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'The Week That Was:' Life After the JOA. What Happens to Detroit Free Press and News?

January 03, 2026 • Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit

Host Nancy Derringer talks with public relations specialist and former Detroit reporter Darci McConnell, attorney Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about: More Epstein files; Wall Street Journal reports Mar-a-lago staff sent on "house calls" that often ended in propositions; Marjorie Taylor Greene's change of heart and Lauren Boberts complaints about Trump veto; Artists rebel against renaming of the Kennedy Center; Michigan raises the fuel tax; emergency appeal filed at Michigan Supreme Court for for Hamtramck mayoral election recount; Does the last game of the season for the Detroit Lions matter? Detroit News announces new Sunday print edition for first time in 36 Years; Schmuck of the Week.