The Michigan Democratic Party held its endorsement convention in Detroit this weekend. It did not go well. Rep. Haley Stevens, a pro-Israel Democrat running for the open U.S. Senate seat, was met with a wall of boos from the moment she stepped on stage at Huntington Place on Sunday. Delegates screamed “shame” at her throughout her entire speech, most of it focused on her support for Israel. She tried to push through, telling the crowd, “Democrats, I love you, even when we disagree.” It didn’t matter. As she left the stage, activists raised their fists and chanted “Shame on you.” And that was just the beginning of the disaster. Reporter Andrew Roth captured the scene: Haley Stevens is booed as she takes the stage at the MDP Convention in Detroit. She spoke over people screaming "shame" and other comments, many about Palestine, through most of her remarks."Democrats, I love you, even when we disagree," Stevens said. pic.twitter.com/dIHKC8EOW9— Andrew Roth (@RothTheReporter) April 19, 2026 The booing of Stevens highlighted a fault line that is tearing Michigan Democrats apart. Stevens has the backing of AIPAC and the party establishment. Her primary opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, is endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders and has called Israel’s actions “genocide.” He’s also been campaigning with far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who has a history of deeply troubling statements. Fox News reported on the Piker connection: Stevens recently rejected far-left online streamer Hasan Piker, who has made controversial statements. Piker has described some Orthodox Jews as “inbred,” claimed the U.S. “deserved 9/11,” and downplayed sexual violence from Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel. Stevens warned Jewish Insider that embracing Piker would hurt Democrats: “Someone who’s campaigning with someone like that is not going to win in Michigan.” She’s not wrong about that. But the base clearly doesn’t care. The party is sprinting left at full speed, and anyone who pumps the brakes gets shouted off the stage. Senate Republicans summed up what’s happening to the Democrat Party right now: Extreme, Bernie-backed candidates are taking over the Democrat Party — from Graham Platner to Peggy Flanagan to Abdul El-Sayed.If you thought Chuck Schumer was radical, just wait until you meet these folks. pic.twitter.com/go1QKblkJy— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) April 20, 2026 Beyond the ideological civil war, the convention itself was a logistical train wreck. Over 7,000 delegates showed up to vote, and Michigan Democrats couldn’t manage the simplest part of democracy: counting ballots. Michigan News Source laid out the details: The voting system experienced multiple failures. Mobile voting apps malfunctioned, forcing delegates into lengthy lines. Tablet voting became the fallback option but couldn’t keep pace. Delegate registration issues prevented some attendees from voting despite eligibility. Vote tallying extended into the evening with no results released for hours. Despite finally announcing winners late that evening, the Michigan Democratic Party refused to release detailed vote counts, percentages, or margins from the races. Refused to release the vote counts. At their own convention. The party that constantly lectures Americans about “protecting democracy” can’t even run a transparent vote when the only people in the room are their own delegates. The Israel divide in Michigan isn’t new. Biden’s stance on the issue led Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Rep. Rashida Tlaib to decline to endorse Kamala Harris in 2024. That wound has only gotten deeper. Israel has long been a divisive issue for Michigan Democrats. It seems to be in play in 2026. Joe Biden’s stance on Israel lead to Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Rep. Rashida Tlaib deciding not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.https://t.co/dKkKfrlIu6— George Caldwell (@GCaldwell_news) April 20, 2026 All of this is a gift for Republicans. Michigan’s Senate seat is a top GOP pickup target, with Trump-endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers expected to cruise to the nomination. While Democrats in Detroit were screaming at each other and fumbling their own ballot count, Rogers was out talking to actual Michigan voters about the issues that matter. This seat was supposed to be competitive. If Sunday’s convention is any indication, Michigan Democrats are doing everything they can to hand it away.

