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Jim Farley

Ford CEO says Trump’s cuts to infrastructure spending will lead to Michigan layoffs

Robots weld the cab of a 2018 Ford F-150 truck on the assembly line at the Ford Rouge assembly plant, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, in Dearborn, Michigan.

Trump’s tariffs could mean higher prices for Michigan businesses and consumers

Donald Trump

Lawmakers say Trump’s tariffs will hurt Michigan consumers

Avocado imported from Mexico

What to know about looming tariffs on foreign goods

Michigan State Capitol

Michigan laws on contraceptives, housing, voting and more to take effect in 2025

Donald Trump

Trump says he now supports elimination of federal debt ceiling

Joe Biden at health care costs event

New cap on Medicare Part D out-of-pocket prescription costs goes into effect

Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads as wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Calgary, Alberta, May 12, 2024.

Trump tariff threats cast a shadow over Canadian oil imports

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference in the Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

Federal reserve rate cuts to slow in 2025

In this image taken with a drone, Jason Kwapi operates a combine, at left, during soybean harvesting on the Voss farm near Palo, Iowa, Oct. 2, 2024.

US economic growth accelerated in third quarter

Medicine bottles

Big Pharma pushes repeal of drug price negotiation that lowers costs for consumers

Xavier Square in Detroit

Michigan Democrats eye housing reform in waning days of lame-duck session