Michigan Politics Could Get A Lot of National Attention in 2018

Rick Pluta/MPRN It’s 2018 -- and that means it’s an election year. It's already shaping up to be an especially...

Looking at the Year Ahead in National Politics with NPR’s Tamara Keith

Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump kicked off the new year with a controversial tweet, this time throwing into question the United...

Buckle Up: 2018 Shaping Up To Be Huge Year for Michigan Politics

Jake Neher/WDET The new year will bring lots of important decisions for Michigan voters to make at the ballot box....

Want to Ask Your Local Government for Information? Here’s Help [MAP]

Courtesy of Toby Sorios In his legal work, attorney Tony Sorios has made hundreds of requests for public information from...

How Is Trump Reshaping the American Judiciary?

Jake Neher/WDET You may have seen a viral video (see below) recently that shows one of President Trump’s federal judicial...

Congress Members Call for Investigation into Sex Harassment Allegations Against Trump

Jake Neher/WDET About 100 members of Congress are calling for an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment made against President...

Why Won’t There Be A Special Election to Fill Conyers’ Seat Until November?

Jake Neher/WDET We now have dates set for elections to fill the seat in Congress vacated by former Congressman John...

Young II Officially Launches Bid to Replace Conyers in Congress

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Michigan state Senator Coleman Young II, fresh from a losing bid to become mayor of Detroit, is formally...

Michigan Governor Sets Special Elections to Replace Conyers

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says special elections to fill the seat left vacant by former Congressman John Conyers...

Political Dynasties: Why Do Voters Keep Electing People With The Same Last Names?

Jake Neher/WDET Two of Michigan’s longest-serving members of Congress are ending their tenure in Washington. Congressman Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak)...

Will Metro Detroit Voters See Another Transit Millage on the 2018 Ballot?

Matt Trevethan/WDET Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel delivered his State of the County speech on Wednesday night at the Macomb Center for...

Detroit, International Experts React to Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement

Jake Neher/WDET Decades of foreign policy and international consensus has been overturned this week. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared that the...