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Report: Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy

Intelligence officials say Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help Trump get reelected, The New York Times reported...

Trump savoring scrambled Dem race, Bloomberg’s debate debut

Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting

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Trump makes unconventional pick to oversee ‘deep state’

Bolton: Testimony wouldn’t have changed impeachment outcome

Fracking debate causes tremors in battleground Pennsylvania

Sanders’ ‘summer camp’ in Vermont becomes fodder in debate

Bloomberg News wrestles with coverage of candidate Bloomberg

State senators grill natural resources appointee who doesn’t hunt

Trump makes unconventional pick to oversee ‘deep state’

Trump has an unconventional pick to oversee America’s spy agencies: an unusually undiplomatic ambassador who has had little intelligence experience

Politics

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State senators grill natural resources appointee who doesn’t hunt

Michigan Gov. Whitmer's appointee to a commission that regulates hunting says he made a "personal decision" that "killing things was not for me"

Politics

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Bolton: Testimony wouldn’t have changed impeachment outcome

Bolton on Wednesday denounced the House’s impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as ”grossly partisan”

Politics

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Fracking debate causes tremors in battleground Pennsylvania

The notion of banning fracking is dividing Democrats running for president and increasingly dividing Dems in the battleground state of Pennsylvania

Politics

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Sanders’ ‘summer camp’ in Vermont becomes fodder in debate

Can a socialist own a summer house?

Politics

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Bloomberg News wrestles with coverage of candidate Bloomberg

Bloomberg News declared last year it would cover his campaign but not investigate it – rules also extended to his Democratic rivals out of fairness

Politics

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Feds charge Michigan man with threatening impeachment whistleblower’s lawyer

Beaverton man accused of threatening lawyer for whistleblower who raised alarms about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine

Michigan

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GOP wants to intervene in Michigan voting case

The Republican Party is asking to intervene in a Democratic group's challenge to voting laws in Michigan, a key 2020 battleground

Politics

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Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison

Stone was convicted in November on a seven-count indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation

Nation

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Former U.S. secretary of state: Great Lakes, environment matter of national security

Madeleine Albright joins Congresswoman Slotkin for discussion at Oakland University

Oakland County

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H.R. McMaster book ‘Battlegrounds’ coming out in April

McMaster clashed with Trump on policy toward Russia, Iran and elsewhere before being forced out in March 2018

Nation

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Trump taps Michigan native, loyalist as intel official

Grenell, a loyal and outspoken Trump supporter, has been the U.S. ambassador to Germany since 2018

Nation

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More than a century of presidential and campaign stops in Michigan

President Donald Trump speaks in rally in Toledo

Trump campaigns in Battle Creek

Impeachment supporters rally in Detroit on eve of House vote against Trump

Trump supporters rally against impeachment

The funeral of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr.

The career of Rep. John Conyers Jr.

Democratic presidential candidates campaign in Detroit Thursday

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Debate night brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders attacked by rivals

New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg faced the biggest test of his political life Wednesday night in Las Vegas

Politics

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Fact check: Examining claims from the Democratic debate

A look at how some of the Democratic candidates claims on Wednesday stack up with the facts

Politics

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Democrat Tom Steyer seeks Michigan primary upset, woos black voters

California billionaire Tom Steyer is aiming for a Michigan presidential primary upset after placing far behind other Democrats in Iowa, New Hampshire.

Politics

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Assange lawyers say Trump offered pardon if he ‘played ball’

His lawyer said Assange was offered a pardon by the Trump administration if he agreed to say Russia was not involved in leaking DNC emails

World

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Highlighted authors

Mojo in a Lot of Mornings: Radio show hits 20 years Neal Rubin

Podcast: Howes says meddling shapes MSU coaching search Daniel Howes

Finley: Bloomberg flops in debate debut Nolan Finley

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Toxic Superfund cleanups decline to more than 30-year low

Trump’s EPA completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program’s first years in the 1980s

Environment

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‘Medicare for All’ is driving a wedge through labor movement

Plans to provide “Medicare for All” are driving a wedge through the labor movement, pitting union against union and fracturing a powerful constituency

