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President Joe Biden, right, places his American flag pin on Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following Whelan's release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
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Why the deal that freed Whelan, Gershkovich may be hard to duplicate

Quinn Klinefelter August 26, 2024

President Biden personally thanked more than 100 members of the U.S. government earlier this month for their help in negotiating...

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Kristina Karamo celebrates her election as Michigan Republican Party chair at the state party's convention on February 18, 2023.
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Karamo forcibly removed from Michigan GOP convention; party chooses Fink, O’Grady for state Supreme Court

Colin Jackson August 26, 2024

The Michigan Republican Party accomplished its goal of choosing candidates for statewide offices including Michigan Supreme Court, state school board,...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the crowd of delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Democrats aim to address voters’ economic concerns as DNC high fades

Quinn Klinefelter August 26, 2024

Democrats continue basking in the afterglow of an energetic national convention, where Kamala Harris became the first Black woman to...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.
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RFK Jr. suspends his presidential bid and backs Donald Trump before appearing with him at his rally

Associated Press August 24, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for the White House and endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, a late-stage shakeup...

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MichMash: County clerks on security, early voting in the 2024 general election

Hernz Laguerre August 23, 2024

After the 2020 elections, false voter fraud accusations have caused there to be a greater focus on county clerks who...

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Requests for November absentee ballots now open

Colin Jackson August 23, 2024

Absentee ballot requests are now available in Michigan for this November’s general election.Michigan voters can ask for an absentee ballot...

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Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin poses for a photo at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.
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Slotkin in DNC speech says Trump will take the US ‘backward’

Russ McNamara August 23, 2024

Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin was among those who spoke on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...

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Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens stands at the podium alongside fellow members of Michigan's Democratic Congressional Delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Haley Stevens on political sugar high at the DNC, top priorities for the state

Quinn Klinefelter August 23, 2024

Michigan is a battleground state in the upcoming presidential election.And the state’s Democratic members of Congress say they also feel...

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.
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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

Associated Press August 23, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way...

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A view inside the Democratic National Convention at United Center in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Created Equal: Will Democrats’ enthusiasm prove contagious for independent voters?

David Leins August 22, 2024

Following speeches from high-profile Democrats — including Barack and Michelle Obama and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz — enthusiasm for...

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Abbas Alawieh, a delegate from Michigan and co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement, at a sit-in protest against party leadership's refusal to allow a Palestinian American delegate to speak at the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 21, 2024.
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates hold DNC sit-in after refusal to allow Palestinian speaker at convention

Russ McNamara August 22, 2024

Pro-Palestinian "uncommitted" delegates held a sit-in at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, after party leadership refused their...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke with WDET ahead of her speech on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Whitmer shares goals for Democratic Party, Michigan ahead of DNC address on Thursday

Russ McNamara August 22, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give a speech in primetime Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The...

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