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Detroit City Councilman Fred Durhal III discusses his run for mayor on January 30, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal shares strategic vision for the city

Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers, The Metro June 25, 2025

Detroit mayoral candidate and City Councilman Fred Durhal III last week announced his strategic plan for improving the city, including...

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The Metro: An update on proposed federal funding cuts to NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad June 25, 2025

Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the focus of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Benson testifies before GOP-led House committee on disclosure glitches

Rick Pluta June 25, 2025

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat before the Michigan House Oversight Committee for roughly an hour and a half Tuesday...

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President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Trump doubles down on damage US strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear sites

NPR June 25, 2025

At a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, President Trump insisted...

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Michigan political consultant and co-host of the Baldly Bipartisan podcast Adrian Hemond (left) and Resch Strategies Vice President Anna Heaton (right) appear on MichMash, recorded live from the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale.
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MichMash Live (bonus episode): A Michigan politics look ahead

Hernz Laguerre June 24, 2025

The political leadership in Michigan will go through some major changes with the multiple elections being held in the next...

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Detroit mayoral candidate Jonathan Barlow appears on "The Metro" at WDET Studios, June 24, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit mayoral candidate Jonathan Barlow talks ‘recreating the family fabric’

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad June 24, 2025

Detroit has come a long way since declaring bankruptcy in 2013, but challenges still remain. Residents are struggling to find...

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Israeli soldiers work amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect after deal initially faltered

Associated Press June 24, 2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect Tuesday after...

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FILE - A woman browses produce for sale at a grocery store, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in New York.
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The Metro: Some metro Detroit families balance on the edge as SNAP faces deep cuts

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 23, 2025

In a nation where supermarkets are filled from floor to ceiling, a single missed phone call can empty a family's...

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President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.
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US steps into war between Israel and Iran, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites

Associated Press June 21, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The United States struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at...

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Detroit Free Press Politics Editor Emily Lawler and Detroit News Politics Editor Chad Livengood appear on MichMash, live from the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale.
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MichMash Live: A Michigan politics rewind

Hernz Laguerre June 21, 2025

It has been an eventful year in Michigan politics with the Michigan Legislature dynamically evolving. This week on WDET's MichMash, Gongwer News...

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Detroit City Councilman and mayoral candidate Fred Durhal III.
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Durhal releases economic plan in bid for Detroit mayor

Russ McNamara June 20, 2025

We are less than two months away from the August primary in the race for Detroit Mayor.The top two vote...

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House Speaker Matt Hall stands at a podium.
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Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says education budgets could be done by July 1

Rick Pluta June 20, 2025

The July 1 deadline for the Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to have a budget deal wrapped up arrives in...

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