President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

President Biden addresses the nation about the Hamas attack on Israel

October 10, 2023

President Biden will address the American people Tuesday about the situation in Israel where Hamas militants attacked the country Saturday,...

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Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375

October 6, 2023

In the early 1960s, I-375 was created. That highway, and highways like it, allowed people to more quickly maneuver the...

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This Thursday, March 24, 2016, image from video shows a hand-written sign placed at the entrance to a lead-testing clinic held at Richfield Public School Academy in Flint, Mich. Thousands of Flint parents have had their children tested at free clinics run by the Genesee County Health Department since residents became aware that their water had become contaminated with lead after the city began drawing water from the Flint River to save money.

Detroit Evening Report: New Michigan law will require lead testing for young children

October 5, 2023

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law this week that will require lead testing for young children to...

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Detroit Today: Should Michigan end its ban on plastic bag bans?

October 5, 2023

Michigan Democrats recently came a step closer in their goal to repeal a 2016 state law preventing local municipalities from...

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MichMash: Democrat Karen Whitsett facing backlash over abortion stance

October 5, 2023

Democratic State Rep. Karen Whitsett is opposed to her party's attempt to strip abortion restrictions from state law. Bridge Michigan's...

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Members of the public voice concerns during a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's public hearing at TCF Center in Detroit, Oct. 20, 2021.

Detroit Evening Report: Federal trial will challenge metro Detroit legislative districts

October 4, 2023

A group of Detroit voters and former legislators are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and members of the Michigan...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

Detroit Today: Exploring the labor movement’s recent successes

October 4, 2023

 The labor movement is having a big moment in the U.S., with multiple efforts underway by union leaders across...

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United Auto Workers members hold picket signs and a flag near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.

Detroit Today: Detroit Chamber calling for ‘speedy resolution’ to UAW strikes

October 4, 2023

As the United Auto Workers union strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers rages on for a third week, it's unclear...

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Detroit Historical Society, Wright Museum seeking millage to continue operations

October 4, 2023

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are taking steps to ask taxpayers...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in...

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FILE - James Craig, a former Detroit police chief, announces he is a Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, on Sept. 14, 2021,

Detroit Evening Report: Retired Detroit police chief James Craig officially launches US Senate campaign

October 3, 2023

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig has officially announced his intention to run for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat. Subscribe to...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

McCarthy to call vote Tuesday on effort to oust him and says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to force a vote Tuesday on the far-right effort to oust him from his leadership...

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