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Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally for his father in Monroe, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Trump campaign event moved from Michigan gun range that employed suspect in kidnapping plot

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wears a mask with the word &quot;vote&quot; displayed on the front during a roundtable discussion on healthcare, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)

Michigan high court: Virus orders invalidated immediately

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wears a mask with the word &quot;vote&quot; displayed on the front during a roundtable discussion on healthcare, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020, in Kalamazoo, Mich. The arrest of a group of anti-government vigilantes in a kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presents a new twist in the 2020 political fight for the battleground state. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)/

Whitmer plot could affect fight for battleground Michigan

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

In this April 30, 2020 file photo, protesters rally to denounce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-home order and business restrictions due to COVID-19, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Among the protesters who rallied at the Michigan Capitol against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown last spring were armed men now facing charges in a stunning plot to kidnap her. The development has sparked renewed calls for a gun ban in the building and scrutiny of the rallies as potential recruitment events. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended protests

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In a photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff, Brandon Caserta is shown in a booking photo. Caserta is one of several people charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer from her vacation home. (Kent County Sheriff via AP)

Gretchen Whitmer plot suspect Brandon Caserta an anarchist who hated ‘enemy’ Trump: ‘He’s a tyrant’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

State Health director issues emergency orders to stem virus

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

Vermont governor: Michigan plot shows ‘words matter’

Associated Press

In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The governor delivered remarks addressing Michiganders after the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan State Police, U.S. Department of Justice, and FBI announced state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill the governor. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Michigan governor: `Domestic terrorists’ targeted her

By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE - Associated Press

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigns with Dan O'Neil, a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House in Traverse City, Mich., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Whitmer visited the area the day after police announced a foiled plot to kidnap the governor. (AP Photo/John Flesher)

Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states

By JOHN FLESHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump holds his mask after removing it from his face as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He announced he tested positive for the coronavirus on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump rips Gretchen Whitmer after she blames him in kidnapping plot

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this photo Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, Oct. 8 six people plotted to try to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File) ** FILE **

13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police

By DAVID EGGERT and ED WHITE - Associated Press

In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The governor delivered remarks addressing Michiganders after the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan State Police, U.S. Department of Justice, and FBI announced state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill the governor. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

FBI says it thwarted militia plot to kill Michigan Gov. Whitmer

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., walk together to speak to the media at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden blames Trump for Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. The governor delivered remarks addressing Michiganders after the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan State Police, U.S. Department of Justice, and FBI announced state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill the governor. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Michigan governor says Trump’s words inspire extremists

By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer said Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, that a statewide mask requirement remains in effect despite the Michigan Supreme Court's invalidation of a law that underpins her orders to control the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Michigan’s Supreme Court liberates citizens from Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic executive orders

By Andrew P. Napolitano

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer said Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, that a statewide mask requirement remains in effect despite the Michigan Supreme Court's invalidation of a law that underpins her orders to control the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Michigan health chief cites ‘broad’ authority, issues rules

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Republicans have spent $542K to challenge Whitmer’s orders

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer said Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, that a statewide mask requirement remains in effect despite the Michigan Supreme Court's invalidation of a law that underpins her orders to control the coronavirus pandemic. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)

Michigan health agency issues mask, other virus restrictions

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Michigan issues new coronavirus restrictions after court invalidates Gretchen Whitmer orders

By David Eggert - Associated Press

2 big Michigan counties require masks after court ruling

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press