Politics

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Questions about Sanders’ health linger after heart attack

Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t plan to divulge additional information about his health, months after suffering a heart attack

Politics

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Shirkey opposes opening absentee ballots early

A proposal that would allow clerks to begin processing absentee ballots early sets a "dangerous precedent," Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said

Politics

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Bloomberg campaign defends hiring Warren Evans’ wife before endorsement

Michael Bloomberg's campaign  defended hiring Wayne County Executive Warren Evans' wife as a paid volunteer before Evans endorsed him

Politics

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Steyer cites ‘racist’ Bloomberg tactics in Super Tuesday ad

In a billionaire-to-billionaire matchup, Steyer is slamming Bloomberg in a Super Tuesday ad buy, accusing the former NYC mayor of “racist” policies

Politics

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President or AG? Trump’s claim as nations top cop draws debate

President Donald Trump asserts that he is the nation’s top cop, a title more typically accorded the attorney general

Politics

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Officials target Oscoda for future spaceport

The Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport has been identified as a top candidate for a project that would bring horizontal space launch sites to Michigan

Politics

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Bernie Sanders calls water ‘human right,’ slams Detroit shutoffs

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders condemned Detroit's water shutoffs, calling them a "moral outrage"

Politics

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Oakland University appeals to legislators for additional student funding

University officials say many students are struggling because the school doesn't get enough state funding

Education

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George Zimmerman sues Buttigieg, Warren over Trayvon Martin tweets

The attorney representing Zimmerman, Larry Klayman, posted a copy of the suit online, which seeks damages “in excess of” $265 million

Nation

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Panel approves language to reform lobbying laws

The Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday approved the ballot language and petition form for a proposal to reform Michigan’s lobbying rules

Politics

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Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

The delay in releasing that aid was central to the president’s impeachment by the House on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Politics

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Ann Arbor council votes to end city administrator’s contract

Howard Lazarus to remain on the job through Feb. 29

Michigan

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Expect absentee ballot surge to delay Michigan election results

Michigan residents should be prepared to wait on the results of the 2020 presidential primary and general elections in Michigan, experts say

Politics

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Detroit firms hoping to sell pot plan to sue state

Detroit businesses are planning to sue the state of Michigan later this week in a bid to launch recreational marijuana sales in Detroit

Politics

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Barr reportedly says he might quit, but spokesman says he has no plans to

The revelation came days after Barr said that Trump’s tweets about Justice Department cases and staffers make it “impossible” for him to do his job

Politics

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Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich walks out of prison after Trump pardon

“He didn’t have to do this, he’s a Republican president and I was a Democratic governor,” Blagojevich said

Nation

| 2 days ago

Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president

Proceeds from the sale would go to Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable giving arm that funds causes from climate change to public health

Politics

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Trump goes on clemency spree; list of 11 includes Blagojevich

The actions come as an emboldened Trump continues to test the limits of his office now that impeachment is over

Nation

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DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations

The probes include information collected by Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who is gathering information on Joe and Hunter Biden

Politics

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Sanders adds staff, opens offices in Michigan

Democratic presidential front runner Bernie Sanders is boosting his Michigan campaign by adding staff and opening five field offices, the campaign said

Politics

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Judge refuses to delay sentencing of Trump ally Roger Stone

Hours before a court session regarding his longtime ally, President Donald Trump is tweeting that Stone’s recent conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress “should be thrown out"

Politics

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Trump to visit South Carolina ahead of Democratic primary

Trump is planning to make an appearance in South Carolina just before Democrats hold their primary election there

Politics

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Pete Buttigieg’s next test: Winning over minority voters

Can the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, win among minority voters who form the critical foundation of the party’s base?

Politics

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Trump says he knows identity of ‘Anonymous’ tell-all writer

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has dismissed the author as a “coward” and the content of the person’s writings as “nothing but lies”

Politics

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Trump opposes possible ban on sale of jet engines to China

Trump’s tweets appeared intended to thwart a proposal from within his own administration to limit exports of engines

Politics

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Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

President Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal

Politics

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