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Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell speaks with WDET at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Rep. Debbie Dingell says she’s constantly meeting frustrated Michiganders

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 28, 2025

In 2016, many liberals didn’t take Donald Trump seriously. They thought that he was wacky, ridiculous, offensive, and not a...

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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 - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid tariff uncertainty

Quinn Klinefelter May 20, 2025

A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding.Researchers say the widely-watched...

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, right, tours the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, May 16, 2025.
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Sen. Peters highlights MSU research that could face federal funding cuts

Andrew Roth May 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is warning the United States could lose a competitive advantage to other nations if federal funding...

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Michigan State's logo is seen on Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Aug. 30, 2019.
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Michigan college faculties seeking Big Ten ‘mutual defense pact’ against federal government

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2025

Some university faculty members across the Big Ten system want the schools to pool resources to help defend each other...

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National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington D.C.
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The Metro: How President Trump’s hostile relationship with the press is playing out for NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Cary Junior II May 1, 2025

Editor's note: This episode of The Metro aired prior to the president signing an executive order directing federal funding cuts to...

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Katrina Manetta, co-chair of Macomb Defenders Rising, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Macomb Defenders Rising seeks to defend democracy in metro Detroit

The Metro, Cary Junior II May 1, 2025

 President Donald Trump was at Macomb Community College at the end of April to celebrate his first 100 days...

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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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Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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The Metro: US House Democrats demand answers after DOGE’s alleged NLRB data breach

The Metro, Quinn Klinefelter April 29, 2025

Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is one of 50 U.S. House Democrats demanding a full explanation of an alleged National Labor...

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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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In this image released on Thursday, April, 17, is liberal leader Mark Carney, campaigning at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario in Oakville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win an election upended by Trump

Associated Press April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in...

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President Donald Trump arrives at a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office

Associated Press April 24, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan, his...

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