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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
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Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

Russ McNamara August 21, 2024

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain warned of a potential...

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Delegates hold signs as former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.
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Detroiter at DNC who attended more than a dozen conventions encourages younger generations to tune in

Quinn Klinefelter August 21, 2024

The Democratic National Convention completely changed its tenor after Vice President Kamala Harris became the party’s official nominee.But at an...

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Michigan visit is part of a battleground state tour while the Democratic convention is underway in Chicago.
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Trump visits Howell to deliver law and order address

Rick Pluta August 21, 2024

Former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump made a campaign stop Tuesday in Livingston County to deliver an address...

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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.
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Obamas close DNC’s second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump

Associated Press August 21, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) — Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on...

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A view inside the Democratic National Convention at United Center in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Political expert says conventions still matter

Pat Batcheller August 20, 2024

Political conventions are highly polished productions, but that wasn't always so. The Democratic National Convention in 1968 was the last...

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Protesters march to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
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Detroit Evening Report: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Chicago; Michigan delegates prepare for DNC and more

Nargis Rahman August 19, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, stories include the Pro-Palestinian demonstrations unfolding outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago;...

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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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Support for Harris surging in key swing states ahead of DNC, polls show

Russ McNamara August 19, 2024

This spring, Donald Trump had an advantage he couldn’t achieve in 2020 when he was running for reelection – a...

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Dr. Cornel West appears at a Bernie Sanders event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Birmingham, Ala., in January 2016.
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Activist Cornel West booted from Michigan presidential ballot

Rick Pluta August 19, 2024

The Michigan Bureau of Elections notified the independent presidential campaign of progressive political activist and academic Cornel West that a...

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Favorable views of Kamala Harris have risen this summer heading into the DNC, AP-NORC poll shows

Associated Press August 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is entering the Democratic National Convention with increased excitement from Democrats and a steady rise in her...

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses United Auto Workers members at UAW Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and UAW President Shawn Fain (right), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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Harris and Walz show support for labor during campaign stop at UAW hall in Wayne

Russ McNamara August 9, 2024

Members of the United Auto Workers union got up close with the Democratic presidential ticket at a union hall in...

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Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance speaks at a press conference outside the Shelby Township Police Department in Macomb County on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
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Vance pushes immigration and crime heavy message in Macomb County

Colin Jackson August 8, 2024

Immigration and crime headlined a media stop from Republican nominee for Vice President J.D. Vance in Michigan on Wednesday. Vance’s appearance...

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Harris and Walz meet with ‘uncommitted’ leaders, union members during Detroit campaign stop

Russ McNamara August 8, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz continued their Presidential campaign with a rally at Detroit Metro Airport...

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