Dozens of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration took place in Michigan on Saturday, with a couple thousand more events happening across the U.S. and abroad.

The second wave of mass protests organized by the progressive No Kings network saw protesters unite against President Trump's anti-immigration tactics, slashing of federal programs and other concerns.

Republicans are pressuring Democrats to vote to open the federal government before negotiating subsidies for health care. A Democrat in a vulnerable district in Michigan says no, as do most of the Members of Congress in her party.

Airport officials say rural flights in Michigan will continue as usual amidst the federal government shutdown. At least, for now. Federal funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program is set to extend through November 2nd. Essential workers are still required to go to work without pay until the shutdown ends.

Facing backlash over the state’s new marijuana wholesale tax, Michigan lawmakers are looking into new regulations that could stabilize the overcrowded cannabis market. Plus, Detroit Metro Airport says no thanks to Kristi Noem’s “partisan video” on federal government shutdown.

The Transportation Security Administration is showing a video of Kristi Noem on its checkpoint monitors in which she blames the federal government shutdown on Democrats.

Economic data such as unemployment information is important data information for government and business. The federal government shutdown has prevented economic data from being released.

Auditor General report on Michigan State Police handling of sex offender registries finds shortcomings.

“The U.S. government did nothing for us,” Huwaida Arraf told reporters after arriving at Detroit Metro Airport Thursday

A recap of the Detroit mayoral debate last night, previewing a poetry event tomorrow in Hamtramck, and hearing from an MSU student born in Palestine.