SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch and His Auto Industry-Related Rulings

The U.S. Senate could vote this week on confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice: President Trump's Nominee Neil Gorsuch. But the vote...

White House Official Urges Michigan Voters to Defeat Amash

The White House is defending a top Trump Administration official who tweeted that a Michigan Congressman should be defeated in the...

Rick Pluta Discusses $100k Missing from State House GOP Campaign Committee

Rick Pluta/MPRN More than $100,000 is missing from the state House Republican Campaign Committee's fund from last election. That is the...

Rodriguez for Mayor?

“I describe myself as a musical political,” musician Sixto Rodriguez says. “There’s a lot of issues that Detroit has, and...

Michigan Farmers Wondering If Migrant Workforce Will Show Up This Year

Michigan’s agriculture industry says it wants a voice in any renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Farmers say...

Mayoral Candidate Ingrid LaFleur on Why She Wants To Replace Duggan

Jake Neher/WDET Mayor Mike Duggan recently joined Detroit Today to talk about about his campaign for reelection, his accomplishments so far, and...

Democrats on National Tour to Reach Blue-Collar Workers

Sandra Svoboda The head of the Democratic National Committee says his party did not do a good enough job of...

Michigan Congresswoman says Trump Now Better Aware of African-American Concerns

“He wasn’t rude. He wasn’t flippant. He listened. Some things you could tell he was hearing for the first time.”...

What Will Become of the Affordable Care Act?

Today members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to vote on a plan to repeal parts of Obamacare...

What St. Louis’ Controversial Mayoral Contest Says About Race in Local Politics

Office of St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones Last week, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura Jones lost the city’s Democratic...

State Democrats Want to Let the Sunshine In With Conflict of Interest Laws

Jake Neher/WDET It’s Sunshine Week – a time of year when issues of transparency and open government are put front...

Restrictions on Special Elections Moving Through State Legislature

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) State lawmakers who are expelled or resign from their seats in the Legislature shouldn’t get...