the Nation
- White House defends Trump calling female reporter ‘Piggy’ | The Washington Post
- Democrats with Double-Digit Lead on 2026 Generic Ballot | Marist Poll
- omicides are down nearly 20% in the 52 major U.S. cities that report such data monthly | Washington Post
- Trump approval rating hits record low in Fox News poll | Fox News
- Trump and Johnson Are Still Seething Over the Epstein Vote | Mother Jones
- 19 Clips of Trump Demeaning Female Reporters in Last Few Months | Meidas+
- Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths | ProPublica
- KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants: Political Implications of Immigrant Voters’ Views on Immigration Enforcement | Kaiser Family Foundation
- KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants | Kaiser Family Foundation
- Trump Administration Removed Plaques Honoring Black WWII Heroes from Cemetery | Lincoln Square
- Trump ‘terminating’ deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota | USA Today
- Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot ranks him as world history’s greatest human | 🤣 The Washington Post
- Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols in reversal – The Washington Post
- In Texas, Tierra Walker Wasn’t Offered an Abortion Before a High-risk Pregnancy Killed Her — ProPublica
- Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply | US EPA
- Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida | AP News