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Election 2026 Michigan
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Influencer Hasan Piker gives Michigan’s US Senate race some heat

Russ McNamara April 8, 2026

The Michigan Democratic Senate Primary is heating up a bit. Polls largely show the trio of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Congresswoman...

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Men pray during Friday prayers, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at the Islamic Center of East Lansing in East Lansing, Mich.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Can interfaith conversations bring Muslim and Jewish communities together?

The Metro, Sam Corey March 26, 2026

It's an intense time of political polarization in the United States. With wars taking place across the Middle East and...

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The Metro: A metro Detroit rabbi says this isn’t the time for difficult political conversations

Sam Corey March 25, 2026

About one month ago, Israel and America struck Iran. Now, Israel has enmeshed itself in more violence.  In Iran, about...

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The Metro: Michigan’s Senate primary has become a proxy war for the Democratic Party’s soul

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 18, 2026

The Metro is closely watching the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. The Republican side is settled. Former Congressman...

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Differences within Democratic Party separate US Senate candidates

Russ McNamara March 16, 2026

One of the most watched and most expensive U.S. Senate races in the country is happening here in Michigan. Republicans...

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Iranian supreme leader killed in Israeli airstrike, Trump says

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPR TEL AVIV, Israel, WASHINGTON, D.C., and AMMAN, Jordan — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed after the...

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Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran
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Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPRTEL AVIV — The U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran with the goal of toppling the...

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Iran Protests
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The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 18, 2026

Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...

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Israelis demonstrate to demand the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, during a protest outside of the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 1, 2024.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: Explaining antisemitism—and why it’s rising in America

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro December 16, 2025

On Sunday, a father and son killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. It was one of the deadliest...

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The Metro: A voyage toward Gaza, and into custody

Robyn Vincent, The Metro October 21, 2025

A metro Detroit attorney who has helped lead multiple humanitarian flotillas bound for Gaza says she was abused and detained...

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The Metro: From Detroit to Gaza, calls rise for bold new strategies for Palestinian freedom

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, The Metro September 9, 2025

It has been almost two years since Hamas attacked Israeli civilians on October 7. Since then, Israel’s military campaign in...

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A woman wearing blue speaks at an improvised podium outside.
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The Metro: Is pro-Palestine speech protected on university campuses?

David Leins, Sam Corey, The Metro September 3, 2025

Are college campuses spaces for free speech and knowledge acquisition? Or, are they repressing student speech and violating their values?...

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