An Instagram account that appears to belong to the wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers recently reposted a video portraying Muslims as resistant to assimilation and suggesting many view terrorism as a legitimate form of resistance.

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A Highland Park activist with a track record of knocking candidates off the ballot is trying to do the same to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor.

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U.S. Rep. Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, is accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head, burning her with hot water, and injuring their 2-year-old daughter, allegations that have prompted several fellow Republicans to call for his resignation.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has made rooting out government fraud a centerpiece of his campaign. But some of the people helping finance his return to Washington have their own histories with fraud.

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A section of Detroit spanning parts of Midtown, Corktown, and Southwest Detroit could soon be represented by an unusually powerful collection of progressive elected officials, from City Hall and the Michigan Legislature to both chambers of Congress.

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A union representing hundreds of Wayne County sheriff’s deputies has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, giving the progressive Democrat an answer to opponents who have sought to portray him as hostile to law enforcement.

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A Farmington Public Schools board member is facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia after saying Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed should stop speaking Arabic and playing Arabic music at campaign events.

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Michigan Democrats are seizing on new reporting about U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga’s financial ties to his brother, accusing the Republican congressman of using his political career to benefit himself and his family while neglecting the needs of Southwest Michigan residents.

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Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter and avowed bigot, has gained notoriety for crashing events and meetings with racist and anti-Muslim rants. In Detroit, Lang picked the wrong event to disrupt.

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The United Auto Workers on Monday accused a corporate-backed super PAC supporting U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of misleading Michigan voters by using the union’s logo in campaign ads.

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Millionaire U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers said people who blame President Trump for rising prices have “lost their mind,” dismissing voter concerns about affordability as Michigan families continue to struggle with higher costs.

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Michigan Democrats have spent too many elections being told that the safest choice is the right one. This year, the safest choice is the candidate who actually gives people something to vote for.

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is calling for sweeping public control over artificial intelligence companies, arguing that the rapidly growing technology should be governed by the people it will affect.

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Standing outside that detention facility, I couldn’t help but think about how easily their stories could have been my family’s story.

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Republican congressional candidate Michael Bouchard once worked for a Lansing lobbying firm run by a longtime political ally and former staffer for his father, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, records reviewed by Metro Times show.

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Mike Rogers has found a new position on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. All of them.

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Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is trying to bolster his blue-collar image as he runs for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, casting himself as a former autoworker who understands the state’s factory jobs.

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Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has spent years warning about national security threats, cyberattacks, and the need for tougher oversight of emerging technology.

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United Democracy Project, an outside political group backed by the controversial American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is spending more than $2 million on ads supporting U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. 

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