Midwest
Michigan Democrat won't caucus with her 'disconnected party': 'Better off by myself'
A Michigan Democrat is refusing to caucus with her own party in the state legislature, citing a major “disconnect” from voters after refusing to pivot on key issues following the party’s 2024 loss.
State Rep. Karen Whitsett revealed why she refuses to caucus with the Democrats for the 2025-2026 legislative session during “The Faulkner Focus” Thursday.
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“I’m not going to caucus with them because of their talking points and the fact that they are disconnected,” Whitsett told Harris Faulkner. “They’re still using the same rhetoric that lost in the race, so why am I going to caucus with a group that’s totally disconnected?
“I know how to read a bill, so I don’t need someone to tell me how to vote,” she continued. “Clearly, they have messed up the whole entire voting system as it is, so why would I do that? I’m better off just being by myself, read my bills and get things done for my district.”
Whitsett also told The Detroit News another reason she won’t caucus with the Democrats is because she has a close working relationship with Matt Hall, the Republican House speaker.
She noted that her left-wing colleagues might accuse her of leaking information to the Republicans if she did caucus with them, and she hasn’t caucused with her own party regularly before.
Whitsett, who formerly endorsed President Biden but met with President-elect Donald Trump previously, told Faulkner she “completely understands” how Trump received historic support from communities of color, which historically vote deep-blue, in the 2024 election.
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“I completely understand,” Whitsett said. “Now, do people like it or expect it or accept it? Absolutely not. Because you’re a Black woman in Lansing really in an old White man’s world. So to be able to work on the other side of the aisle is not heard of. No one really likes the fact that you’re doing that. But if I was a White man, they would just pat me on the back and they would say, ‘Great job.’”
A Fox News Voter Analysis showed Trump’s crossover appeal to Democratic constituencies was foundational to his success. He improved on his 2020 numbers among Hispanics (41%, +6 points), Black voters (15%, +7 points), and young voters (46%, +10 points).
These rightward shifts were particularly notable among Hispanic men (+8 points), Black men (+12 points), and men under 30 (+14 points) from 2020.
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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Wisconsin
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Hammers Wisconsin, Wins Fifth Straight
Nebraska women’s basketball left no doubt Monday night.
Despite the frigid temperatures outside, the Huskers were red-hot inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in a 91-60 shellacking of Wisconsin. NU improved to 15-4 on the year and 6-2 in the Big Ten Conference while UW fell to 10-9 overall and 1-7 in the league.
Nebraska started the game iffy on the offensive end, needing to scrap in the back-and-forth affair. But a 6-0 run put the Big Red up late in the first quarter.
Wisconsin started the second quarter with back-to-back buckets, tying the game at 18. That’s when Nebraska unleashed hell on the visitors.
The Huskers rattled off an 18-1 and held the Badgers scores for a five-minute stretch. The game was never in doubt the rest of the way as the Big Red cruised to the 31-point victory.
The biggest difference in the game came from beyond the arc, as Nebraska fired off a barrage from deep. NU made 16-of-32 3s while the Badgers managed just 3-of-17 from deep.
Eight different Huskers made a triple in the contest, with Jessica Petrie, Britt Prince, and Kendall Moriarty all making a trio of shots from deep.
Nebraska shot 54.2% for the game, adding 11-of-12 free throws. Wisconsin made 37.9% of their shots, chipping in 7-of-11 from the line.
Moriarty scored a team-high 17 points off the bend. Also coming off the bench, Petrie added 15 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
In total, Nebraska scored 35 bench points. The Huskers also had assists on 27 of their 32 made shots.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week Prince scored 14 points, adding seven rebounds, three teals, two assists, and no turnovers in 25 minutes of work.
Alexis Markowski grabbed seven rebounds, passing All-American and Husker Hall of Famer Jodan Hooper (2011-14) for No. 3 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski is up to 1,112, just two shy of Emily Cady (2012-25) for No. 2 on the list. The record holder is Janet Smith (1979-82) with 1,280 rebounds.
Nebraska stays home Sunday to host No. 12 Ohio State. Tip from Pinnacle Bank Arena is slated for 2 p.m. CST on B1G+.
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Detroit, MI
Senior apartment complex residents say they've had no heat on Detroit's east side
DETROIT (FOX 2) – The winter blast rocking Metro Detroit is wreaking havoc on seniors in one apartment complex on Detroit’s east side.
Elonda Gist is one of a number of residents living with no heat at the Sheridan Apartments on Jefferson across from Belle Isle.
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FOX 2: “How long has it been with no heat?”
“Since Friday,” she said. “I use the oven, I turn my oven on, I had to do it this morning.”
And this morning, Elonda got out of cold bed with extra blankets, felt the cold air, and got hot water by boiling it on the stove.
Keith “Twin” Blanks is another resident who says he doesn’t have any heat either.
“I called emergency services last night and they still haven’t showed up,” said Blanks.
Blanks, who wants to be president of the complex, called maintenance again.
FOX 2: “This is management?”
“Yeah this is a voicemail and it’s gonna play out and then go – boop,” Blanks said.
But while FOX 2 was there, a message was heard over the loudspeaker.
“We do have heat and we do have hot water thank you,” a man said overhead.
FOX 2: “Do you believe that?”
“No, come on,” Blanks said.
FOX 2: “Why do you think you made that announcement?”
“Because y’all are here,” said Blanks.
We need to get to the bottom of this. FOX 2 caught up with the maintenance supervisor.
“The heat was never off,” he said. “We have four boilers and we had three running, and we turned on the extra boiler for the colder weather.”
FOX 2: “But they said they had no heat and no hot water?”
“Absolutely not,” he said.
FOX 2: “Twin, come back. He said the heat is back on.”
“It’s not back on. It wasn’t on. He know that,” Blanks said.
“He hasn’t been here all night like you said,” Gist said.
Well, even if the heat wasn’t on – the heat should be on now – especially with the extra boiler.
But not everyone was convinced.
“I’m freezing,” said another resident.
The Source: This story was gathered from information gathered by multiple residents and the maintenance department of the Sheridan Apartments in Detroit.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Public Schools closed Tuesday amid extreme cold
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21.
What we know:
MPS’ closure includes all schools and Central Services. All Tuesday after-school activities are canceled as well.
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The school district made the announcement Monday, citing the extreme cold. The National Weather Service had issued an extreme cold warning for all of southeast Wisconsin through 12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The Source: Milwaukee Public Schools provided information.
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