Whitmer shares goals for Democratic Party, Michigan ahead of DNC address on Thursday
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give a speech in primetime Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The...
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Mike Duggan talks public transit, city’s new solar program at DNC
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is taking the opportunity to talk up...
Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening
In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain warned of a potential...
Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her DNC speech, future priorities for the state
Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) received some rare time on a national platform Monday night at the Democratic...
Support for Harris surging in key swing states ahead of DNC, polls show
This spring, Donald Trump had an advantage he couldn’t achieve in 2020 when he was running for reelection – a...
The race for President in Michigan has flipped from Trump to Harris
Former President Donald Trump enjoyed a two-point lead in Michigan back in May, but things have changed dramatically in the...
Harris and Walz show support for labor during campaign stop at UAW hall in Wayne
Members of the United Auto Workers union got up close with the Democratic presidential ticket at a union hall in...
Harris and Walz meet with ‘uncommitted’ leaders, union members during Detroit campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz continued their Presidential campaign with a rally at Detroit Metro Airport...
Netanyahu vows to achieve ‘total victory’ in Gaza, calls opponents ‘idiots’ in speech to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to achieve “total victory” against Hamas...
Trump closes out Republican National Convention with unifying speech
President Donald Trump formally accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Trump, somber and bandaged,...
Trump surrogate blames media for Black community voting against Republicans
Bruce LeVell, senior surrogate for Donald Trump and Trump’s former executive director of the National Diversity Coalition, was among those...
US Senate candidate Mike Rogers discusses Trump assassination attempt, campaign fundraising at RNC
U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Rogers was among those who spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. He’s...