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This Week… Michigan families have paid more than $26 billion, or $6,419 per household, in tariff-driven costs | Smart Trade Alliance Rogers calls for swift end to Iran War; El-Sayed says he’s ‘flip-flopping’ | Detroit News In the News Politics and Policy Will Lawrence rolls out plan for regulating Big Tech, data centers in Michigan and beyond | Michigan Advance Advocates, moms and lawmakers push for group prenatal care as Legislature weighs insurer issues | Michigan Advance The Medicaid Work Requirement’s Gambling Loophole | American Enterprise InstituteCould healthcare price transparency lower costs? Mike Rogers thinks so | Bridge Michigan New poll shows El-Sayed leads Michigan Senate race, helped by Trump | USA Today Bombshell Poll Shows Dems Breaking Through in Trump Country | Daily Beast Democrats Can Win Back the Midwest – Rahm Emanuel | Wall Street Journal Some Michigan Republicans see a ‘huge struggle’ ahead in fall election | Detroit News Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate | The DownBallot The lie dominating Musk’s 2026 political ads | Judd Legum/Popular Information Substack Fact check: What Abdul El-Sayed said about prison sentences, freeing inmates | Bridge Michigan Reps. McDonald Rivet, Davis Lead New Push to[...]

This Week… More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican – Gallup Supreme Court rejects Trump’s mail ballot limits before elections | AP News Democrats say supreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot plans will ensure ‘safe, secure and accurate elections’ | The Guardian Don’t watch the Bari Weiss version of 60 Minutes | Indistinct Chatter Substack The Bari Weiss Era of ‘60 Minutes’ Begins | The New York Times In the News Politics and Policy Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host, rips Republican Mike Rogers | Detroit News Abdul El-Sayed Says It’s Time to ‘Pause’ AI Development | The Washington Sun Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats hit GOP on Trump’s Canada trade war | USA Today Abdul El-Sayed accuses Mike Rogers of being ‘a sock puppet’ | Detroit News Why Tucker Carlson has effectively endorsed Abdul El-Sayed | MS NOW Trump targets U.S. Senate candidate El-Sayed with misleading claims | Detroit Free Press Democrats add Will Lawrence to congressional battleground program | Detroit News Trump Takes Aim At Lawrence, Lawrence Welcomes The Attention | MIRS News Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat ? | The New York Times I’ve Covered Islamophobia for Years.[...]

This Week… More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican – Gallup Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood | Bridge Michigan In the News Politics and Policy Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host: “I wouldn’t vote for Mike Rogers at gun point” | Detroit News Fact check: Would ‘money out of politics’ proposal live up to its name? | Bridge Michigan Fact check: Did John James vote to increase health costs for Michiganders? | Bridge Michigan Amid ‘mass proliferation,’ Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election | Bridge Michigan Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat ? | The New York Times Michigan aims to test pay-per-mile road funding system in 2027 | mlive.com Michigan students impacted by new federal loan limits | Detroit Free Press The mystery behind an audio clip that helped upend a Senate race | The Washington Post Attacking the Constitution & Elections Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’ | The Guardian The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org | Judd Legum – Popular Information Don’t watch the Bari Weiss version of 60 Minutes | Indistinct Chatter Substack The Economy[...]

This Week… Michigan Democrats Nominate History-Making Ticket In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Benson holds edge over James in governor’s race, Michigan poll says | Detroit Free Press John James’ wealth soared in Congress as he traded stocks in industries he helped oversee | Detroit Metro Times Michigan Democrats project unity at convention | Detroit Free Press Democrats say they’re unified for November amid lingering tension | Detroit News Orders to keep coal plant open fuel Michigan political fight: Insider | Detroit News Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says | Bridge Michigan Michigan among states most vulnerable to Canada retaliatory tariffs | Detroit News New tariffs on Canada heighten Michigan Democrats’ affordability attacks on Trump, GOP • Michigan Advance Bill Huizenga took campaign donations after company pursued deal with his businesses | Detroit Metro Times Vance Calls El-Sayed ‘Very, Very Evil’ At Macomb Rally” | MIRS News Abdul El-Sayed faced wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric after Michigan Senate primary win – The Washington Post VIDEO – Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed in fiery Fox News interview | Fox News El-Sayed says Hasan Piker does not speak for his campaign amid comments about Jewish candidate[...]

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