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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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Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel announced his campaign for Congress in Michigan's 10th district on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel makes bid for Congress, says he’ll support ‘working people’

Quinn Klinefelter April 11, 2025

Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. John James says he’s running for governor.That leaves an open seat among the GOP’s very narrow...

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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow at a coffeehouse in Birmingham on April 5, 2025.
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Mallory McMorrow talks US Senate bid, says she provides ‘a new path forward’

Russ McNamara April 8, 2025

The 2026 general election is shaping up to be a big one. The federal election could flip the balance of...

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FILE - Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow speaks at the Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024, in Chicago.
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Michigan lawmaker Mallory McMorrow announces Democratic bid for US Senate

Associated Press April 2, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic Party, announced her bid Wednesday for...

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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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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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Rep. Debbie Dingell
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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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Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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MichMash: Sen. Gary Peters’ retirement; Duggan on running for governor as an independent and more

Hernz Laguerre January 31, 2025

Many in Washington and across the state of Michigan were shocked by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters' announcement this week that...

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FILE - A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020.
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The Metro: Potential US TikTok ban weighs national security against free speech

The Metro, David Leins, Trevor McConico, Lauren Myers January 15, 2025

The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court...

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Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Democratic US Sen. Gary Peters says he’s already working with former campaign foes

Quinn Klinefelter January 14, 2025

Many members of Congress are now working with colleagues they tried to help defeat in the recent election.That includes Michigan’s...

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., celebrates as the Senate begins voting on the government funding bill just in time to meet the midnight deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.
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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Associated Press December 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would...

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