Rashida Tlaib brought fellow ‘squad’ members to Detroit rally
Congressional candidates in Michigan are courting voters in re-drawn districts with the state’s party primary elections only a week away....
Michigan Primary 2022 Candidate Guide: 11th Congressional District
Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...
What constitutes our democracy and what we need to do to keep it
The current state of our democracy is debatable. Partisanship is high. Few policies with majority support — policies that would...
City of Detroit suspends ID program after concerns over possible data exposure
More than 880 Detroiters who applied for the city’s municipal ID program may have had their personal information exposed to...
Great Lakes Water Authority denies flooding claims from 24,000 households
Metro Detroiters seeking relief from last summer’s floods have one less option for aid. The Great Lakes Water Authority is...
Watch the live stream of the house January 6 committee hearing
WASHINGTON (NPR) — The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series...
George Floyd — his life, meaning, and how the country has changed since his murder
Two years ago, protestors flooded streets in the U.S. and around the world to advocate for racial justice. They were...
What changed in Detroit’s police department two years after protests to defund it?
Two years ago, people across Detroit and its suburbs were hitting the pavement to advocate for racial justice and a...
Michigan Primary Election 2022 Candidate Guide: Wayne County Sheriff
Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...
Michigan Primary Election 2022 Candidate Guide: Wayne County Executive
Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...
Congressional staffers move toward unionization
Aides for eight members of the U.S. House have filed petitions to be recognized as the Congressional Workers Union. They...
Cash bail and how it’s become limited in the 36th District Court
Cash bail now has a longstanding tradition in America’s judicial system. But it’s been removed or reformed in several states...