This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”: Chairperson Curtis Hertel Federal Chaos, State Leadership     Congresswoman Haley Stevens Trump’s Government Shutdown In the News More Americans blame Trump and Republicans than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds Washington Post Michigan Politics and Policy Michigan lawmakers might impose big fee hikes on EV, plug-in hybrid owners – Detroit News Cannabis group plots lawsuit over new Michigan weed tax plan – Bridge Michigan Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That You Have to Settle – Mallory McMorrow via Meidas+ Whitmer recruits fresh political talent in Ypsilanti amid ‘barrage of insanity’ in D.C. – mlive.com Weaponizing the Federal Government Donald Trump’s “The Enemy Within” speech to the military – Darrin Bell substack Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals – The Guardian Trump declares war on America – Popular Information Substack Trump Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain for Democrats and Move Forward With Layoffs – The New York Times White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage – Wall Street Journal Trump-World Grift, Lies and Corruption Another Lie: Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown – The New York Times How an ex-ICE officer ensnared[...]