David Coronado Juarez, was stopped by ICE on September 20th and when ICE was unable to arrest him, they chased him through the streets of Grand Rapids. Local police say they have not been able to get any information from federal agents and have called on the Michigan State Police to investigate.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris came to Detroit today to campaign alongside U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed — meeting at Birth Detroit for a roundtable on Black maternal health with local leaders, healthcare providers and women sharing their experiences.

The major TV network affiliate are joining forces in protest of Trump banning CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House. ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC have all agreed to suspend their pooled TV coverage of Trump events, denying him the the air time that he so desperately craves.

In the most blatant attack on the free press to date, Trump announced on Truth Social today that he is banning three major outlets from the White House. CNN, Politico and MS Now are some of the biggest names in political news and now they find themselves cut off from the source.

Michigan law enforcement departments have been turning to AI to write police reports. Officers are saying that it cuts down on time doing paperwork and increases the time police are on the street. In Warren, officers are only required to write about 10% of their report, leaving the rest to AI.

Here’s the economic warning Trump didn’t want. For the first time in more than three years, the Federal Reserve just raised interest rates, unanimously, pushing its benchmark range up to 3.75%–4%. The reason: inflation is still too high And today, the bill got bigger.

Fox 2 is hosting the first Senate debate for this year's general election in Michigan and Mike Rogers simply did not show up. Not only is this cowardly, it's disrespectful to the citizens of Detroit and Michiganders as a whole.

A line was crossed in Dallas last night. During Ted Cruz’s speech at the Republican midterm convention, a voice in the crowd repeatedly shouted “HE SHOULD BE SHOT” after the names of Democratic candidates — including Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate today, giving Michigan’s Democratic nominee a significant institutional boost ahead of his general-election race against Mike Rogers.

In 2019, Barrett helped advance a plan that would have withheld jail funding from Michigan counties that refused to hold people for ICE without a judicial warrant, even after a Michigan-born U.S. citizen, Marine and combat veteran was wrongfully detained for possible deportation.

MAGA’s labor policy in a nutshell. In the last week Trump said Americans have too many holidays and that people need to work more days to boost his failing economy while Dr. Oz has again lobbied to move retirement age one year later.

In a report from Wired, ICE is ready to give a company up to $5 million to create a national database of voters. This is yet another effort from Trump to try and interfere in the election and continue to create chaos as the midterms approach.

H.R. 4795 just passed the House with 33 Democrats joining Republicans, including Michigan Reps. Hillary Scholten, Haley Stevens and Shri Thanedar. The bill conditions access to federal higher-education funding on universities not participating in certain boycotts of Israeli companies or actions.

Did you wake up this morning and think "I have WAY too many days off work". Well, Trump seems to think so. On the week before Labor Day, a celebration of our Unions and workers winning rights and safety laws for everyone, Trump wants us working even harder.

If Mike Rogers was in a van down by the river it would be much closer than his Florida house, where he's actually from.

On Monday, Michigan Rep. Hillary Scholten joined just three other House Democrats in putting forward their own amendment condemning socialism “in all its forms,” including the Democratic Socialists of America. The move came from a GOP effort explicitly designed to force Dems into a divisive vote.

Rep. Debbie Dingell is moving to block the proposed renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” with her new Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act. Dingell pointed to the long history of cooperation between the United States and Canada and called the proposed name change “idiotic.”

Literally, Michigan Republicans have spent more time this week talking about circumcision and Lake Ontario than they have about foodborne illnesses and insane gas prices. distillsocial.substack.com/p/michigan-r...

Michigan Republicans Are Fucking Really Weird

From circumcision and Satan to cheering a trade war that hurts Michigan, the state’s Republican Party has traded governing for culture-war brain rot.

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Michigan’s republican gubernatorial candidate John James went on the Benny Show and talked about all the things Michiganders care about most. • Circumcision • Submitting to his lord and savior • Satan This is some weird 💩

Trump has reignited a trade war with Canada that's sure to decimate Michigan's auto industry and economy. Groceries are expected to increase in price by another 5% in 2027. Gas prices in Michigan sit well over $4/gal on average, statewide. And we are still locked in a war with Iran.

Dolly Parton represented something we desperately needs more of: kindness without cruelty, generosity without an agenda & a lifelong belief that every kid deserves a chance to be educated. She spent decades putting free books in children’s hands. And Republicans just gutted the funding for it.

Trump announced this week that he'd be issuing yet ANOTHER round of tariffs against Canada set to start in January. The 50% tariffs on things like cars and auto parts could be devastating for Michigan as it's biggest export partner is Canada and its biggest exports are cars and auto parts.

After tariffs, threats and months of feuding with our closest neighbor failed to satisfy him, Trump has apparently reached the “I’m renaming your lake” stage of international diplomacy. Lake Ontario may soon become “Lake America.

Abdul El-Sayed went on Jesse Watters’ Fox News show and absolutely owned the segment. It ended with Abdul getting Watters laughing with him as they roasted Mike Rogers for being a “beta.” Meanwhile, Rogers still hasn’t had the guts to appear on the show himself.

Two of Mike Roger's "faith council" members were tied to a massive child abuse scandal in Midland, Michigan. One of which dismissed the testimonies of the victims. Brian Ford and Tim Cross were both members of the Living World Church where three ministers were charged with child sex crimes.

Tom Barrett, R’s and centrist dems alike suddenly wants to sound skeptical of AI data centers. @WeWill2026 didn’t wait for the polling to catch up he was making this an issue while Washington consultants were still telling candidates to avoid it. This pic is from an anti data center rally in 2025

This week, Wayne County residents took their concerns about mass surveillance to the streets — identifying several local Flock cameras and showing neighbors just how closely their everyday movements can be tracked. Their message: public safety should not mean constant surveillance.

Jake Lang's racist rally charged up bigots from the entire region as KKK flyers and business cards were strewn about Metro Detroit on the day of his event. On Tuesday this week, multiple instances of Klan material were thrown out of cars into Dearborn Heights and Melvindale.

🚨Jocelyn Benson has chosen MI Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks to be the next LG. Brinks is a longtime Grand Rapids lawmaker who served three terms in the MI House before winning a seat in the State Senate. She also made history in 2023 as the first woman ever to lead the MI Senate. 💙

The latest push to bring a state-level version of the controversial SAVE Act law has not gathered enough signatures and might not make the November ballot. The proposal would have mandated verification of citizenship to vote, which could voters in hundreds of dollars worth of new required documents.