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FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

Associated Press June 27, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the...

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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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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington.
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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

Associated Press May 29, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Whitmer ‘not happy’ about possible pardons for men involved in her kidnapping plot

Russ McNamara May 29, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice and the White House are looking at pardoning the two men convicted in the 2020...

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President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers

Associated Press May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing...

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FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013.
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Associated Press May 2, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Whitmer on dealmaking with Trump: ‘I will fight back when I need to’

Rick Pluta May 1, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is responding to critics of her meetings with President Donald Trump by answering that they’ve yielded results....

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Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Macomb County, marking 100 days into his presidency, April 29, 2025.
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President Trump marks 100 days in office with Macomb County trip

Alex McLenon April 30, 2025

President Donald Trump was in Michigan on Tuesday, visiting Selfridge Air National Guard Base before speaking at Macomb Community College....

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Donald Trump waves to a rally crowd in Grand Rapids on November 5, 2024
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Republicans laud Trump’s first 100 days ahead of Michigan visit as Dems say he’s hurt the state

Colin Jackson April 29, 2025

President Donald Trump will be celebrating 100 days in office Tuesday with a trip to Macomb County. Trump’s visit comes...

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Former U.S. Attorney General for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Former US Attorney Barb McQuade on Trump’s defiance of court orders

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

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last month, the U.S. government deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a native...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Whitmer says she was surprised to be on camera in Oval Office visit

Rick Pluta April 14, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was caught by surprise last week to walk into the Oval Office for a meeting...

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