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Austin Linfante

Austin Linfante is a multimedia editor and reporter for Heartland Signal, covering politics throughout the Midwest. He has a master’s of science in journalism from Ohio University, and he previously worked for The New York Times and Cleveland Scene Magazine.

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260,000 Michiganders to lose health care as GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers cheers on the cuts

During a radio interview last week, Michigan Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers repeated the widely debunked lie that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) tax law will not kick citizens off Medicaid.

‘No Kings’ rallies galvanize smaller cities and towns throughout Heartland

Last Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies garnered an estimated 7 million people to rally against President Donald Trump and his administration’s monarch-like control of power. Much of the attention has been on the largest rallies in cities like New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth talks Trump’s threats on Chicago with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and Chris Bury

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with WCPT’s Joan Esposito and guest contributor Chris Bury to give first-hand updates on how many National Guard troops President Donald Trump might send into Chicago and where they would stay.

Missouri House Minority Leader Ashley Aune talks state GOP’s rumored redistricting scheme with WCPT’s Patti Vasquez

Earlier this month, Missouri House Minority Leader Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) spoke with WCPT’s Patti Vasquez about the state GOP’s likely attempt to further gerrymander the state to benefit President Donald Trump next year.

Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer talks fighting back against MAGA with WCPT’s Richard Chew

Last week, Texas state Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer (D-San Antonio) spoke with WCPT’s Richard Chew about his state GOP’s redistricting scheme and how he and his Democratic colleagues are urging blue-state governors to fight back.

Texas state Rep. Chris Turner talks about Trump’s and Abbott’s gerrymandering with WCPT’s Patti Vasquez

Last week, Texas state Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) spoke with WCPT’s Patti Vasquez about the ongoing chaos in his state as Republicans try to gerrymander the state in favor of them.

Imminent ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ still threatens rural hospitals that treated many mass shooting victims

Under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” funding for rural hospitals that treated victims and helped save lives in mass shootings like the one in 2022 in Uvalde, Texas would be threatened.

How Wisconsin leaders are reacting to the state Supreme Court striking down 176-year-old abortion ban

On Wednesday morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a 4-3 partisan vote, legalizing abortion the state.

NEW: DNC countering Trump’s Iowa visit with billboards citing Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ comment

As President Donald Trump visits the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) purchased billboards nearby slamming him and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) for her “we all are going to die” comment.

Florida abortion law nearly killed Republican lawmaker, proving abortion bans can impact women with ectopic pregnancies

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) nearly died after doctors feared prosecution over ending her ectopic pregnancy because of her state's abortion laws, mirroring the experiences of millions of Midwesterners living in states with similar laws.