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Local protesters are preparing to gather in downtown Ann Arbor for the "No Kings" Rally this Saturday to challenge President Trump’s military birthday parade. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County have been named as so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions" by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump would break a promise he made to her if he pardons two men who were convicted of conspiring to kidnap her. Whitmer spoke with Rick Pluta at the Detroit Regional Chamber Conference on Mackinac Island. He started by asking the governor what she makes of these possible pardons.

Ann Arbor Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says she hopes major changes are made in the U.S. Senate to President Trump’s tax bill before it comes back to the House for a reconciliation vote. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Bills that passed in the Michigan House on Thursday would ban transgender athletes from playing girls’ school sports. Colin Jackson has more.

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit says his experience in protecting the rights of the public makes him an ideal candidate to become Michigan’s next Attorney General. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ypsilanti Fire Department is financially feeling the effects of actions by the Trump Administration as it looks to replace an aging aerial tower ladder truck. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Advocates in Michigan are pushing back against a congressional Republican budget proposal released Monday that includes big cuts to Medicaid. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Jonathan Taylor Overpeck is an American climate scientist and globally recognized climate researcher. Since 2017, he has served as the Samuel A. Graham Dean and Professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor caught up with Overpeck to discuss where we stand with climate change today.

Local pro-democracy group Ann Arbor Indivisible will picket today outside the Ann Arbor Tesla dealership. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.