Michigan GOP 2026 candidates for governor embrace Trump, his tariffs at 2nd debate Most of the Republican 2026 candidates to be Michigan's next governor said they would work to get President Trumps' backing.

While voters from Maine to California were turning out and delivering a sharp rebuke to Trump, Michigan Republicans were bear hugging his agenda of chaos and high costs. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

‘A horrible game of tug-of-war:’ Michiganders weigh in on government shutdown Last week, MLive asked readers to share their thoughts on the ongoing shutdown.

Nearly 7 in 10 Michiganders (68%) see the shutdown for what it is: a GOP mess. Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress. And they'd rather shut down the government than strike a deal to keep healthcare costs from skyrocketing. www.mlive.com/news/2025/11...

How Two Michigan Republicans Cash In While Their Districts Get Cut Off Reps. Bill Huizenga and John James will rake in thousands in tax breaks while their constituents struggle.

New research shows that Bill Huizenga and John James "will personally benefit from the same law that’s driving up health care costs, cutting food assistance, and stripping away vital federal support from Michigan families." via @distillsocial.bsky.social
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"Rogers' loyalty to billionaires over Michigan families will leave people sicker, rural hospitals reducing services, and working people choosing between paying for health insurance or putting food on the table.” michigandems.com/mike-rogers-...

Duggan: We’ve Really Had No Problems With the Trump Administration - Michigan Democratic Party Duggan has defended Trump’s Medicaid cuts and is bankrolled by MAGA donors LANSING — After saying that Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts “are not as bad as they look,” Mike Duggan is now saying that as…

“Whether it’s defending Trump’s cuts to Medicaid or using MAGA money to fund his campaign, it’s clear that Mike Duggan can’t be trusted to stand up to Trump and protect Michigan from his catastrophic policies.” michigandems.com/duggan-weve-...

Getting rid of SNAP was in Project 2025.

With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble One Trump voter told NBC News that while she believes Trump "deep down" wants to boost the economy, "he is busy out of the country" and focused on "demolishing the White House."

While Americans are struggling to pay the bills and the government shutdown keeps dragging on, Trump is focused on...demolishing the White House to build a gilded ballroom and throwing Gatsby-themed parties at Mar-a-Lago www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits second-term low, CNN poll finds | CNN Politics One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll…

The economy is in chaos. Wars are still raging overseas. The government is shut down while Americans lose food aid and face skyrocketing healthcare costs. The more Americans see of the Trump agenda, the less we like it. www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...

#Thugs

#Thugs

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes “Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"

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Paxlovid from Pfizer costs $15 to make and now retails for $1500.

Insane

Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point President Donald Trump's plan to import beef from Argentina has unleashed a wave of protest from GOP loyalists.

Trump just sent billions to prop up Argentina's far-right, and now he wants to destroy the US beef market by importing Argentinian beef as a favor to his friend. Trump's agenda keeps putting America last. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.

This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.

Would be a shame if it went viral.

🚨INFLATION WARNING: Inflation just jumped in September — the fastest pace since January — according to the first data released during the shutdown.

At this rate, economists warn annual inflation could hit 4% by year’s end.

There he goes again

SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.

Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.

Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.

More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.

New piece:
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“Our monthly premium is $443. It’s going up to $2224. We’re kind of in shock. Both of us have worked our whole lives.”

These are the people Burchett & @MarshaBlackburn refuse to help, even as Marge says Republicans should work with Dems to fix this. #TrumpGOPShutdown

260,000 Michiganders to lose health care as GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers cheers on the cuts During a radio interview last week, Michigan Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers repeated the widely debunked lie that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) tax law will…

ICYMI: While in Congress, Mike Rogers voted 14 times to cut or weaken Medicaid. Now, Rogers got caught spreading a "widely debunked lie" that the GOP's Medicaid cuts won't take away health care from Michiganders. heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/21/2...

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track: poll Even a significant share of Republicans — nearly 30% — give Trump low marks on the economy and how the government is functioning.

The more Americans see of the Trump agenda, the less we like it. It's only going to keep getting worse as the Trump-GOP agenda becomes clearer and clearer to the American people. www.axios.com/2025/10/22/p...

Trump-inspired violence from January 6 rioters makes a return | Opinion Christopher Moynihan’s arrest after threats to Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is a predictable result of Trump’s Inauguration Day pardons.

On his first day in office, Trump pardoned hundreds of violent felons who attacked police officers and the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. More than 30 of them are already back in trouble with the law—including one arrested last weekend for making chilling death threats against Hakeem Jeffries.

Trump's approval rating on the economy takes hit because of shutdown, inflation, CNBC survey finds Americans' views on the economy turned more negative in the third quarter with deepening concerns about jobs, inflation and the outlook.

A new poll shows Americans blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown 53%-37%. (Independents blame Trump by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 58%-21%.).

People aren’t dumb.

Over the weekend, Michiganders from Detroit to Ironwood showed up to exercise their 1st amendment right to peaceably assemble at the largest single day protests in our nation’s history. PartyOnThePeninsulas.com