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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.
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Detroit Evening Report: Trump order aims to dismantle US Department of Education; March Madness + more

Hernz Laguerre March 21, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education.Subscribe to the...

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President Donald Trump, left, holds up a signed executive order as young people hold up copies of the executive order they signed at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Associated Press March 21, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling...

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a woman in a blue blazer speaks into a microphone in front of an American flag
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Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin says her job is to be more than just an ‘activist’ against Trump

Associated Press March 20, 2025

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said it's no secret Democrats don't have their strategy figured out, but insists the...

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Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The Metro: What’s behind Trump’s assault on transgender Americans?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has signed a series of...

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Vehicles for sale outside James-Martin Chevrolet in Detroit, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Trump grants US automakers one-month exemption from tariffs on Canada, Mexico imports

Jerome Vaughn March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump has paused auto tariffs on vehicles imported from Canada and Mexico for one month. Subscribe to the...

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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

Associated Press March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump's Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress highlighted several of the initiatives he's started in his first six weeks...

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The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
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Watch live: President Trump to address joint session of Congress

Jenny Sherman, NPR March 4, 2025

President Trump will give a speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, his first address before Congress since...

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New Michigan GOP Chair hopes to unify party

Russ McNamara February 28, 2025

The two major political parties held their conventions last weekend. On the Democratic side, former state Senator Curtis Hertel will...

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The Metro: Rep. Dingell says Trump’s taking ‘meat cleaver’ to federal departments 

Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, The Metro February 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Donald Trump’s presidency has been marked by confusion and chaos for...

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Detroit Evening Report: Corewell Health to resume gender-affirming care for minors + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley February 13, 2025

Editor's Note: Soon after the recording of this segment, Corewell Health reversed their previous announcement and will resume their previous...

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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.
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Detroit Evening Report: State superintendent says Trump cuts aim to marginalize

Sascha Raiyn February 11, 2025

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to make the federal government more efficient. So far that effort has...

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Pro-Palestinian and anti-war demonstrators march outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Abandon Harris campaign chair vows to fight Trump plan to take over Gaza

Quinn Klinefelter February 7, 2025

A group that fought against the Biden administration’s support for Israel is pushing back against President Trump’s recent assertion that...

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