FILE - This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Will Trump or Biden help the US economy? Michigan voters weigh in

March 1, 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear headed for a re-match in this year’s campaign for the White...

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Michigan State Sen. Sarah Anthony

MichMash: Sen. Sarah Anthony says new gun laws are ‘big steps in the right direction’

February 16, 2024

This week marks one year since the tragic shooting at Michigan State University. How have lawmakers responded? MichMash host Cheyna...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks after meeting with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at their headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

After Teamsters meeting, Trump says of possible union endorsement, ‘Stranger things have happened’

February 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump met with leaders of the Teamsters Union in Washington Wednesday as he tried to chip away at...

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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate joined "MichMash" this week to discuss the Legislature's 2024 agenda, the MICRC and more.

MichMash: Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate on redistricting, 2024 agenda

January 12, 2024

This year marks a new venture with WDET and Gongwer News Service, combining forces to create a new and improved...

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Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

Michigan Republicans vote to remove state GOP chair Kristina Karamo in contested meeting

January 8, 2024

The Michigan GOP is locked in an internal struggle over its leadership as a faction of party leaders voted to...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev.

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?

December 29, 2023

DENVER (AP) — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in...

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Author Tim Alberta joined Stephen Henderson on "Detroit Today," Dec. 20, 2022, to discuss his new book, "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism."

Detroit Today: What’s behind the rising extremism in the evangelical church?

December 20, 2023

Over the last few decades, white evangelical Christians have become a critical part of the Republican Party, with former President...

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Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.

Detroit Today: What Republicans make of escalating tensions in the Michigan GOP

December 11, 2023

Last week, GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Michigan Republican Party against a trust that...

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FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. McCarthy says he's resigning from his congressional seat in California two months after his historic ouster as House speaker.

GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning, 2 months after his ouster as House speaker

December 6, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that...

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FILE - U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2020. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would be retiring next year after the end of his sixth term.

Detroit Today: Why Dan Kildee will not seek reelection

November 20, 2023

Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced last week he will not seek reelection in 2024, creating an opening for House Republicans...

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President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain

November 16, 2023

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. At their four-hour meeting...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in...

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