This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.

Michigan Senate candidates have similar backgrounds, different agendas

October 23, 2024

Coming into 2024, Democrats already had an uphill climb in their attempt to keep control of the U.S. Senate. A...

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Rapper Eminem, center, greets the crowd on stage with former President Barack Obama, left, at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit.

Obama, Eminem, elected officials rally Democrats in Detroit

October 22, 2024

The campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris leaned into star power Tuesday night with a rally in Detroit featuring former...

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Cheyna Roth, Alethia Kasben and Zach Gorchow interview Christine Greig and Jase Bolger

MichMash: Live from Lansing (Bonus episode)

October 22, 2024

How do candidates feel as they get closer to election day? In this bonus episode from our Live in Lansing...

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Democratic incumbent Dave Coulter will face Republican challenger Nik Gjonaj in the Oakland County executive race.

Oakland County executive candidates clash over public transit, taxes and housing

October 22, 2024

Voters in Oakland County will decide this November whether to keep Democratic incumbent Dave Coulter as county executive or elect...

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Back in July, protesters on both sides of the conflict in Gaza faced off outside the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills.

Michiganders are deeply divided over how the next president should respond to foreign wars

October 22, 2024

Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine may seem far away. But for many Michiganders these wars strike close to...

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney listens during a town hall at the Royal Oak Theatre in Royal Oak, Mich., Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

Harris, Cheney message to conservative voters in Royal Oak

October 22, 2024

Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney joined Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in Royal Oak Monday to push conservatives to cross...

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Detroit Evening Report: Early in-person voting kicks off in Michigan

October 21, 2024

Early in-person voting started in Detroit on Saturday, with residents now able to vote at several recreation centers, churches, Wayne...

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Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain (left) will face Democrat Clint St. Mosley in the race for Michigan's 9th Congressional District seat.

Democrat Clint St. Mosley challenges GOP Congresswoman Lisa McClain in conservative 9th District

October 21, 2024

Michigan’s 9th Congressional District is a reliably red area for the GOP. The district includes the thumb region and parts...

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Bartenders and servers like what they're hearing from presidential candidates about dropping federal taxes on tips. But economists say there are more impactful ways to help the U.S. economy.

As Michiganders vote for president, many are guided by their concerns about the economy

October 21, 2024

There are still several weeks for Michigan voters to decide who they want as their next president. As usual, economic issues...

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Canton Twp. voter Marjorie Meixner is about to place her ballot into a drop box, which will be collected the following morning for processing and tabulation.

Following an absentee ballot through the process

October 21, 2024

General election voting in Michigan is underway. Absentee ballots are in the mail or available for pickup and drop boxes...

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Jeremy Hobson (left), host of NPR's "The Middle," and Ian Hanomansing, host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup, live at WDET Studios in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

Watch: WDET hosts US election special with CBC Radio, NPR

October 20, 2024

The U.S. presidential election is just a few weeks away, and early in-person voting has already begun in some communities.As...

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Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable in Oakland County Thursday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Trump talks law enforcement, economic growth during Oakland County roundtable

October 19, 2024

Former President Donald Trump sought to bring together various parts of his coalition during an Oakland County roundtable Friday evening.The...

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