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There are certain things you expect to hear from a pastor. Comfort in hard times. Encouragement to stay the course. Maybe even a bold call to live according to Scripture. What you don’t expect is a pastor standing up and declaring that the Bible itself is the problem. But that’s exactly what happened when UCC Bishop Yvette Flunder, the senior pastor of City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, delivered a message for the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy. In it, she openly called the Bible “problematic” and argued that Christians need an entirely new testament to replace the ones we already have. Yes, you read that right. A third testament. Because apparently two thousand years of Scripture just aren’t cutting it anymore. Take a look: Pastor: “I’m of the opinion that we need a third testament because the Bible has become problematic.” https://t.co/eDRyvltiFT pic.twitter.com/KaWv8mz6zr— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 20, 2026 Flunder, who also serves as the Presiding Bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, didn’t stop there. She went on to say that the New Testament itself is “not the Word of God.” Her exact words: “It’s words about God. Come on now. But is it the Word of God? No.” She then pointed to specific passages about slavery and about women keeping silent in churches as examples of why the Bible needs to be revised. Her solution? “We need to pull that page out.” “The New Testament is NOT the word of God’UCC Bishop says we need a ‘Third Testament’ because the first two are ‘problematic,’ and contain bad theology. As a result, “we need to pull those pages out” pic.twitter.com/zlkl51SyyD— Protestia (@Protestia) April 20, 2026 Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. This isn’t some random blogger on the internet. This is an ordained bishop in a major Protestant denomination telling her congregation that the foundational text of Christianity is flawed and needs to be replaced. Protestia had more on the story: Bishop Yvette Flunder, senior pastor of City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, and Presiding Bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, made the controversial remarks during a message for the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. Flunder argued that biblical texts addressing slavery and women’s roles in churches represent problematic theology. She specifically referenced passages commanding enslaved persons to obey their masters and instructing women to remain silent during worship services. Regarding Scripture’s authority, Flunder stated that “it’s words about God. Come on now. But is it the Word of God? No. It is not the Word of God.” The United Church of Christ has long been considered one of the most theologically liberal denominations in America. They were the first major denomination to ordain an openly gay minister back in 1972. So in some ways, this kind of statement isn’t entirely surprising from a UCC bishop. But there’s a big difference between progressive theology and outright telling people that the Bible is not the Word of God. That’s a line that even many liberal Christians are not willing to cross. Flunder identifies as a “womanist” theologian and a proponent of liberation theology. She is the founder of the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, which describes itself as a “trans-denominational coalition” celebrating “radically inclusive love.” The reaction online has been swift and strong. Believers across denominations have pushed back hard against the idea that any human being has the authority to declare the Bible inadequate and propose a replacement. Many pointed out the obvious: if you don’t believe the Bible is the Word of God, you’re not really preaching Christianity at all. You’re preaching something else entirely. And they’re right. The Bible has endured for thousands of years. It has survived persecution, book burnings, and countless attempts to discredit it. It doesn’t need a replacement. It needs people who are willing to actually read it.

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned from her position, multiple outlets report. “Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling is expected to replace her as acting secretary of the Department of Labor,” the New York Post stated. Chavez-DeRemer’s resignation comes amid an internal probe into alleged misconduct, which already resulted in several of her staff members being placed on administrative leave and then leaving their positions. New: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer has resigned as secretary, sources tell NOTUS. Official announcement expected soon.https://t.co/Xf1VzQkSpW — Reese Gorman (@reesejgorman) April 20, 2026 More from the New York Post: The Post first exposed a whistleblower complaint filed against the labor secretary in January that alleged she drank in the office during work hours, created a hostile work environment with her top aides and was pursuing an extramarital affair with her security guard. The complaint also claimed she committed “travel fraud” by having those aides — chief of staff Jihun Han and deputy Rebecca Wright — “make up” official trips to destinations where she could spend time with family or friends on the taxpayers’ dime. “While she continues to strongly dispute the allegations that have been raised, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer believes it is in the best interest of the country to allow the administration to remain fully focused on delivering results for the American people,” said her personal attorney Nick Oberheiden in a statement. “She is grateful for the opportunity to serve and remains committed to supporting the President’s agenda moving forward.” White House and DOL reps said that the allegations were “baseless” and “categorically false” when first reported Jan. 9. “Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives,” White House spokesman Steven Cheung said. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their… — Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) April 20, 2026 NOTUS shared further: Chavez-DeRemer’s exit marks the third Cabinet secretary to be removed since January, in a soft shake-up of officials ahead of the midterm elections. All three ousted secretaries were women. A source close to the president told NOTUS last week that the White House viewed Chavez-DeRemer as an effective spokesperson for the president’s economic message and implementer of workforce policy. But the tales of the labor secretary’s alleged scandals had become palace intrigue among people close to and inside of the White House. Two Republicans who speak with President Donald Trump told NOTUS they expected him to pull the trigger on removing Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday, when she was due for what was expected to be a bruising hearing in Congress. Some inside the White House anticipated Democrats at the hearing would focus on Chavez-DeRemer’s alleged transgressions. Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in last March. She had served in the House, representing Oregon’s 5th Congressional District for one term, before losing reelection in 2024 and then taking a role in Trump’s Cabinet. She was confirmed in a 67-32 vote, with Sen. Rand Paul as the only Republican to vote against her confirmation. Fifteen Democrats chose to back her. Last Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the Labor Department’s investigation was reviewing texts and requests from Chavez-DeRemer, her family and her top aides to younger staff at the department.

President Trump just did something that neither Obama nor Biden ever had the courage to do. He signed an executive order directing the FDA to fast-track the review of psychedelic-based treatments for serious mental illness, with a special focus on helping our veterans. This is a massive deal. For decades, promising research into substances like psilocybin and MDMA has been stuck in regulatory limbo while veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and treatment-resistant depression have been left with few options. President Trump just cut through the red tape. The executive order specifically targets psychedelics that have already received “breakthrough therapy” designation from the FDA, meaning the science is already there. The bureaucracy was the bottleneck, and Trump just unclogged it. Fox News covered the announcement: BREAKING: President Trump announces historic reforms to accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.Trump will sign an executive order directing the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough… pic.twitter.com/16QIo6Fwbt— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 18, 2026 What makes this story even more remarkable is the role Joe Rogan played behind the scenes. Rogan, who has been one of the most vocal advocates for psychedelic research, reportedly texted President Trump directly to urge him to take action. Rogan revealed during the signing ceremony at the White House that he had personally reached out to the President. The White House shared the moment: Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness