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A trio of House Democrats asked to be removed as co-sponsors of a resolution to impeach President Trump, a sign that many in the party do not want to go down the path of trying to remove the president from office — at least at the current moment.

Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) had signed on as co-sponsors of Rep. Shri Thanedar’s (D-Mich.) impeachment resolution — which includes seven articles of impeachment — but Tuesday afternoon, they went to the House floor and asked for their names to be taken off the legislation. The House clerk granted their request.

“Congressman Mfume removed himself as a cosponsor from H. Res. 353 because he was made aware it was not cleared by Democratic leadership and not fully vetted legally — and he preferred to err on the side of caution,” a spokesperson for the Mfume said.

There is now just one co-sponsor of the impeachment resolution — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) — who signed on to the measure Tuesday. Thanedar, however, is not deterred: In a statement to The Hill on Wednesday, he doubled down on his effort.

Two years ago, Ram introduced the 1500 REV at the 2023 New York Auto Show. It was originally slated to arrive in the fourth quarter of 2024, but has now been pushed back to 2026. That’s a heck of a delay and it appears Ram was also working on an electric heavy duty pickup. The truck was slated to join the lineup in time for the 2027 model year, but the program was reportedly axed in 2024.

This is an interesting development as heavy duty trucks are known for diesel-power and huge towing capabilities. The latter is a significant weak spot for EVs, leading us to question who in their right mind would want an electric heavy duty pickup. Ram appears to have answered that question with ‘no one’ as the truck was quietly killed off. However, we’re learning about it today thanks to a lawsuit discovered by Auto News.

According to the publication, Valeo is suing American Axle & Manufacturing for refusing to cover “sunk costs” related to the vehicle. Valeo reportedly spent millions developing electric motors and inverters that would be used in e-beams from American Axle.

American Axle announced a contract with Stellantis in 2023 and said the upcoming model – which was a mystery at the time – would have “both front and rear e-Beam axles that include AAM’s integrated 3-in-1 e-Drive technology.” They added the vehicle would arrive late in the decade and feature a motor, inverter and gearbox integrated into a single assembly.

To meet goals in Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act, the Agency of Natural Resources set standards for the number of electric vehicles that should be on the road by 2035.

“We’re showing exponential growth, but we’re not showing the type of growth as required by law. The law requires 35%, we’re only at 12%” Cota adds.

Some dealerships and distributors are asking the governor to repeal the rules, or for the legislature to pass laws to delay or get rid of them.

If the manufacturers and dealers don’t meet the quota, then they’ll be required to pay fees which are $20,000 per car.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Big changes are coming to General Motors Toledo Propulsion Systems, and what kind of parts the employees make. “This isn’t tariff-related, it’s market demand,” said Tony Totty, the president of United Auto Workers Local 14.

Totty said right now, consumers want heavy-duty trucks and General Motors is looking to fill that need. According to an internal memo sent to employees, GM leadership announced an increase in internal combustion engine (ICE) production at the Toledo facility. Totty said these are parts largely used for heavy-duty trucks.

According to the internal memo sent out this week, the internal memo said the facility will still produce EV parts, but will remove some equipment and one production line to make space for ICE transmissions. Totty said these are parts for some of GM’s most popular products.

“The demand for EV is too soft for us to turn the switch on our operation,” Totty said.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor plans to switch some car production from Mexico and Canada to the United States, aiming for 90% of cars sold in the country to be made locally, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The Japanese carmaker plans to increase U.S. vehicle production by as much as 30% over two to three years in response to the Trump administration's tariffs on all car imports, Nikkei said.

AP Milwaukee – A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to “obtain the financial means” to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government, according to a recently unsealed federal warrant.

Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month by Waukesha County authorities with first-degree murder, theft and other crimes in the deaths of his mother, Tatiana Casap, and his stepfather, Donald Mayer. Authorities allege the teenager fatally shot them at their home outside Milwaukee in February and lived with the decomposing bodies for weeks before fleeing with $14,000 cash, passports and the family dog. He was arrested last month in Kansas.

Casap, in custody at the Waukesha County jail on a $1 million bond, is due in court next month to enter a plea. County prosecutors have offered a glimpse of the federal allegations, which were outlined in an FBI warrant unsealed Friday.

Federal authorities accuse Casap of planning his parents’ murders, buying a drone and explosives, and sharing his plans with others, including a Russian speaker. His intentions are detailed in a three-page antisemitic manifesto praising Adolf Hitler. The warrant filed at the federal court in Milwaukee also contains excerpts of communications on TikTok and the Telegram messenger app.

It turns out the unstoppable rise of Chinese EV exports might not be so unstoppable after all. For Western carmakers fretting about the growing threat posed by a maturing Chinese industry, we’ve got some welcome news. Exports of EVs from the Asian country have dropped by almost one fifth.

The overall -18 percent figure disguises some much more worrying drops in demand in some key markets. Because while Thailand’s 17 percent slide to 6,252 units tallies with the total reduction, in some countries the number of imports from China halved – and it’s worth noting that some of those exports are of Chinese-built EVs with Western names.

Some countries even experienced a big jump in a positive direction. Indonesia was up 79 percent, Turkiye was up 131 percent and Mexico just couldn’t get the things off the boast fast enough. Exports there were up 623 percent – though only to 7,847, putting it behind Belgium, Britain and the Philippines.

But looking at the numbers according to region rather than specific countries shows exports were down everywhere except Africa, which still only accounts for one in every 73 Chinese exports, so isn’t worth getting too excited about just yet. Asia remains the biggest destination for exports, taking half of all the EVs moved out of China and exports there dropped only 2.7 percent. But in Europe, which takes almost a third of the 93k total, they fell 30 percent, having only been down 14 percent in January.

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said he will bring articles of impeachment against President Trump in the next 30 days, telling protestors at an anti-Trump rally in Washington that he does not “deserve” to hold the executive office.

“We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my heart, from my heart, I understand that he is a Goliath. He is a Goliath. He has control of the generals in the military. He has control of the Justice Department. He has control of the Republican Party, but my friends, my friends, for every Goliath, there is a David,” Green said while addressing demonstrators at D.C.’s “Hands Off!” rally on Saturday.

“And I want you to know, Mr. President, this David is going to bring articles of impeachment against you within the next 30 days. Within the next 30 days, I’m bringing articles of impeachment. I’m coming for you. Mr. President, this David is coming for you,” the Texas Democrat said.

Green, who vowed to bring articles of impeachment against Trump roughly two months ago, argued that Trump does not “deserve the office” he holds.

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That’s why I’ve been rated the most bipartisan Democrat in the Senate. And just last week, I was honored to be recognized as the most effective U.S. Senator for the third Congress in a row by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking, the first U.S. Senator in more than four decades to earn the #1 spot three times in a row.

This past Congress, I wrote twenty-five bills that were passed into law, on everything from supporting Michigan manufacturing, to protecting our Great Lakes, to strengthening our national security — including bipartisan legislation to establish a Northern Border Mission Center at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. I also authored and passed bills to protect burial benefits for military families, give firefighters and first responders the resources they need to keep us safe, reduce confusion for disaster relief applicants, and more.

I’m proud of how productive the last two years have been, but there’s more work to get done for our state. So please know that I’ll keep working every day to deliver results for Michiganders.

Lansing — A months-long review by the Michigan Secretary of State's office has identified 15 individuals who allegedly are not U.S. citizens but still cast ballots in the November presidential election in Michigan.

The findings, released Thursday to The Detroit News, indicated the potentially illegal votes represented less than 0.0003% of the 5.7 million total ballots submitted. But the data could fuel an intensifying debate inside the Michigan Capitol and around the country about whether officials need to do more to ensure that zero non-citizens are voting in U.S. elections.

The 15 people uncovered by the new review are in addition to the University of Michigan student from China, Haoxiang Gao, who allegedly voted illegally in Washtenaw County in October. Gao is already facing felony charges of perjury and of being an unauthorized elector who voted. The latter charge can bring a penalty of up to four years behind bars.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office said after its analysis of state voting records, it's referring 13 of the 15 individuals to Attorney General Dana Nessel for further investigation and potential charges. The 14th individual died after November, and the 15th is facing additional scrutiny by the Secretary of State's office for other unspecified fraudulent voting activity.