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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered a speech about building up American manufacturing in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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WATCH: Whitmer delivers policy address in DC, meets with Trump

Rick Pluta April 9, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spent Wednesday in Washington D.C. to deliver an address where she warned about the dangers of sweeping tariffs...

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Wayne State University campus, fall 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Federal government revokes visas for international students at WSU, universities nationwide

Sascha Raiyn April 8, 2025

The federal government has terminated the visitor status of four international students at Wayne State University and several other universities...

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers

Associated Press April 8, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal...

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The Metro: Political pressure is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Sam Corey, The Metro April 7, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Diversity, equity and inclusion is going away. It’s been the story...

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The view from a dune at Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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The Metro: Former Sleeping Bear Dunes superintendent warns of cuts to national parks, public lands

Robyn Vincent, The Metro April 7, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Huge numbers of Americans took to the streets over the weekend...

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Scenes during the #HandsOff protest in Detroit on April 5, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Thousands join ‘Hands Off!’ demonstrations in Detroit and beyond

Russ McNamara, Nargis Rahman April 7, 2025

Several thousand protesters — unhappy with the Trump administration’s cuts to federal employees, mass deportations, and tariffs — marched down...

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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Analyst: Trump tariffs mean recession is likely for Michigan, Ontario

Russ McNamara April 4, 2025

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even...

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Detroit has partnered with the nonprofit American Forests, and a number of other state and local conservation groups, on an initiative to grow more trees in the city.
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Detroit’s tree canopy is growing, despite federal funding cuts

Amanda LeClaire April 2, 2025

American Forests, the nation’s oldest conservation nonprofit, says Detroit has planted 25,000 trees since launching a local tree equity partnership...

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FILE - Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, Feb. 14, 2025, in Washington.
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Michigan union advocates react to Trump cuts, vow to fight against them

Russ McNamara April 2, 2025

President Donald Trump is attacking unions at the federal level in a way not seen since the Reagan administration. Claiming...

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Army veteran Justin Coates marches with protestors in Ann Arbor on Saturday, March 30, 2025.
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Public officials, veterans, union members protest federal cuts

Colin Jackson April 1, 2025

A few hundred people rallied outside a veterans hospital in Ann Arbor this weekend to protest federal cuts to the...

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College Debt Student Loans Piggy Bank Money 3.3.21
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The Metro: Access to college education via federal loans facing disruption

Lauren Myers, David Leins, The Metro March 26, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Student loan debt is massive in the U.S., totaling $1.7 trillion....

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the united states capitol building surrounded by trees
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WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers’ allegations of bias

WDET News, NPR March 26, 2025

The CEOs of NPR and PBS are appearing Wednesday before a House subcommittee on government efficiency, chaired by Republican Rep....

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