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Protesters hold signs that say, "No kings" and Palestinian flags
  • All Things Considered
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

A second proclamation of No Kings: Rallies in Detroit, Ann Arbor

Russ McNamara, Natalie Albrecht, Jose Llanas October 20, 2025

Editor’s note: Some photos in this story contain language that may be considered offensive to some readers.Millions turned out at...

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A half-American, half-Mexican flag is waved in a crowd of protesters
  • All Things Considered
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Immigration
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ACLU of Michigan seeks release of detainee with leukemia, seven others

Russ McNamara October 3, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is suing the federal government on behalf of eight people currently held by...

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Donald Trump supporters gather at TCF Center in downtown Detroit in November 2020.
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: Unpacking the dismissed 2020 case against Michigan electors + how state budget affects local governments

Hernz Laguerre September 12, 2025

In 2020, 15 Republicans tried to cast Michigan's electoral votes for President Trump, even through President Biden won the state...

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Smithsonian National Museum African American History Culture
  • The Metro

The Metro: What our museums offer — and why the White House is clamping down on them

Sam Corey, The Metro August 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants American museums to be less critical of our history.  On Tuesday, the White House called for...

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FILE - Mairelise Robinson, a U.S. citizen who is 6 months pregnant, attends a protest in support of birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.
  • Immigration
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New Hampshire judge decides to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Associated Press July 10, 2025

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from...

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President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Trump doubles down on damage US strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear sites

NPR June 25, 2025

At a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, President Trump insisted...

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Israeli soldiers work amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect after deal initially faltered

Associated Press June 24, 2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect Tuesday after...

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State Capital Protests
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: No Kings protests planned nationwide this weekend

Lauren Myers, Nadia Ziyad, Tia Graham, The Metro June 12, 2025

Protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order activating more than 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines in Los Angeles...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
  • Immigration
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Associated Press June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries...

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WhiteHouse_NPR
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

NPR June 4, 2025

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with...

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President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers

Associated Press May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing...

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FILE - Michigan state Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Township) speaks at a Trump campaign event in Freeland, Mich., May 1, 2024.
  • MichMash
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: Sen. Nesbitt on why he’s running for governor; Trump marks his 100th day in Michigan

Hernz Laguerre, Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025

President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office on Tuesday by visiting the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in...

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