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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a crowd of union members and supporters at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
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Former GOP congressman among those supporting Democratic presidential ticket

Rick Pluta October 4, 2024

A group of former state GOP politicians, staffers and consultants announced Thursday that they are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris...

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Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Associated Press October 2, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after...

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This combination of photos shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, at the DNC on Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago, and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Sept. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich.
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VP candidates Vance and Walz to face off in last scheduled debate for 2024 tickets

Associated Press October 1, 2024

Barring a late addition to the schedule, Tuesday night's vice presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz could be the last debate of...

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Michigan Muslim voters say they feel misunderstood by Republicans and Democrats

Nargis Rahman October 1, 2024

There are nearly four million Muslims in the United States, including about 240,000 in Michigan. In the 2020 presidential election,...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
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Trump, Harris tout visions for US economy during Michigan campaign stops

Quinn Klinefelter, Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

The latest polling continues to show a statistical dead-heat in the presidential race across political battleground states like Michigan.Surveys also...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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Meet the candidates running for 3 seats on the Detroit school board

Lori Higgins September 30, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.Nearly two dozen people are...

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Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers talks with a potential voter at a roundtable for conservative Black clergy in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
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GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers’ pitch to Black voters: ‘We’re not bad people’

Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

In the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, former Congressman and FBI agent Mike Rogers easily won his primary....

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MichMash: State leaders fight election misinformation with new Democracy Defense Project branch

Hernz Laguerre September 27, 2024

Election integrity has the spotlight as the presidential election takes center stage in these last five weeks of the campaign....

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Vanessa Jimenez with son Devani Jimenez-Bailey and husband D'Angelo Bailey.
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What’s shaping Michigan’s Latino electorate ahead of the elections

Michelle Jokisch Polo September 27, 2024

With nearly 400,000 eligible Latino voters in Michigan the group could play a significant role in how the state swings...

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RFK Jr. asks appeals court to remove his name from Michigan ballot

Rick Pluta September 25, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is continuing his bid to remove his name from the Michigan presidential ballot.He has asked the...

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A voter drops an absentee ballot in a mailbox in Highland Park, Michigan.
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Absentee ballots to be mailed to voters this week

Rick Pluta September 24, 2024

Absentee ballots will go in the mail this week to Michigan voters who have requested them. The Thursday mail drop...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz campaigns at the Graduate Rock Bar in East Lansing on September 13, 2024.
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MN First Lady to visit Michigan Democratic field office 

Colin Jackson September 23, 2024

The wife of the Democratic nominee for Vice President is coming to Michigan Tuesday.Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz is planning to...

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