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This Week…
In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Governor, US Senate Poll, May 2026 | Glengariff Group
- Senate/Gubernatorial Poll | Mitchell Research (May 1-7)
- Mike Rogers campaign keeps pastor tied to church scandal | Midland Daily News
- VIDEO: Huizenga votes for Medicaid cuts, Billionaire Tax Breaks
- Barrett backed bill could cut veterans’ healthcare – WLNS
- Democrats turn to state legislative races to catch up in the redistricting battle | NBC News
- Planned Parenthood of Michigan Warning of More Closures without State Support Closures Without Support | Planned Parenthood
- The DOJ isn’t backing down on getting Michigan’s voter rolls – Vote Beat
- Congressman Jack Bergman faces ethics complaint over aides moonlighting | Detroit News
- Tsernoglou Challenges Woolford Clash During UIA Testimony | MIRS News
The Economy
- Inflation Soared to 3.8% in April, Driven by Gasoline Prices | Wall Street Journal
- OPINION: Gas prices hit families hard, GOP candidates questioned | Detroit News
- One in Five HealthCare.gov Enrollees Dropped Insurance Coverage This Year | NOTUS — News of the United States
Our President and His Administration
- Doctors Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Rapid Mental Decline | Daily Beast
- 10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies | POLITICO
- Voters Don’t Trust Trump or RFK Jr. to Handle a Public Health Crisis | Data for Progress
- Opinion: Trump’s new Moms.gov website is an anti-choice hub that misleads women | Moira Donegan/The Guardian
- Trump officials OK’d use of White House contract to begin Triumphal Arch work – The Washington Post
- The White House Is Meeting With DOJ, DHS and USPS About Creating Voter Lists | NOTUS — News of the United States
- Trump White House Explores 250 Pardons to Mark America’s 250th Birthday | Wall Street Journal
- Trump Issues Sinister Threat as He Tries to Rig the Midterms | The New Republic
- Trump’s Weekend Golf Antics Land Him in Hot Water | Daily Beast
Grifters and Thieves
We were promised a gold-plated Trump phone | Judd Legum/Popular Information- Trump’s Plot to Pocket Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Just Might Succeed | The New Republic
- UFC Freedom 250: Why White House event access could cost special guests $1.5m | BBC Sport
- Grift Alert: DOJ Runs From Its Own Shadow | Harry Litman/Talking Feds Substack
- Trump’s library project faces suit around ‘hotel’ remark, land transfer – The Washington Post
- Miami Dade College land giveaway for Trump library is ‘unimaginable’ | WLRN
- Trump Meme Coin Contest: Win Exclusive Access to “World Football 2026 Final Game”! | Mother Jones
- Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million. – The New York Times
- Emails show Kash Patel went on a ‘VIP snorkel’ at Pearl Harbor | AP News
- Trump Team Is Panicking About Plan to Issue Pardons on His Birthday | The New Republic
Attacking the Planet
- Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms | PBS News
- Here’s How Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change | The New Republic
- On renewable energy, Interior’s Burgum offers a case study in willful ignorance | Maddow Blog
- Interior Secretary Claims Ignorance of Trump’s July 4 “Vanity Projects” | Mother Jones
- Michigan House votes to nix 100% clean energy goal, but it’s DOA in Senate | Bridge Michigan
- Trump has hindered offshore wind while China and other countries invest heavily | AP News