Judge bars Kristina Karamo from calling herself Michigan Republican Party chair

GRAND RAPIDS — A Kent County judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against Kristina Karamo, barring her from identifying herself as chair of the Michigan Republican Party or from accessing any party bank accounts or postal boxes. The ruling by Judge Joseph Rossi is a huge victory for anti-Karamo forces in the Michigan GOP and for Pete Hoekstra, the former ambassador and congressman who was elected to replace Karamo Jan. 20 after a breakoff section of the party's state committee voted to remove her at a meeting Jan. 6....