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This Week…
John James: Out for Himself
John James: Out for Himself
Unofficial Primary Election Results
Michigan Secretary of State
In the News
Michigan Politics and Policy
- If Primary Turnout Were General Election Votes, Dems Would Take House 74-36
- Michigan Democrats unite in Detroit to kick off election campaign | Detroit Free Press
- Mike Rogers, a Former Trump Critic, Shifts Toward Election Skepticism | The New York Times
- Abdul El-Sayed Talks About His Victory, Chuck Schumer and His Mom – The New York Times
- Abdul El-Sayed hits back at Trump following Truth Social post | The Hill
- Did Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed say he believes America deserved 9/11? There’s no proof | Snopes.com
- Dingell, Kim Introduce Bill to Include Long-Term Care as Part of Medicare
- California Gov. Newsom visits Michigan in bid to boost Democrats | Detroit News
- Nessel vows to hold PSC ‘accountable’ in fight against Saline data center | Detroit News
- This Senator Has a Very Midwestern Plan to Save the Democrats – POLITICO
- A look at McKinney’s path to defeating Thanedar in Michigan | Detroit Free Press
- Will Lawrence let his Democratic Socialist of America membership lapse | Detroit News
- Michigan’s 2028 primary begins – POLITICO
- GOP Candidate Wins MI-8 Primary Despite Dropping Out Of The Race
- VIDEO: Pete Buttigieg on 2028, what Democrats keep getting wrong and the state of American politics \ On the Road with Jonathan Martin – POLITICO
Attacking the Constitution & Elections
- Mike Rogers in 2020: Certify election results to preserve democracy | Detroit News
- Opinion | Mike Rogers (2021): The election is over. Let’s get back to governing | The Washington Post
- Mike Rogers tries for a tricky ‘change’ election | Semafor
- Senate Republicans launch network of fake news sites | Popular Information Substack
- Trump Dealt Biggest Blow Yet as Judges Rule His Ballroom Is Illegal | The New Republic
The Economy and Affordability
- Small Businesses Could See Double-Digit Premium Increases in 2027 | KFF
- Gov. Whitmer Shares Alarming Impact of DC Republicans’ Tariffs on Michigan in New Reports
- The Trump admin offered sick Medicaid patients a 1-year lifeline. These red states are rejecting it. – POLITICO
- Opinion | Trump tariff on Chinese solar panels will raise energy costs | The Washington Post
- News of the Weak (Labor Market) – Paul Krugman
Trump Corruption and Grifts
- Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags | The New York Times
- Fuming Trump, 80, Erupts as His $1.7B Failure Is Exposed | Daily Beast
- The Suspected Gangster Causing Headaches for Kushner’s Albania Deal | Wall Street Journal
Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration
- We’re still learning the damage Musk and DOGE wrought | MS NOW
- Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine schedule | AP News
- How RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Return of Childhood Plagues | ProPublica
- Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties | Pete Hegseth | The Guardian
- Head Start’s future quality uncertain after deregulation proposal | Detroit Free Press
- Trump media company announces a massive loss and new turnaround effort | AP News
Climate Change
- Smoke-filled summer days cost Michigan billions. Tourism leaders want $3M to respond | mlive.com
- NRDC: Trump’s War on Wind Costs Us $4 Billion
- Trump Keeps Spending US Tax Dollars to Kill Offshore Wind and Boost Oil and Gas – Mother Jones
- Ships Can’t Move and Power Plants Shut Down as Drought Saps Europe’s Rivers | Wall Street Journal
- More than 20,000 people evacuated as wildfire spreads in western Canada | AP News
- Lake Mead along the Colorado River hits record-low water level | AP News
- In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source | Grist
- Trump blocking billions that would fix the nation’s power grid | Canary Media
- Virtual power plants, solar take center stage in Michigan power plan | Detroit News
- New York Tackles the Myth That Solar Is Swallowing Farmland – Mother Jones
Across the Nation
- Hunter Biden says his father’s cancer is sad to watch | AP News
- Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years | The Guardian
- FCC Officials Face Ethics Complaints Over Pricey Gifts From Paramount | ProPublica
