National Politics
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Opinion: The Farm Bill is about fair food. Congress should listen.
Congress must prioritize the health and well-being of families in rural Michigan and across the US by fully funding food assistance programs and increasing access to healthy and affordable foods.
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Trump has long blasted China’s trade practices. His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there
The Trump Bible’s connection to China, which has not been previously reported, reveals a deep divide between the former president’s harsh anti-China rhetoric and his rush to cash in while campaigning.
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Harris proposes plan to have Medicare cover in-home care for seniors, give relief to family caregivers
Under Harris’ plan, Medicare would cover the cost of in-home health care for seniors enrolled in the program, after a medical provider has determined that they are in need of help performing daily tasks. Harris’ proposal would also provide coverage for vision and hearing benefits under Medicare.
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Slotkin and Rogers clash on abortion, national security and pocketbook issues in 1st debate
US Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former US Rep. Mike Rogers took the debate stage to make their case for succeeding US Sen. Debbie Stabenow as Michigan’s next senator.
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Whitmer casts absentee ballot, talks election security amid double voting case in Macomb County
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast her absentee ballot Tuesday in Lansing and talked to the media about early voting and the election security.
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
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Harris says clean water should be a right during Flint speech
Vice President Kamala Harris said clean water should be a right during a Friday evening rally in Flint — a city that garnered national attention last decade for its water crisis that exposed thousands to toxic levels of lead.
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Vance draws ire for not backing federal funds for Lansing GM EV plant
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says comments made in Michigan Wednesday by vice presidential candidate U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) are a “middle finger to Michigan auto workers.”
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Survey finds majority of Michigan Democrats and Republicans reject Trump tariff proposal
According to a recent survey, voters in six swing states have spoken out against Trump’s proposals of raising tariffs.
