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FILE - Ben Starett, lighting programmer for CNN, sets up lights in the spin room for the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
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Biden and Trump go head to head: Watch the first general election presidential debate

Associated Press June 27, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it's a historic moment no matter...

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President Joe Biden addressing an audience at a silicon chip company in Bay City, Mich., in November 2022.
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Michigan Dems focus on Black voters during Detroit roundtable

Colin Jackson June 7, 2024

Michigan Democrats continued their effort to gain support among Black voters with a roundtable talk Thursday in Detroit. One of...

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President Joe Biden speaks at a dinner for the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Detroit.
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Biden connects with Black voters at NAACP dinner in Detroit, warns that Trump is ‘unhinged’

Russ McNamara May 20, 2024

President Joe Biden spoke to over 4,000 people at the NAACP’s 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit...

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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conservation in Action Summit at the Department of the Interior, March 21, 2023, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Created Equal: How the impacts of inflation divide the Democratic Party 

Created Equal April 29, 2024

President Joe Biden’s pitch to voters is simple: the economy is booming, jobs are plentiful, portfolios are swelling, let's keep...

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President Joe Biden addressing an audience at a silicon chip company in Bay City, Mich., in November 2022.
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President Joe Biden to campaign in Michigan this week

Associated Press, Steve Carmody March 11, 2024

Michigan will be part of President Joe Biden first big campaign swing as the general election begins to ramp up....

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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing at left is Vice President Kamala Harris and seated at right is House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
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President Joe Biden shouts out labor, defends immigration policy during spirited State of the Union

Russ McNamara March 8, 2024

President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on Thursday, speaking on wide range of themes, from the economy,...

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FILE - President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2023.
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State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

Associated Press March 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year....

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

Quinn Klinefelter 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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2024 Democratic presidential primary ballot.
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Created Equal: Assessing the impact of the ‘uncommitted’ vote in Michigan

Created Equal February 29, 2024

In the wake of the presidential primary in Michigan, the “uncommitted” campaign that delivered over 100,000 votes has exceeded its...

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Early voting takes place at the Warren City Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Warren, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: Breaking down Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary results

Jerome Vaughn February 28, 2024

Detroit voters had the opportunity to head to the polls yesterday for Michigan’s presidential primaries. As expected, President Joe Biden...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to VTB Bank Chairman Andrei Kostin during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, July 11, 2023.
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US imposing more than 500 new sanctions on Russia’s war machine, indicts Russian businessmen

Associated Press February 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine...

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A pro-Palestinian/ Abandon Biden rally at Fordson High School in Dearborn on Jan. 31, 2024.
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The Metro: How the war in Gaza is swaying voters in Michigan

The Metro February 15, 2024

Michigan is home to the nation's largest Arab American population. And in southeast Michigan, about 300,000 Arab Americans call the Dearborn...

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