I wouldn't be surprised if Trump was making money redacting names out of the Epstein files and holding up their complete release.

Federal health officials are weighing vaccine guidance that would switch away from the current model in which the CDC makes universal recommendations for which vaccines to give children. Instead, parents would consult with doctors before deciding on most shots (behind paywall)

Federal appeals court gives Catholic groups new chance to overturn Michigan’s conversion therapy ban michiganadvance.com/2025/12/18/f...

Trump administration to Detroit: build tiny cars, 1970s station wagons michiganadvance.com/2025/12/15/t...

Snopes: What to know about Trump's 'Patriot Games' announcement. Cue discussions about which state is District 12 from "The Hunger Games." (Think about Rome in the early centuries) www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Snopes: White House plaques on 'Presidential Walk of Fame' criticize Biden, Obama. Trump's second-term plaque promised, meanwhile, "THE BEST IS YET TO COME!" www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Trump’s DOJ offers states ‘confidential’ deal to wipe voters flagged by feds as ineligible michiganadvance.com/2025/12/18/r...

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Trump and Republicans got rid of the CFPB’s rule to cap overdraft fees at $5. Now, big banks are taking even more money from struggling Americans to pad their own bottom lines. Trump isn’t looking out for you – he’s looking out for Wall Street.

Trump’s latest White House ‘renovations’ take a turn toward vandalism. The “Presidential Walk of Fame” was already a tacky mess, and one report suggests it’s now “even more stunningly stupid.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Have you called Trump a "fascist?" If so, he might officially designate you a "terrorist." Trump administration dramatically ramps up investigations of liberals and left-leaning groups under the guise of countering "domestic terrorism." www.defiance.news/p/have-you-c...

Snopes: Trump admin said it rescued more than 62K children from sex trafficking and abuse. Here are the facts: A November 2025 initiative by ICE is focused on the sponsors migrant children have been placed with. www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...

Trump’s open bid for oil from Venezuela reeks of neocolonialism. Trump says the quiet part out loud about what he wants out of Venezuela. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct www.politifact.com/article/2025...

Trump administration policy blocked that limited congressional visits to ICE facilities michiganadvance.com/2025/12/18/r...

Gun rights advocates push for repeal of Michigan’s red flag law in GOP-led House Judiciary Committee (I guess there aren't enough murders already) michiganadvance.com/2025/12/18/g...

Since Trump's return to power, the SEC has backtracked on cases against crypto firms with ties to his campaign or family businesses. It's blatant pay-to-play corruption that could crash the entire economy. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=la9hYMiXGc7-0AFp

Trump is threatening troops who question "illegal orders." So we're giving them lawyers. open.substack.com/pub/defiance...

www.latimes.com/world-nation... Republicans hope and will lie . . .

www.propublica.org/article/pam-... Congratulations American voters you have managed to put the criminals in charge of our criminal justice system.

Tourist spots in the U.S. are going to hurt for the next 3 years. Just look at the comments below this travel video: ESTA Changes Explained: What Cruise Passengers Need to Know www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi7U...

Why it matters that Lindsey Graham is abandoning the Dream Act www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Year of the Lies: How Trump’s talk about Tylenol, autism and vaccines affected one pediatrician www.politifact.com/article/2025...

Snopes: Minnesota woman Sue Tincher was arrested by ICE while observing agents www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

Major retailers slow to remove recalled infant formula from shelves, FDA says....sent letters to Albertsons, Kroger, Target and Walmart Friday about ByHeart Whole Nutrition formula products remaining on some store’s retail shelves as late as Nov. 26. michiganadvance.com/2025/12/16/r...

Excellent Quote from Canada's Prime Minister =============================

If allowed to stand, this unlawful policy would only undermine our economic stability and weaken the industries that families across our state rely on. upnorthlive.com/news/local/m...

Snopes: What Trump has said about Project 2025 over the years: A timeline---During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump distanced himself from Project 2025. Now his administration is enacting many of its proposals. www.snopes.com/news/2025/12...

Mike Johnson wrote a health care bill even Republicans don’t like. The hastily assembled bill does little to unify the House GOP on health care — and even less for lessening the pain of expiring health insurance subsidies. www.ms.now/opinion/mike...

Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Pentagon ‘escalating’ investigation into Arizona Sen. Kelly for illegal-orders michiganadvance.com/2025/12/16/r...

DOJ seeks to end minority teacher programs in Minneapolis The Trump administration’s anti-diversity crusade continues with a new lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools. www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

Trump critics hit with death threat "surge." Some are pushing back defiantly. Nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle received violent threats after being attack by Trump, according to NBC News www.defiance.news/p/trump-crit...

What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies www.politifact.com/article/2025...

US Veterans Affairs agency plans health care job cuts, WaPo reports www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Will somebody in the press please call Trump a pathological liar to his face and on camera!

White House lied about “sex changes” in Guatemala to destroy USAID. Lies to govern. Clinics closed. Lives broke. Credibility burned. Migration rose. 💀

A mass shooting now occurs every 17 hours in America and our political leaders assure us they will continue to do nothing about the problem.

Remember all those Telegram chats leaked from high-ranking leaders of the Young Republicans—praising slavery, Hitler, and the Nazis? Last night was the NY Young Republican Club's Annual Gala They hosted 20 of the far-right AfD Nazi leaders, inc the Nazi deputy co-chair, who was the guest of honor

Trump’s entire political persona is built on humiliation as dominance. Point, insult, wait for collapse, repeat. Omar refuses to collapse. That short-circuits the whole machine. www.closertotheedge.net/p/trumps-wor...

For every deportee, it will result in numerous enemies of the United States. If the family has been split up, those enemies will be within our borders and in other countries. This is a no-win program, that you can be sure Putin helped start and backs.

It's on the mind of every parent I talk to in Michigan. How can we keep our communities - our schools, our churches, our synagogues, our mosques, our neighborhoods - safe from gun violence?

Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent www.politifact.com/article/2025...

Why Donald Trump’s FEMA is worse than George W. Bush’s ever was. Trump, who has talked of shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency, seems determined not to staff it with experienced, enterprising people. www.ms.now/opinion/greg...

Trump Just Dropped A CHRISTMAS BOMB On VETERANS Everywhere www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_-...

Trump at the Army-Navy game. He ruins everything he attends. Probably going to put their lives in danger soon.

The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas. In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station." Read the declarations here: www.aclu.org/documents/fo...

‘Trust cuts both ways’: Nonprofits say Michigan House GOP cuts risk harming vulnerable families michiganadvance.com/2025/12/12/t...