Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined other attorneys general in challenging Trump on that. She applauded a Ronald Reagan-appointed federal judge on Thursday, Jan. 23, for issuing a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s order and declaring it “blatantly unconstitutional.”

ADRIAN, Mich. (TNND) — A local official in the Michigan Democratic Party slammed Trump supporters in a lengthy Facebook post Monday, suggesting anyone who supports the president is a Nazi.

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order terminating “diversity, equity, and inclusion," for organizations that receive federal funding, and added that universities with endowments larger than $1 billion - in Michigan that's MSU and the University of Michigan - could be investigated for their DEI programs and policies.

Donald Trump has ordered a halt on federal funding, as he talks about lowering taxes for billionaires. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) joins The ReidOut with Joy Reid to discuss this and her new book,

"Sadly, due to President Trump's Executive Order, MIRC has received notice to stop work on our highly valued Detroit Immigration Court Helpdesk Program," the group said in the post. "We are working to find resources so our Helpdesk staff can continue providing services from our offices."

President Trump has slashed a slew of EV-related policies, which could affect many states that have received billions of dollars in investment for electrification, notably Michigan.

UM, MSU and Wayne State say they're monitoring a host of issues under the new Trump administration, including research funding and health care policy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

On Monday, acting HHS Secretary Dorothy Fink signaled the agency is prepared to adopt a tougher stance on abortion under Kennedy. She ordered the agency to investigate all of its programs to make sure no taxpayer money is going toward elective abortions.

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face tough questions about her past comments about Russia, Syria and a key government surveillance program as lawmakers vet her to lead the nation’s intelligence service.