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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

Associated Press January 29, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to...

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DACA recipients and supporters rally in Detroit on Sept. 5, 2017.
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Civil rights group says immigrants have legal protections against deportation

Quinn Klinefelter January 29, 2025

An advocacy group says immigrants in Michigan can take steps to keep themselves from being deported if they plan for...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

Associated Press, Sascha Raiyn January 28, 2025

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts...

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The Metro: Should the government be run like a business?

John Filbrandt, The Metro, Sam Corey January 28, 2025

American politics has long had too many lobbyists and too much money fueling campaigns. But Donald Trump’s administration breaks records....

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Republican campaign finance complaint filed against Secretary Benson  

Colin Jackson January 28, 2025

Michigan’s top elections official is facing a campaign finance complaint from the state Republican Party. Republicans argue Secretary of State...

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FILE - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Oct. 18, 2023, near the Capitol in Washington.
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Immigration actions ‘hateful and divisive,’ Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says

Russ McNamara January 27, 2025

President Donald Trump is making good on a campaign promise to take swift action against undocumented immigrants. With a slew...

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Sponsors try again at ‘Momnibus’ bill package to address racial disparities in maternal care

Colin Jackson January 27, 2025

Bills to address racial disparities in maternal health care are making a comeback in the Michigan Legislature.The Senate bills would...

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MichMash: Michigan House adopts bills to preempt court ruling on minimum wage, paid leave

Hernz Laguerre January 24, 2025

The GOP-led Michigan House passed two bills this week to curb some of the changes to the state's minimum wage...

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The rally was held in Grand Rapids just hours after President Trump was inaugurated.
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2 Michigan Dems help GOP send first immigration bill to Trump’s desk, against heated opposition

Michelle Jokisch Polo, Rachel Mintz January 24, 2025

With ample support from Michigan’s congressional delegation, the Laken Riley Act is the first bill on the way to President...

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Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Jan. 25, 2023.
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Senate empowers Brinks to act on leftover legislation

Colin Jackson January 23, 2025

The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to let its Democratic leadership sue on behalf of the chamber to have nine bills that passed...

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), in a brief turn as acting governor, signed a bill Dec. 1, 2023, to allow voters to request an absentee ballot through a state portal, a policy first adopted during the early days of COVID-19.
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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson launches campaign for governor

Associated Press, Jenny Sherman January 22, 2025

Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson officially launched her Democratic bid for governor on Wednesday, running to succeed Gov. Gretchen...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the state budget presentation Feb. 8, 2023.
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Whitmer says she wants to work with Trump ‘to solve problems’

Rick Pluta January 20, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, saying that she wants to work on “shared priorities”...

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