Michigan State Rep. Carrie Rheingans is pledging to help connect minors with gender-transition services following the University of Michigan’s decision to stop offering sex-change procedures for children. The university halted its gender-affirming care program for minors amid pressure from the Trump administration and concerns about losing federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has opened an investigation into the University of Michigan (UM) after the university was caught accepting, and failing to disclose, sources of foreign funding.
A Chinese national from Wuhan, Chengxuan Han, was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport while attempting to smuggle biological materials into a University of Michigan lab.
Michigan Democrats are facing internal strife as the 2026 U.S. Senate primary looms, with the Israel-Hamas conflict threatening to deepen divisions within the party.