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May 26, 2020

Michigan pol alleges Whitmer tried to cover up husband allegedly invoking her office for favor from marina

Michigan GOP state Sen. Tom Barrett claimed Tuesday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her staff "duped" him "into a cover-up" after the governor's office "adamantly denied" that Whitmer's husband had tried to use her position to convince a dock company to quickly get the family's boat on the water ahead of the Memorial Day weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 25, 2020

Michigan Gov. Whitmer caught in Memorial Day lockdown controversy over husband's reported boat request

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced backlash from Republican lawmakers after a reported request from her husband to get the family's boat out on the water before Memorial Day weekend -- far from their home in Lansing.

May 24, 2020

Trump targeted Michigan's top 3 officials because they're all women, state AG says

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continued her criticism of President Trump on Friday, claiming he had “risked the health, safety and welfare” of all Michiganders by removing his mask during a tour of a Ford Motor Co. factory in the state Tuesday.

May 23, 2020

Michigan gym owner who defied coronavirus orders calls on America to do the same

A Michigan gym owner who defied Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 executive mandates explained he protested with the Open the States movement on Friday to help rally Americans to the cause.

May 22, 2020

Whitmer extends Michigan's stay-at-home order until June 12

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-at-home order Friday to June 12, her fifth extension of a mandate that has put her at odds with Republican lawmakers and has been the subject of mounting criticism and anti-lockdown protests.

May 21, 2020

Court sides with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after GOP lawmakers challenge her coronavirus restrictions

The Michigan Court of Claims ruled Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has the authority to keep her state under a state of emergency without legislative approval, after GOP lawmakers challenged her extension of sweeping restrictions. 

May 21, 2020

Jesse Watters: Trump's Michigan visit showcases 'great American comeback' story no one else will tell

"The Five" co-host Jesse Watters pushed back Thursday against Democrats critical of President Trump's visit to a Ford Motor Company plant in Michigan, arguing that he has to personally tell the story of the "great American comeback."

May 21, 2020

Trump, in Michigan: 'We're not going to close the country' if there's a 2nd wave of coronavirus cases

President Trump acknowledged on Thursday that there could be a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic later this year, but flatly stated he wouldn’t let any further outbreaks shutter the economy again.

May 21, 2020

Michigan barbers, hairdressers give free haircuts at Capitol in defiance of Whitmer’s coronavirus shutdown

Hundreds of protesters joined barbers and hairdressers giving free haircuts outside the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus “stay-at-home” order.

May 21, 2020

Michigan barber who defied stay-at-home order: 'I'm opening up, I won't stand down'

A Michigan barber who defied coronavirus stay-at-home orders from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stated Thursday that he remains rooted in his convictions.