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Former Russian hostage Paul Whelan speaks with Senior News Editor Quinn Klinefelter at WDET Studios.
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Former Russian hostage Paul Whelan still feels trapped by Michigan red tape

Quinn Klinefelter March 27, 2025

Using hostages as bargaining chips remains a favorite tactic of some nations and terrorist groups.Negotiating their release is often tricky.It...

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union members, firefighters, and their families at a campaign stop in Redford Twp., Michigan.
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Michigan voters abandoned Harris over Gaza policy, poll suggests

Russ McNamara January 16, 2025

Hundreds of thousand of voters across the country marked "Uncommitted" on their Democratic presidential primary ballot as a way of...

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FILE - President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid.
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Biden warns in farewell address that ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

Associated Press January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of...

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Paul Whelan, center, arrives at Kelly Field with Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich after being released by Russia, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in San Antonio.
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Family of Novi man released from Russian prison say they can finally exhale

Quinn Klinefelter August 8, 2024

A Michigan family is celebrating after one of their own was released from a Russian prison last week, following more...

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FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
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Whitmer to NAACP: ‘We must stay focused’

Rick Pluta July 18, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the speakers Wednesday at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas, where she warned against...

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Former MVAA Director Adam Hollier speaks to reporters during a press conference in Lansing on July 8, 2024.
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Biden camp makes pitch to Michigan veterans

Colin Jackson July 9, 2024

Michigan Democrats made their pitch to military veterans Monday on why they should support President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. This comes...

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Leona Medley, executive director of the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership, discusses plans to connect the Joe Louis Greenway and Iron Belle Trail at an event on the Dequindre Cut, July 1, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: City receives $20M grant to connect Joe Louis Greenway with Iron Belle Trail

Sascha Raiyn July 3, 2024

Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway project is getting a $20 million boost from a federal infrastructure grant. The funds — part...

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Ford’s Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn.
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White House advisor says new China tariffs safeguard US auto industry

Quinn Klinefelter May 17, 2024

When the Biden administration increased tariffs on some goods imported from China, the President made a point of noting the...

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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VP Kamala Harris touts domestic EV initiatives in Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter May 7, 2024

With the economy a key issue in the ongoing presidential campaigns and Michigan an electoral swing state, the major party...

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Michigan native Paul Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on espionage charges he and the U.S. vehemently deny.
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Biden officials press Russia to free Paul Whelan after Putin’s comments on prisoner swap

Quinn Klinefelter February 12, 2024

Biden administration officials are again pressing Russia to free Michigan native Paul Whelan from prison after recent comments made by...

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Bruce Westlake standing next to the two electric vehicles in his garage.
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Michiganders share mixed feelings about electric vehicles as US sales slow

Steve Carmody February 9, 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the future of Electric Vehicles. Sales are rising, but so...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs

Associated Press February 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information...

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