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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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Signage is hung on the exterior of the United Center in preparation for next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
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The Democratic National Convention starts today in Chicago. Here’s how to watch

NPR August 19, 2024

The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago, Monday, Aug. 19, through Thursday, Aug. 22.How to watchNPR will have live video...

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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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Rep. Debbie Dingell
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Dingell sees wave of excitement, protests coming at Democratic National Convention

Quinn Klinefelter August 18, 2024

The Democratic Party is set to anoint Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee this week in Chicago. And many of...

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Detroit could be without a Black member of Congress — again

Pat Batcheller August 12, 2024

The 2022 election left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time in decades. After the results of...

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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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Detroit Evening Report: A roundup of Wayne County primary election results

Jerome Vaughn August 7, 2024

Detroit residents had a chance to vote in Tuesday's primary election to select candidates that will appear on the November...

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Carl Marlinga, John James
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Carl Marlinga, John James set for a rematch in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District

Quinn Klinefelter August 7, 2024

In Michigan's 10th Congressional District, Democrat Carl Marlinga is set to face off against Republican incumbent John James, who defeated...

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Shri Thanedar greets residents at a senior appreciation day outside Detroit’s Aretha Franklin auditorium
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Rep. Shri Thanedar defeats Detroit councilwoman Mary Waters in 13th Congressional primary

Karen Brundidge, Bre'Anna Tinsley August 7, 2024

U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar defeated Detroit City Council member Mary Waters in the Democratic primary for the Detroit area's 13th...

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A wall with a vote mural in Detroit.
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Wayne County voters pass proposals A, P; Detroiters pass library millage renewal

Amanda LeClaire, Sascha Raiyn August 7, 2024

Wayne County voters approved two ballot initiatives on Tuesday that will renew a millage to fund improvements to parks and...

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