National Politics
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Multifaith clergy coalition demands end to ICE presence in Michigan
A group of 100 faith leaders across religious backgrounds gathered on the steps of the Michigan Capitol building on Tuesday with three demands to counter the presence of ICE in Michigan.
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Dearborn’s mayor says his city is testing solutions to Michigan’s biggest problems
Dearborn is growing faster than most cities in Michigan. That’s forcing Mayor Abdullah Hammoud to rethink housing, public safety, and how the city funds major projects.
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Lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE
Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, where ICE is using an office leased to the US General Services Administration for its legal team, cancel the lease in a Wednesday afternoon press…
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Progressive leaders join Detroit-area officials to demand Congress reject Iran war funding
Anti-war grassroots groups spoke out this week against President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and called on Michigan’s congressional delegation to vote against giving Trump the authority to expand and prolong the effort.
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8 Michigan ties in the Epstein files
The latest batch of federal records tied to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is sprawling, messy, and disturbing. And Michigan shows up in the files more than you might expect.
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Senate poll shows McMorrow ahead, Stevens frontrunner status in doubt
A new independent poll shows US Rep. Haley Stevens’ perceived frontrunner status in this year’s Democratic primary for Michigan’s open US Senate seat in doubt.
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Slotkin, Peters say they’ll vote no on DHS funding after fatal shooting in Minnesota
Michigan’s two US senators say they plan to vote against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill this week
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Advocates demand Wayne County Airport Authority halt ICE flights out of Willow Run airport
Activists called on airport officials to halt the flights by ICE out of Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti during the public comment period of the Wayne County Airport Authority board meeting on Wednesday.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
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Mike Rogers made almost $100K advising a company that helped Maduro regime spy on its citizens
Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers was a member of an advisory board at Telefonica, a cell phone service provider operating largely in Latin America which admitted in 2022 to collaborating with the Venezuelan government—then led by the now-deposed Nicolas Maduro—to spy on its citizens.
