This Week…
The Free Press endorses Abdul El-Sayed in
Michigan’s U.S. Senate race

Democrats Show Strength in Michigan Senate Race but Trail in Maine, Polls Find
The New York Times
After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
The New York Times
Dems Target Rogers Over Pharma Money, Health Care Record
MIRS News
In the News
Politics and Policy
- Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. | Michigan Advance
- Up North project raises questions about AG nominee’s judgement | Lansing State Journal
- Republicans Had 690 Days to Oppose Trump | The American Prospect
- Who will be exempt from Medicaid work rules in Michigan? What to know | Bridge Michigan
- My Message to the LGBTQ+ Community…and the Republicans Still Denying Their Freedom | Governor Whitmer Substack
- ICE arrested son of retired Detroit area judge and put him on flight | Detroit Free Press
- Cannabis Sales Plateau After Decade of Robust Growth | Anderson Economic Group, LLC
- GOP Polling Memo – El-Sayed leads Rogers by 4
GBAO Polling - VIDEO – AG candidates Doug Lloyd and Eli Savit face off on key issues – WDIV Detroit
Attacking the Constitution & Elections
- The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting | ProPublica
- Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn | The Guardian
- From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle | The New York Times
The Economy and Affordability
- Michigan Residents’ Opposition to Data Centers – MSU IPPSR
- Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data | Snopes.com
- Socialism expanded sharply in 2025 under a Republican White House and Congress | PIIE
- Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections | The New York Times
Trump Corruption and Grifts
- Trump administration airs 2024 campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging | AP News
- White House pretends its taxpayer-financed propaganda is a ‘public service announcement’ | Maddow Blog
- Biden did not revoke 440 press passes. Fact-checking Trump allies after White House bans news outlets | PolitiFact
Bumbling and Fumbling Trump Administration
Across the Nation
- Muslim Americans rebut new wave of anti-Sharia rhetoric from GOP politicians | AP News
- With renewable energy boom, optimistic Al Gore sees climate change victory coming | AP News
- Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ | The Guardian




