Brenda Lawrence’s Political Experience Could be a Disadvantage in Primary Race

Graphic by Melissa Mason   Some supporters of presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump say they are backing him because...

Feds Investigating Fiat Chrysler for Alleged Sales Fraud

The federal government is investigating whether Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is artificially inflating its sales figures. Officials with Fiat Chrysler report...

Kasich Supporter Vows to Avoid GOP Convention, ‘Incendiary’ Trump

WDET is examining issues at the Republican National Convention getting underway this week in Cleveland. It’s a gathering a former...

A Look Back at Conventions of Yesteryear

GOP Convention, Flickr The Dump Trump campaign is over as organizers failed to gain significant momentum at the Republican Convention. It...

Looking at the History of the Republican Party with WSU’s Marc Kruman

Jake Neher/WDET For many people the Republican Party is the party of Lincoln and Reagan. But how similar are those...

GOP Convention Not Feeling So Festive This Year

Mallory Benedict, PBS NewsHour/Flickr For the next two weeks, Detroit Today will be focusing on the national party conventions. This week,...

Longest-Serving House Member Touts National Impact, Rival Claims Voters Neglected in 13th Congressional Primary Race

This week WDET begins examining the upcoming primary elections in Michigan. We start with a look at the race in...

The Progressive Underground Show 178: Charivari Detroit 2016 edition

Charivari Detroit On this episode of the Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews Todd Johnson, Theresa Hill & Grant Gray,...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 7-16-16

This week on RREM, brand new Michael Kiwanuka, forthcoming Banks & Steelz, Detroit favs Laura Rain and Chris Bathgate, plus...

Summer Vacation: Under the Radar Michigan Guys Talk Beer, Fishing, and Selfies

Stephen Henderson/WDET If you tune into public television in Michigan, you know the program “Under the Radar: Michigan,” which takes viewers...

Tigers Return to Action vs. Royals

The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals Friday at Comerica Park. Detroit entered Major League Baseball's All-Star break with 46...

Canadian Children’s Music Performer Fred Penner Reflects on Long Career

Fred Penner This weekend, Detroit’s annual gathering of world music comes to Midtown. Acts from Detroit’s diverse landscape of artists, as...