White House touts tax cuts that could boost annual take-home pay for Michiganders by up to $9,000

The White House is touting how the largest tax refund in U.S. history will benefit Michiganders, from higher take-home pay to permanent increases to the Child Tax Credit.

The Working Families Tax Cuts Act is projected to boost 2025 tax refunds by $1,000 or more, with the average taxpayer expected to collect nearly $4,000 in 2026. The legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump in July was supported by Republicans and opposed by all Democrats in Congress.

“Thanks to President Trump signing the largest middle-class tax cuts in history – including no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security – this will be the largest tax refund season ever,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “President Trump believes that hardworking Americans deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money, and he will always fight to [put] money back in their pockets.” Click here to read more.

 

California seeks taxes from family who moved to Florida

According to documents posted online by a family who formerly lived in California, the Golden State is trying to collect income taxes years after the family moved to Florida.

The documents, sent on Jan. 6, 2026, asked for receipts, invoices, canceled checks and other documentation showing that the family moved from California to Florida nearly four years ago. The California Franchise Tax Board, which sent the letter, also asked the family for a “narrative of the circumstances” surrounding the family’s move out of state.

Hari Raghavan, who with his wife, Mitali Gala, was the subject of the investigation by the California Franchise Tax Board, said he and Gala moved from California to Florida in 2021. They tried to sell the home they owned in California when they moved, but weren’t able to do so immediately, Raghavan told The Center Square. Click here to read more.

 

California seeks taxes from family who moved to Florida

According to documents posted online by a family who formerly lived in California, the Golden State is trying to collect income taxes years after the family moved to Florida.

The documents, sent on Jan. 6, 2026, asked for receipts, invoices, canceled checks and other documentation showing that the family moved from California to Florida nearly four years ago. The California Franchise Tax Board, which sent the letter, also asked the family for a “narrative of the circumstances” surrounding the family’s move out of state.

Hari Raghavan, who with his wife, Mitali Gala, was the subject of the investigation by the California Franchise Tax Board, said he and Gala moved from California to Florida in 2021. They tried to sell the home they owned in California when they moved, but weren’t able to do so immediately, Raghavan told The Center Square. Click here to read more.

 

Watchdog Alleges Netflix Coordinated With FBI to Promote Left-Wing Narrativestheir business.

A new report alleges that the streaming giant Netflix has worked closely with federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies in ways that amount to government-assisted propaganda.

The report released Tuesday by the Oversight Project, a government watchdog group, contends that the FBI, the CIA, and the Defense Department (now the War Department) exercised influence over film and television productions—particularly those distributed by Netflix.

“Based on all publicly available evidence and analysis, Netflix appears to have an outsized role in socially engineering millions of Americans into a predisposition to accept preferred left-wing ideological dogma,” the Oversight Project report states.

“Netflix did so with the help of the federal government, especially the FBI, and intelligence community. In fact, the FBI plays an outsized active role in content moderation for projects it is involved in.” Click here to read more.

 

Alex Pretti Broke Rib in ‘Physical Encounter’ During Anti-ICE Protest a Week Before He Was Shot

According to documents posted online by a family who formerly lived in California, the Golden State is trying to collect income taxes years after the family moved to Florida.

The documents, sent on Jan. 6, 2026, asked for receipts, invoices, canceled checks and other documentation showing that the family moved from California to Florida nearly four years ago. The California Franchise Tax Board, which sent the letter, also asked the family for a “narrative of the circumstances” surrounding the family’s move out of state.

Hari Raghavan, who with his wife, Mitali Gala, was the subject of the investigation by the California Franchise Tax Board, said he and Gala moved from California to Florida in 2021. They tried to sell the home they owned in California when they moved, but weren’t able to do so immediately, Raghavan told The Center Square. Click here to read more.

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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida couple is urgently seeking answers after discovering that the baby they carried and delivered in December is not biologically theirs, prompting an emergency lawsuit against an Orlando area fertility clinic and a subsequent court order transferring the case out of Palm Beach County.

According to a verified complaint filed January 9, the couple — identified only as John and Jane Doe — underwent IVF treatment through IVF Life Inc. with Dr. Milton Mc Nichol, and entrusted the clinic with the storage of their three viable embryos.

According to the complaint, in March 2025, one embryo was implanted in Jane Doe, resulting in what appeared to be a normal pregnancy. She gave birth to a healthy baby girl, referenced in court filings as Baby Doe, on December 11, 2025. Click here to read more.

 

Man who groomed kids on Roblox and Fortnite jailed

A man who groomed children through Roblox and Fortnite has been jailed for five years.

Kieran Francis, 22, of Fishponds Road, Bristol, pleaded guilty to a number of child sex offences at Bristol Crown Court on 16 October.

After his arrest in April police found more than 1,000 indecent images of children in a review of his electronic devices.

As well as his prison sentence, Francis was handed an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and was added to the Sex Offender’s Register for life.

Earlier this year Francis pleaded guilty to two counts of causing a child to watch or look at an image of sexual activity, four counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of attempting to meet a child following grooming. Click here to read more.

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ICE Arrests Foreign Terrorists Living in US

The Department of Homeland Security in the past year has arrested multiple illegal aliens it says have known ties to terrorist organizations including ISIS and Al-Qaeda.

