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A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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Sen. Slotkin introduces bill to ban imports of Chinese cars

Russ McNamara April 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) has introduced a bill that aims to keep Chinese-made vehicles out of the country by...

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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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Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Detroit.
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Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan’s open Senate seat, defeating the GOP’s Mike Rogers

Associated Press November 6, 2024

Loading...DETROIT (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory...

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This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.
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Michigan Senate candidates have similar backgrounds, different agendas

Russ McNamara October 23, 2024

Coming into 2024, Democrats already had an uphill climb in their attempt to keep control of the U.S. Senate. A...

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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), the Democratic candidate for the open Michigan U.S. Senate seat, left, and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate vying for the seat, debate the issues Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, with moderators Alicia Smith, Chuck Stokes and Carolyn Clifford of WXYZ-TV in Southfield.
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Created Equal: Reactions to this week’s Michigan US Senate debate

Sasha Bacon October 16, 2024

The two major-party candidates for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat faced off in a substantive, sometimes combative debate hosted by...

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This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.
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Rogers, Slotkin face off in final debate before election

Rick Pluta October 14, 2024

Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced off tonight against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in Michigan’s final scheduled U.S. Senate debate...

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U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin and former congressman Mike Rogers.
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Slotkin, Rogers debate EVs, abortion in first faceoff

Rick Pluta October 8, 2024

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced off Tuesday night against former Congressman Mike Rogers in their first debate in the race to...

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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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U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin poses with supporters after her victory against actor Hill Harper in the Aug. 6 primary race for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
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Michigan will choose between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers for US Senate

Associated Press August 7, 2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
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MPC 2024: Whitmer focused on finalizing budget, tackling mental health crisis

Created Equal May 30, 2024

The Mackinac Policy Conference always comes at a time when the Michigan Legislature is negotiating the state budget, and the...

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Basketball great Dave Bing talks to fans before an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.
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Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit mayor, Piston great Dave Bing endorses Slotkin for US Senate

Jerome Vaughn August 15, 2023

Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has endorsed Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords endorses Slotkin for US Senate

Quinn Klinefelter July 17, 2023

Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, one of the leading candidates to replace Michigan’s soon-to-retire U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, is getting...

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