WATCH LIVE: Trump Unveils Immigration Plan
President Trump is unveiling an immigration plan that would vastly change who's allowed into the United States. The administration's proposal...
David Brancaccio of Marketplace Digs Into Financial Abuse of Aging Americans
David Brancaccio The total cost of elder financial exploitation is anywhere between $3 billion and $36 billion a year. For individuals...
New Michigan Democrat Party Chair on Beating Trump in 2020
Jake Neher/WDET Lavora Barnes has a long and accomplished career in politics. She has worked on successful campaigns from the...
Why Michigan Republicans Voted to Ban an Abortion Procedure
Jake Neher/WDET Republican lawmakers are advancing bills in the state Legislature that would ban a type of abortion procedure. Rick...
No-Fault Insurance: Republicans Setting Up Showdowns with Gov. Whitmer
Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance system could be getting an overhaul. Last week, Michigan’s Republican controlled legislature passed two bills aimed...
Detroit Myth Busters: Researchers Illuminate, Challenge City’s Civil Rights and Post-War History
Jake Neher/WDET Civil rights and the black power movement in Detroit What do you know about Detroit’s civil rights history?...
To Impeach or Not to Impeach?
Jake Neher/WDET Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election didn’t lead to charges against the president for...
MichMash: Whitmer Willing to Wield Veto Pen — Will She Break It Out for Vaping Regulations?
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is wielding the power of the veto pen in Lansing. This week, she exercised a line-item...
Remembering Bob Berg, Longtime Detroit Political Spokesperson [Archives]
Detroit lost a powerful and beloved voice in the world of politics and public relations this week. Bob Berg was...
U.S. House Members Push Plan to Stop ICE from Deporting Iraqis
Andy Levin A bipartisan group of U.S. House members, including most of Michigan’s Congressional delegation, wants the Trump Administration to...
Trump Invokes ‘Privilege’ Over the Full Mueller Report
The White House invoked executive privilege Wednesday, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report from special counsel...
The Past, Present, and Future of the Food Economy in Detroit
AnnaMarie Sysling/WDET Detroit has a long history of food insecurity in the city’s black neighborhoods. One year after the 1967...