Oct 26, 2026

John James Voted Twice to Protect Trump's Tariffs. His Family's Auto Logistics Company Sells Help Coping With Them — and Paid His Family's Accounts Over $1 Million Last Year.

James Group, the Detroit auto-parts logistics company that James and a trust for his children hold stakes in, pitches supply chain risk services to automakers dealing with 'evolving trade policies.' His own disclosure shows his stake and a trust for his children took in $1 million to $5.1 million in dividends from it last year, while he voted to block and then reject ending the tariffs.

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Oct 25, 2026

Michigan Caps What a Party Can Give a Candidate for Governor at $750,000. John James Took $1.8 Million in DeVos-Funded Ads From His Party.

A brand-new committee whose only reported donors are Amway heirs Dan and Doug DeVos, at $2 million between them, gave $2 million to the Michigan Republican Party, which gave John James $1.8 million in TV ads — more than twice what state law lets a party give a candidate for governor. The same day it was disclosed, James said 'we need to get money out of politics.'

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Oct 24, 2026

Crypto billionaires are buying 19 House Republicans #maga #arkansas #wisconsin

Crypto billionaires are pouring massive fortunes into our elections to buy off politicians.

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Oct 23, 2026

Jack Bergman Lives in a D.C. House That Belonged to a Top Donor. This Year She Sold It to His Daughter — and Financed the Sale Herself.

For years Bergman rented a Capitol Hill home owned by an entity run by Kim Kiyosaki, who with her former husband has given his campaigns hundreds of thousands of dollars. This year the house was sold to his daughter in a seller-financed deal. A campaign-finance watchdog says it may have been a way around House ethics rules, and two constituents have now asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate.

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Oct 23, 2026

This is Standard Republican Policy. Is This What You Want?

Forget the slogans. Judged by what they voted for, what they did, and what they refused to stop, this is what Republicans in Congress stand for, on 20 issues, with the receipts.

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Oct 22, 2026

In 2018, Bill Huizenga Warned Trump's Tariffs Could Cost West Michigan Jobs. Now He Backs Them, and Voted Against Ending the Canada Tariffs.

In 2018, Bill Huizenga called Trump's steel tariffs 'misguided' and warned they could cost West Michigan workers their jobs. In 2025 he said Trump's new tariffs were 'the right thing to do.' That year, three West Michigan employers announced about 350 job cuts.

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Oct 21, 2026

Mike Rogers Sat on the Audit Committee of a Cybersecurity Firm That Lost 99% of Its Value. He Got Paid, Lent It Money at 13.8% and Got in Line Ahead of Investors.

IronNet paid Rogers nearly $725,000 in 2022 and 2023 alone as a board member. As it collapsed, he was one of the insiders who lent it money through secured notes that put them first in line. Ordinary shareholders were wiped out.

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Oct 20, 2026

Tom Barrett Promised Veterans Service Dogs, Jobs and Housing — and Said Corporate Money Was Already Coming In. The Group Raised Almost Nothing.

In 2016 Tom Barrett launched the Michigan Veterans Institute, said corporate donors were already giving, and ran for reelection on it. The nonprofit that housed it says 'little to no money' was raised and none of the promised services happened. Now Barrett says he was never responsible for its finances.

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Oct 20, 2026

Mike Rogers Spent More Than $100,000 of Campaign Cash on Luxury Travel in Three Months, Most of It on Private Jets

Campaign records reviewed by The Intercept show Mike Rogers' Senate campaign paid $93,152 to one charter company in September alone, including a single $40,000 bill, plus chauffeurs, limos and a stay at The Breakers in Palm Beach, while Michigan families pay war-driven fuel prices.

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