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Michigan Congressman John Moolenaar named chair of special committee on Chinese Communist Party

Quinn Klinefelter April 3, 2024

One of the few issues the deeply-divided U.S. Congress agrees on is taking a hard line on China.  Now a...

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Michigan state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet has won the influential UAW endorsement in the race to fill Michigan’s toss-up 8th Congressional District seat.
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UAW endorses McDonald Rivet in 8th Congressional District race

Rick Pluta March 18, 2024

State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet has won the influential United Auto Workers endorsement in the Democratic primary to fill Michigan’s...

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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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DACA recipients and supporters rally in Detroit on Sept. 5, 2017.
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Created Equal: Our immigration system is broken. What does the Constitution say about it? 

Created Equal February 21, 2024

Immigration has been synonymous with the United States for centuries, but what do the country’s founding documents actually say about who...

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Detroit Councilwoman Mary Water announced her campaign to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
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Councilwoman Mary Waters enters 13th District congressional race

Alex McLenon February 8, 2024

Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters is entering the race to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District in Washington. Running as a...

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The U.S Capitol is seen on a sunny day in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
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Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

Associated Press January 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial...

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

Associated Press 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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Rep. Dan Kildee at the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference. Kildee announced Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, that he would not seek reelection next year after the end of his sixth term.
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Detroit Today: Dan Kildee on his decision not to run for reelection

Detroit Today November 27, 2023

Earlier this month, Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced that after serving six terms in Congress, he will not seek...

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Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
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Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee announces he will not seek reelection

Jenny Sherman November 16, 2023

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

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FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 2, 2023.
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House votes to prevent a government shutdown as GOP Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help

Associated Press November 15, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was...

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Former Republican Congressman Peter Meijer announced Monday that he will run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
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Detroit Today: Trump critic Peter Meijer enters Michigan’s US Senate race

Detroit Today November 7, 2023

Former Michigan Congressman Peter Meijer — who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before losing a Republican...

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Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaks at the Vision '24 conference' on March 18, 2023, in North Charleston, S.C.
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Detroit Today: Mike Rogers makes his case for U.S. Senate

Detroit Today November 7, 2023

Former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan long held by Democrats. An...

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