Tag: Michigan
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The race for clerk in a rural Michigan county has become a battle over 2020 election denialisms
BELLAIRE, Mich. — Sheryl Guy never dreamed she’d be thrust into a national political firestorm. “I was appalled,” she said. “I was betrayed, and I was used.” Guy, 63, is the Antrim County Clerk in northwest Michigan. After a 45-year career working for the country from switchboard operator to clerk, and everything in between, she…
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In Michigan, Democratic enthusiasm competes with disaffection
DETROIT — As she faces dissent from some parts of the traditional Democratic base, Vice President Kamala Harris is counting on expanded support from suburban voters and former Republicans to overcome the loss. Nowhere is that gamble higher stakes than in Michigan, a key battleground state with a large Arab population — which has been outraged…
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Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, struggle with feeling unheard in the 2024 election
Farhat said the Democratic Party “has missed several key opportunities” to reassure Arab American voters concerned about Gaza. One glaring oversight, he said, is the ongoing decision to supply Israel with weapons for its military campaign in the enclave. He also points to how the Democratic National Convention did not allow a Palestinian American affected…
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Michigan youth pastor arrested on charges of criminal sexual conduct against minors
A Michigan church youth pastor who moonlights as a Christian rock singer and has performed before high-profile conservative audiences has been accused of preying on teenagers in his father’s flock for more than 10 years. Zachary Radcliff, 29, was fired Oct. 12 from his job as the music and youth director of Oakwood Church in…
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Barack Obama to stump for Harris; Trump to rally in Michigan
Share Harris and Trump zero in on Michigan today Both Harris and Trump will hold multiple campaign events in the crucial swing state of Michigan today. Harris will make stops in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County, while Trump will stop in Oakland County and Detroit. It is unclear whether their timing will overlap in…
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Michigan paying $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for kids
DETROIT — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children, an event that terrified kids and staff and caused them to scramble for cover, text family and urgently call 911. Someone at the front desk declared through a speaker…
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Michigan Senate foes brace for a ‘really close’ race amid Harris-Trump brawl
DETROIT — The Michigan Senate race is one of several that could help determine control of the chamber and decide the presidential contest this fall. And unlike in some other swing states, both candidates in the open Senate race are sticking close to the tops of their tickets. GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers praised former…
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Trump to rally out West; Walz to swing through Michigan
Share Obama tells men Trump doesn’t represent ‘real strength’ Reporting from Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — Rallying for Harris, former President Barack Obama spoke directly to American men and characterized Trump as mendacious and self-centered, saying he doesn’t represent “real strength.” “I’m sorry, gentlemen, I’ve noticed this especially with some men who seem to think some of Trump’s…
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Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin tangle over national security and tout bipartisan credentials in Michigan Senate debate
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed repeatedly here Tuesday over who would best represent their purple state during the first debate of their hotly contested Senate race. The tone during their hour-long debate, hosted by NBC News affiliate WOOD-TV, was mostly civil. But there were several…
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Barack Obama cuts a new ad for Elissa Slotkin in battleground Michigan Senate race
Former President Barack Obama is wading into the Senate race in Michigan, endorsing Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and starring in a new ad for her as some voters start to receive absentee ballots in the critical state. It’s the first time this election that voters will see a Senate ad from Obama as Democrats try…