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THE UNIVERSITY RECORD: Five receive President’s Medal of Excellence for contributions to U-M A renowned geneticist and physician, a U.S. Congresswoman, a former basketball star and two esteemed university supporters have been named recipients of the University of Michigan President’s Medal of Excellence. The President’s Medal of Excellence is awarded for significant… Read more »

MICHIGAN ADVANCE: Michigan members of Congress tout ability to work across aisle  Republican and Democratic members of Michigan’s congressional delegation alike, speaking last week at the Mackinac Policy Conference, said they are willing to work across the aisle to get things done for Michigan.  U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) thanked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for… Read more »

MLIVE: Dingell Calls ICE’s Mistaken Detainment of U.S. Citizen ‘Deeply Disturbing’ U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell says she’s disturbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement forcefully detaining one of her constituents outside a Michigan courthouse. “The detainment of an American citizen based on his race, when he had not been charged with any crime, is horrific, wrong,… Read more »

MICHIGAN ADVANCE: Federal employees rally in Detroit for Social Security and labor protections amid continued cuts As President Donald Trump and his administration work to implement sweeping job and budget cuts across several government departments, members from several local chapters of the American Federation of Government Employees rallied outside the Patrick V. McNamara Federal… Read more »

MICHIGAN DAILY: ‘We Are Going to Stand Up and Fight:’ Ann Arbor Community Members Hold March Against Trump Administration Hundreds of Ann Arbor community members braved the rain Saturday to participate in a people’s march against President Donald Trump’s administration. Protesters expressed dissatisfaction with what they saw as Trump’s increased authoritarianism,… Read more »

WBUR: Rep. Debbie Dingell Says Trump's Auto Tariff Plan is 'Not That Simple' A Michigan Democrat said tariffs could help bring auto manufacturing jobs back to the United States, but criticized how President Trump was enacting them. The Trump administration announced last week that new 25% tariffs on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts would take effect this week. The announcement… Read more »

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Debbie Dingell: DOGE EV charger shutoff plan wastes taxpayer dollars | Opinion President Donald Trump and Elon Musk claim their “Department of Government Efficiency” is saving taxpayer dollars by running the government more like a business. It may sound good, but right from the start, they are making moves almost every business owner would reject without a… Read more »

MLIVE: Whitmer, Dingell Sound Alarm About Potential Medicaid Cuts, What it Means for Michigan Potential cuts to Medicaid could have devastating impacts on Michiganders. That was the message at a roundtable discussion Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell hosted with pediatric health leaders and health care providers at the… Read more »

TVNewsCheck: Rep. Debbie Dingell Receives Champion Of Public Broadcasting Award From America’s Public Television Stations America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented the Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.). The Champion of Public Broadcasting Award is the organization’s highest honor, given annually to champions in Congress and state… Read more »

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Dingell sounds alarm over reports that EV chargers to be shut off at federal properties A Michigan congresswoman is sounding the alarm over reports that the U.S. General Services Administration has or soon will order electric vehicle chargers on federal property across the nation to be shut off. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, wrote a letter to President… Read more »