Trump’s Election Muddling/Meddling

Trump’s Election Muddling/Meddling

This Week… Trump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and Disinformation Brennan Center for Justice Trump says 278,000 noncitizens are on voting rolls. Experts say that’s wrong The Washington Post In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Gordie Howe bridge event canceled amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions | Detroit News Trump imposes 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, cites ‘retaliation’ | Detroit News Opinion | U.S. and Canada need a bridge over troubled waters – The Washington Post America’s Top States for Business (Michigan #6) | CNBC Ohio is a poor state, so is Indiana | Michigan Future Inc. SpaceX Is John James’ Hot New Stock Pick | NOTUS — News of the United States Mike Cox drops out of Michigan governor race, endorses John James | Bridge Michigan Progressives test their momentum in mid-Michigan U.S. House primary | Detroit News Trump regulator orders Kalshi to defy Michigan court – escalating battle over prediction markets | CNN Politics Plan to ban utility political donations has enough signatures, bureau says | Detroit News Slotkin Introduces MERIT Act to Require National Security Experience for Intelligence Leadership | Senator Elissa Slotkin Power outage frustration in Michigan leads to utility investigation |[...]

Debate – or Food Fight? (Guest: Representative Betsy Coffia)

This Week… What Michigan’s 2026 candidates revealed during a week of debates | Detroit Free Press Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Even Though Trump Refuses to Sign It | The New York Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer vetoes 9 bills at center of Michigan Legislature spat | Detroit Free Press Michigan lawmakers propose crackdown on loud cars, modified exhaust | Detroit Free Press How to spoil an absentee ballot in Michigan | Detroit Free Press Pete Hoekstra says it’s a ‘myth’ Canada paid for Gordie Howe bridge | Detroit Free Press DOJ to Jocelyn Benson: Officials could be prosecuted over noncitizen voters | Bridge Michigan DOJ Monitors Appear to Be Latest Attempt to Undermine MI Elections | Promote the Vote John James, Perry Johnson, Mike Cox debate for Michigan governor nod | Detroit Free Press Mike Cox calls John James ‘hypocrite’ for business dealings with China | Detroit News Fact check: GOP rivals attack John James in gubernatorial debate | Bridge Michigan Michigan Dem Senate Poll July 6-7 El-Sayed, Stevens trade pointed barbs in Democratic U.S. Senate debate | Detroit Free Press Fact-checking Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in MI Democratic Senate primary debate | Politifact[...]

$2.2 Billion…So Far (Guest: State House candidate Alex Hawkins)

This Week… Kleptocracy Is Trump’s Most Lucrative Business Venture The New Republic In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Michigan lawmakers pass $84B budget, 67 bills in marathon session | Bridge Michigan There Are Very Few Socialists in America | Paul Krugman Substack How the Tide Turned Against Transgender Athletes—and the Movement | Wall Street Journal Voters Support a Data Center Moratorium | Data for Progress The Economy June Jobs Report: Hiring Misses Expectations, Just 57,000 Jobs Added | Business Insider How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV | WIRED The Trump Administration Trump hijacked US’s 250 anniversary to serve ‘political ideology and pet projects’, congressional report says | The Guardian How Trump Lied to People Trying to Donate to America250 | The New Republic FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say | MS NOW Trump wants 47 trees to mark his 47th presidency in White House park | The Washington Post Grifters and Thieves Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. | The New York Times Trump is rearming America. His sons are invested in the companies selling it weapons. | MS NOW Trump ballroom built under[...]

Mike Rogers Just Doesn’t Get It (Guest: Representative Joey Andrews)

This Week… Michigan lawmakers propose data center guardrails Detroit Free Press Voters Support a Data Center Moratorium Data for Progress Data Center Database The ‘Gander New Independent Analysis Outlines Roadmap for Responsible Data Center Development in Michigan Detroit Regional Chamber In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Mike Rogers tries to rewrite Michigan’s autoworker history with false claim | Detroit Metro Times 65 Michigan School Districts to Receive Solar Power as MISEC Genesee Solar Goes Live | NorthStar Clean Energy AG Nessel Secures Order Temporarily Halting Unlawful Kalshi Michigan Operations | Attorney General Nessel AG Nessel Secures More Than $3.4 Billion for Michiganders Against Unlawful Federal Actions | Attorney General Nessel Supreme Court transgender athlete ruling ‘doesn’t change anything’ for Michigan high school sports rules | mlive.com Ad targeting U.S. House hopeful prompts debate over reach of Michigan AI law | Detroit News Trump Administration sues Michigan requesting state turn over SNAP applicant data | wzzm13.com Michigan can keep a lid on personal voter information, court says | AP News Statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision on mail-in ballots | Sec. of State Benson Michigan Court of Appeals reverses absentee ballot stub ruling | Detroit Free Press Opinion: In Michigan,[...]

Hope is Not a Choice (Guests: Senator Jeremy Moss, 58th District Nominee Katrina Manetta)

This Week… Senate Democrats Take Steps to Protect Michigan Voters, Pass Michigan Voting Rights Act Senate Democrats Continue Affordability Push With Bills to Crack Down on Price Gouging Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump The Guardian Obama opens his center with a warning about America’s future POLITICO In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Slotkin Leads Purple State Senators on Bill to Stop Trump from Using Military or Federal Law Enforcement to Interfere with Elections | Senator Slotkin Michigan election critics push for investigations ahead of 2026 voted | Detroit News Michigan Democrats Allege ‘Dark Money’ Group Violated TV Ad Rules | NOTUS — News of the United States Dana Nessel: ICE to offload Romulus warehouse eyed as future detention center | Bridge Michigan Ex-House Speaker’s Wife Admits To Embezzling From Political Fund | MIRS News House Speaker Matt Hall, ex-Gov. Rick Snyder at odds over Gordie Howe bridge | Detroit News Michigan Senate Democrats push for stricter data center energy, worker rules | Bridge Michigan DeSana Calls Fellow House Republicans ‘Scumbags,’ ‘Swamp Rats’ In Leaked Recording | MIRS News Mike Rogers’ cyber fortune could haunt his Senate campaign | Detroit Metro Times Mike[...]