https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/ice-deportation-flights-democrats-letter
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Democrats express ‘grave concerns’ over secretive ICE deportation flights
Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the ‘urgent need for transparency’…
Correction: Water main break: GLWA urges 4 SE Michigan communities to use only what is "absolutely necessary"
After estimating that four southeast Michigan communities could be without tap water for close to two weeks, the Great Lakes Water Authority said Sunday evening that it is targeting Monday or Tuesday to replace a broken section of 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills…
Water main break: GLWA urges 4 SE Michigan communities to use only what is "absolutely necessary"
After estimating that four southeast Michigan communities could be without tap water for close to two weeks, the Great Lakes Water Authority said Sunday evening that it is targeting Monday or Tuesday to replace a broken section of 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills.
Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts | PBS News
Democrats have been set on their heels because, days after the Virginia ballot measure passed, the Supreme Court's conservatives reversed decades of rulings and effectively neutered the Voting Rights Act, paving the way for Southern states to eliminate some majority Black districts and pad Republican margins in Congress...
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill | PBS News
The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect...
EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children | PBS News
"Russia is trying to erase their identity," Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said Monday at a meeting with EU counterparts in Brussels, where the sanctions were endorsed. "When you look at the Genocide Convention, it's one of the features of the genocide crime. So, it's very serious."…
Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon | PBS News
It was the latest act by Israeli forces to be denounced as anti-Christian in southern Lebanon, where Israel launched a ground invasion earlier this year to target the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group...
Upper Peninsula homeless shelter had to exceed its capacity this winter. Things could get worse.
"The folks that were barely making it before are well over the cliff," she said. "They're unable to make ends meet themselves. Everyone is feeling the increase of the cost of housing, of the rising cost of food, the rising cost of gas. There's a crescendo of things that are happening that are weakening people's abilities to survive."…
Public school groups urge Whitmer to reject Trump school choice program
The head of the K-12 Education Alliance of Michigan, Robert McCann, said that would violate the Michigan Constitution's prohibition on spending public money on private schools.
“Instead of money going directly to private schools, which would be blocked by Michigan's constitution, it creates a third party that the money goes to first and then ultimately ends up benefiting the private school anyway,” McCann said…
White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices - POLITICO
Reducing tariffs on beef imports is likely to infuriate ranchers...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/11/trump-executive-order-lower-beef-import-tariffs-00914323
China’s Long Game
“China is betting that American decline will continue,” Ryan Hass writes. This is why China believes that the surest path to international power is not through a direct confrontation, but through patience: 
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/china-trump-american-decline/687087/
Oil prices climb after Trump dismisses Iran’s response to peace plan
Brent crude rises after US president calls overture from Tehran ‘totally unacceptable…
Health advocates warn government’s claims of baby formula safety contradict data
Independent scientists who reviewed the results said most samples were contaminated with Pfas or phthalates…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/fda-baby-formula-safety-claims-contradict-data
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