Joe Biden, who is inaugurated as president Wednesday, made four specific promises to Michigan. But even with a majority in Congress, some of his agenda faces tough sledding.
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Opinion | Thinking of traveling this inauguration week? Postpone your trip.
Unruly passengers on flights, blocked lodging reservations and a shortage of hospital beds complicate matters.
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Fred Upton, Peter Meijer join Michigan Democrats in impeaching Trump
The two Republicans were among 10 to cross party lines in a historic vote to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time.
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Opinion | A presidential elector and educator finds hope among his students
The “morning after” the U.S. Capitol riots, a Michigan educator found his 13-year-old students wanting him to address their questions for which, in many cases, there were no answers.
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Dominion seeks $1.3B from Trump ally Powell over Michigan voter fraud lies
Dominion Voting Systems has been under relentless attack by Trump and his supporters since November, including the president’s speech just minutes before the Capitol riots this week.
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Opinion | Detroit TCF Center, Lansing uproars were preview of pro-Trump riot
Nobody in Michigan can say they didn’t see this coming. We’ve been broadcasting the previews in Michigan for months, the Wayne County Executive writes.
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GOP gerrymanderer: My maps fueled toxic politics that produced Trump
For years, Michigan’s political maps have favored Republicans. A consultant who drew them says that has allowed candidates to focus more on primaries, giving rise to extreme candidates and hyperpartisanship.
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Incoming Michigan GOP leader: My co-chair didn’t ‘incite’ pro-Trump riots
U-M Regent Ron Weiser, the presumptive co-chair of Michigan Republicans, is sticking with running mate Meshawn Maddock after she organized bus trips to the Capitol and addressed Trump supporters before this week’s chaos.
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After chaos, democracy affirmed, as challenges to Michigan, other states fail
‘When it’s over, it’s over.’ President Donald Trump’s allies abandon him in Congress and acknowledge his loss in Michigan and other states. Early Thursday, Joe Biden was certified as 46th president.
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Opinion | After 2020, Michigan needs a 'defend democracy' initiative
Michigan needs a sequel for the 2022 ballot to build on Proposal 3’s democratic safeguards.