Politics
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Trump’s tariffs cost Michigan another 300 manufacturing jobs—and a $50M factory deal
Michigan workers were promised more jobs under President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Instead, they’ve been losing them.
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‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
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Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy
The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
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Vance proposes sending National Guard troops to Detroit
Vice President JD Vance visited a rural Michigan stamping plant on Wednesday to tout the Trump administration’s efforts to restore manufacturing jobs in the nation.
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Tlaib, Sanders introduce CEO pay bill to tax excessive CEO salaries
US Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Monday introduced a bill with fellow progressive US Sen. Bernie Sanders to try and rein in what they view as corporate greed by taxing excessive salaries for America’s top executives.
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Advocates warn of harms to trans youth as Corewell Health ends gender affirming care for patients under 18
Corewell Health on Wednesday announced that it would no longer prescribe puberty blockers and hormone therapy for patients under 18, citing a “serious risk of legal and regulatory action,” as President Donald Trump’s administration works to limit access to gender affirming care for minors.
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.
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Rally draws hundreds to protest ICE action outside Michigan processing facility
More than 200 members and supporters of a group opposing ICE enforcement and detainment policies gathered over the weekend outside of the reopened Michigan processing facility in Baldwin, formerly known as the North Lake Correctional Facility.
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How an Evangelical pastor became an unlikely ally to his trans daughter
“I’m so scared for you. This world is not good,” Danny told Beatrice. He told her he associated being queer with having a harder life—something he didn’t want for his daughter. “The top fear was for her safety. And then I had my own fears: What does this really mean?”
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Detroit man released from immigration detention after judge rules Trump-era policy unlawful
A longtime Detroit resident and father of five children, all of whom are US citizens, was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully denied him due process.
