Michigan's powerful investor-owned utility giant, DTE, is funding a sham "grassroots" group called the Ann Arbor Responsible Energy Coalition, whose mailing address is DTE's own headquarters in Detroit. The new group is bankrolled by out-of-state donations and from a lobby in Washington, D.C.
A new Michigan State IPPSR poll shows Mike Duggan in third place for governor, even after more than $10 million has been spent to boost him, much of it from the pro Duggan group Put Progress First. Duggan sits at 16%, behind Jocelyn Benson at 27% and John James. 30% of voters are still undecided.
Trump is back on the same election denial garbage, this time using his DOJ to demand Wayne County turn over all ballots, ballot receipts from the 2024 election. Michigan officials say the April 14 DOJ letter tries to justify that demand with three isolated voter fraud cases from 2020.
The Pentagon is pressing Michigan automakers to play a larger role in U.S. defense manufacturing, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
Ford and GM CEOs have been in talks with senior Defense Department officials about whether the companies could help produce weapons.
The House of Representatives quietly rubber-stamped the government's warrantless surveillance machine, FISA Section 702, keeping it alive until April 30. Whatever happened to the party of personal liberty and the Fourth Amendment?
Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga was just named to End Citizens United’s 2026 “Most Corrupt” list, which targets politicians the group says serve corporate interests instead of the people who elected them. The watchdog says the lawmakers this year have collectively taken more than $26m from PACs
Pete Hegseth shocked and confused the religious community at the Pentagon as he share a completely made up Bible verse from Pulp Fiction. This all comes as Hegseth pushes Christian fundamentalism within the military.
The Michigan House Republicans passed a strict voter ID law that could become Michigan's version of the SAVE Act. Mimicking the language of that federal bill, HB 4765 would require Michiganders to present passports, birth certificates or enhanced IDs as proof of citizenship before voting.
A new Data for Progress poll shows Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary is still anyone’s race, with Haley Stevens at 23%, Abdul El-Sayed at 22%, Mallory McMorrow at 22%, and a huge 33% of likely Democratic primary voters still undecided.
Two veteran federal prosecutors in Detroit, Sunita Doddamani and Frances Carlson, were fired Monday, their careers by the Trump administration's determination to recast their work as a political attack on Christians.
Two members of Congress announced their departures on the same day amid separate but thematically similar scandals involving staff misconduct. GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA) both announced they are leaving congress amid sex scandals.
After 16 years in power, Viktor Orbán has reportedly conceded defeat as early results showed Hungary’s opposition Tisza party surging ahead. That makes this loss bigger than one country’s election. Trump endorsed Orbán, Vance campaigned for him in Budapest.
Starting in December, men will be automatically registered for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday. The new rule comes from a change requested by the Selective Service System to streamline the process for potentially sending America's sons to war.
Japanese media is now explaining what TACO means: “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
Turns out when the pattern is threaten, panic everyone, then retreat, the whole world notices.
After giving an 8pm ultimatum to Iran it seems like progress has been made to potentially halt the violence temporarily. Trump said on Truth Social that he is agreeing to a two week ceasefire under the condition that Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz.
In a Truth Social post early this morning, Trump typed out one of the most chilling things a world leader has said in decades. "An entire civilization will die tonight". The threat comes as ceasefire talks in Iran have stalled and now Trump is ready to escalate this conflict to unforeseen levels.
Rep. Bill Huizenga has pocketed over $167,000 from utility company PACs, specifically DTE and Consumers Energy, the very same corporations now squeezing Michigan families with rising rates.
John James who refuses to face constituents at home, apparently plenty of time for a pricey Caribbean getaway. While Michigan families are crushed by rising costs and the GOP push even more cuts to cut SNAP and Medicaid, James was spotted in Turks and Caicos, far away from the people he represents.
If the Iran conflict continues into the summer experts say that $7/gallon gas is more than possible. Such a price would be devastating to the economy and even moreso for American families.
Metro Times reports that Mike Rogers’s new student outreach team includes young supporters tied to some seriously ugly online behavior, including misogynistic posts and defense of a leaked Young Republicans group chat packed with praise for Hitler, racial slurs, and sexual assault comments.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is moving forward with the same Senate DHS funding bill Republicans were trashing just days ago. The deal would end the partial Homeland Security shutdown and fund TSA, while leaving ICE and Border Patrol funding for a separate fight later. A major setback for the GOP.
Trans people deserve to live openly, safely, and fully every single day. Today, we honor Trans Day of Visibility. Every day, we keep fighting for dignity, safety, and the freedom to be exactly who you are. 🏳️⚧️
SCOTUS effectively greenlit the return of the scientifically discredited and abusive practice of "conversion therapy" by striking down Colorado’s hard-won ban 8-1. By prioritizing the "free speech" rights of a single Christian counselor over the fundamental safety and mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.
The DOJ ignored organized crime, terrorism, and violent crime cases to focus on immigration enforcement. An administration that ran on stopping the "scourge" of drugs dropped nearly 5,000 drug cases; ; one that promised to "make America safe again" declined more than 1,300 terrorism cases.
A Michigan GOP lawmaker is pushing a baseless claim linking Rx Kids to abortion—despite data showing no evidence of that. Critics are calling the rhetoric “despicable,” warning the misinformation could harm a program supporting moms and infants.
From @kdailey.bsky.social
In recorded remarks from a campaign event that took place earlier this month, Republican Appropriations Chair Ann Bollin, got caught pushing racist lies to paint RxKids as a guardrail free-welfare. Falsely suggesting pregnant women could sign up, and then get an abortion while keeping the cash.
John James is running for governor while missing more roll call votes than any other member of Michigan’s congressional delegation, according to The Detroit News. Since January 2025, James has skipped 44 out of 465 votes, about 9.5 percent.
Detroit has a very clear message to Trump today. 🤣✊
A participant in No Kings Rally in Petoskey dressed in a Cookie Monster outfit with a sign that says America First My Aaa
Participans in No Kings Rally in Petoskey with a No Kings sign with a crown inside a red circle with a line thru it
Participants in No Kings Rally in Petoskey with signs that say STAND WITH UKRAINE TAX DOLLARS FOR HEALTHCARE NOT WAR! THE EISTEN FILES ARE NOT IN IRAN Congress has Blood on their hands
A participant at the No Kings 3.0 Rally in Petoskey Michigan with a sign that says CAN’T HIDE EPSTEIN CRIMES WITH WAR CRIMES.
🧵Woo-hoo!!! Even with temps in the 20’s and a stiff wind in our faces, we had a great turnout for #NoKings3.0 in Petoskey MI. @nomiindivisible.org organized an event at a new location that worked out great! @maddow.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @indivisible.org
