Detroit Job Corps abruptly closes & Trump plans to double steel & aluminum tariffs
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The Detroit Job Corps closes abruptly, leaving many children with nowhere to go. Sources tell FOX 2 it's due to recent cuts in the Department of Labor. Plus, President Trump plans to double steel & aluminum tariffs. Former Auto Supplier Executive Jan Griffiths answers your questions about the impact of tariffs as a whole on the auto industry.

Elon Musk gets White House send-off from President Trump

Elon Musk made his White House departure official, but both President Trump and Musk say he’ll continue “helping all the way."

The Pulse Special: Mackinac Policy Conference
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The Pulse takes all things people, power & politics on the road to the Mackinac Policy Conference. Hear from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Attorney General Dana Nessel and MI House Speaker Matt Hall

HHS, led by vaccine skeptic RFK Jr., cancels contract to fight flu viruses

The Health and Human Services Department, led by vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has canceled $766 million in payments to develop a vaccine against pandemic flu viruses.

Trump considers pardoning Whitmer kidnap plot suspects & Mackinac Policy Conference preview
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President Trump says he's looking at pardoning some of the suspects in the 2020 Whitmer Kidnapping Plot. Plus, a preview of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference with The Pulse host Roop Raj.

Elon Musk ‘disappointed’ in Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’

Elon Musk is criticizing the centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Here’s what Musk is saying.

NPR sues Trump administration & Democratic podcast primaries
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NPR sues the Trump administration, claiming the president?s executive order violates their free speech rights. Fox 2?s Charlie Langton weighs in on the case. Plus, Democrats embrace podcasts to reach young voters.

Duggan's impact on midterms & Medicaid questions continued
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan tells the Detroit news he believes he'll have an impact on all Michigan races in the 2026 midterms. Plus, Attorney Pat Simasko returns to answer your questions on possible Medicaid cuts.

Cuts hit National Weather Service, FEMA ahead of hurricane season

With the start of hurricane season just days away, FEMA, the federal agency tasked with disaster response, is "not ready," internal documents show.

Impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on mental health
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Concerns over cuts to Medicaid grows as President Trump?s budget bill works through Congress. The Pulse sits down with NAMI Michigan to discuss the impact this could have on mental health initiatives and programs.

Kristi Noem's response after migrant lawsuit dismissed: 'Suck it'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem offered a stunning two-word response to news that a group of migrants had dropped their lawsuit against her.

Budget bill passage renews Medicaid cut concerns
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The passage of President Trump?s so-called ?Big Beautiful Bill? has renewed concerns about cuts to Medicaid. Democratic State Representative Noah Arbit and Republican State Senator Jim Runestad debate the impact, and The Pulse takes your questions to an Elder Law Attorney.

Detroit's mayoral candidates gather in heated forum ahead of election

The Detroit mayoral election is heating up as two panels of candidates faced off in a forum at Wayne County Community College District's Northwest Campus Thursday night.

Detroit's mayoral candidates gather in heated forum
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FOX 2 was there during the event, when Moderator Charlie Leduff went into the crowd to calm things down in an evening that saw former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, businessman John Barlow, city councilmember Fred Durhal and business owner Joel Haashiim tearing it up over education and whose children go to private versus public schools. And that was only the first panel.