According to the agency, the illegal aliens include members of Al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Islamic Republic Guard Corp of Iran, and MS-13, which Trump designated a foreign terrorist organization when he returned to office.

“Just a year ago, under [President] Joe Biden, our border was wide-open and criminals, gang members, and terrorists were released into our communities,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, stated.

Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have “unleashed” Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “to target the worst of the worst, including national security threats,” McLaughlin said, adding that the Trump administration is “delivering on the American people’s mandate to make America safe again, and we’re just getting started.” Click here to read more.

 

Her family built a safe product. The government destroyed their business.

What happens when the federal government decides it doesn’t like your product—even when it’s safe, compliant, and trusted by families for years?

On this episode of American Heroes, host Kathy Hoekstra sits down with Jamie Leach, a registered nurse and cofounder of Leachco, Inc. The Oklahoma-based business, run by Jamie’s family, spent nearly four decades designing safety-first baby products—until federal regulators stepped in.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) targeted one of Leachco’s most popular products—not because it was defective, but because someone might misuse it. The agency refused to meet with the company, issued a unilateral press release calling the product dangerous, and wiped out decades of trust in seconds.. Click here to read more.

 

Minneapolis Bookstore Owner Sparks Outrage By Comparing ICE To Nazi Death Camps On CNN

A bookstore owner from Minneapolis who has joined an “economic blackout” to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement likened ICE to Nazi death camps, saying, “I’m not saying they’re putting people in ovens — yet.”

On CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper noted, “Hundreds of businesses statewide have closed in solidarity, joining in a so-called economic blackout. One of those businesses participating is an independent bookstore in Minneapolis called Moon Palace Books and the co-owner, Jamie Schwesnedl, joins me now. Jamie, why was it important for you and your wife to close your bookstore today?”

“Well, Jake, we can’t do business as usual right now anyway because our city has been invaded by masked gunmen kidnapping family members and friends and neighbors of ours to send them to concentration camps,” Schwesnedl replied. Click here to read more.

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Liberty Township calls state police to eject group of elderly quilters who refused to leave community hall

After 137 years helping disabled veterans, families suffering tragedies, and premature newborns in Wexford County’s Liberty Township, the Liberty Ladies Aid is struggling.

In July, township trustees dissolved a contract with the group of about a dozen elderly women who sew quilts and assemble gift baskets for folks in need, ending the Aid’s free use of the township hall that dated back to 1932, the Cadillac News reports.

Township trustees later reversed course under pressure from locals who rallied behind the ladies, though the relationship between the Aid and township remains tense.

On Thursday, the township’s elected officials called state police to force the women from the township hall as trustees reconsidered a public information request from the Aid in a closed session, WWTV reports.

Aid President Mary Hallett told the news site the group had moved to the foyer, but that wasn’t good enough. Click here to read more.

 

A 9.25 Percent Top Income Tax Rate Would Drive Jobs, Investment, and Economic Opportunity Out of Michigan

Michigan has long boasted a competitive individual income tax rate, currently at 4.25 percent. A proposed ballot measure would change that, giving the state the second-highest top rate of any state situated between New York and California. The inevitable result: fewer jobs, lower wages, further out-migration, and a heavy burden on Michigan’s small businesses.

The proposed “Invest in MI Kids” measure would amend the state’s constitution to impose a 9.25 percent top rate on earners with annual taxable incomes over $500,000 for single filers and $1 million for joint filers, effective January 1, 2027. Proponents estimate that the new marginal rate would generate an additional $1.7 billion in revenue per year, earmarked for public education.

As a tax on high earners, only a small share of Michigan’s population would pay the tax directly, as proponents are keen to point out. But the economic ramifications of such a high-rate tax would touch the lives of far more than those subject to the new rate. Click here to read more.

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What The FDA Doesn’t Tell Women About Hormone Replacement Therapy

When the Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency would be removing the black-box warning from hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, women everywhere threw their hands up in celebration.

And rightly so. America’s health agencies are finally acknowledging that women are not simply “little men,” and that research and clinical care must account for a woman’s unique biology and hormonal fluctuations across every stage of life.

But amid the cheering, some important nuance is being overlooked. The FDA’s decision to remove the black-box warning from HRT is just one example of how recommendations offered without adequate context or distinction may do more harm than good. Click here to read more.

 

National Border Patrol Council president disputes reports of ICE arresting 5-year-old, says child was rescued

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez forcefully rejected media reports on Thursday suggesting that federal agents “arrested” a five-year-old child, clarifying instead that the child was rescued after being abandoned by a parent.

In an interview on Florida’s Voice Radio, Perez characterized the report as part of a “false narrative” used by activists and media outlets to vilify law enforcement. He said the child’s parent fled from authorities, choosing their own freedom over the safety of the minor. Click here to read more.

 

Bureaucrats’ Political Donations Hint Census Bureau Overcounting for Democrats May Not Be Coincidental

Undercounting population in red states like Texas and Florida in 2020 cost Republicans at least six seats in the House of Representatives, while overcounting in blue states like California and New York contributed to 18 new Democratic seats, according to Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.

“In 2020, the Census Bureau undercounted in primarily deep-red states like Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, all red, while overcounting in radical blue states like Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island,” Hunt told a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. Click here to read more.