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Bernie Sanders draws 10,000 supporters to Warren for a ‘Fight Oligarchy’ rally
More than 10,000 people turned out for a rally with US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt), in Warren as part of his national “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
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Hundreds gather in Lansing to protest Trump actions against reproductive rights and trans women
Several hundred people gathered Saturday outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing as they protested a myriad of actions and policies by the Trump administration, most especially the assault on reproductive rights.
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No. 8 Michigan State tops No. 17 Michigan 79-62, winning the 18-school Big Ten title by 3 games
Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points, Jase Richardson had 18 points and No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 17 Michigan 79-62 on Sunday.
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Michigan Republicans back budget plan that puts Medicaid on the chopping block
House Republicans passed a budget plan that could slash nearly $880 billion from health care programs—including one that provides health care for nearly 3 million Michiganders.
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Why automakers’ short reprieve from tariffs isn’t enough to weather Trump’s escalating trade war
President Donald Trump’s short reprieve for US automakers from stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada isn’t likely to allow enough time for those companies to make the changes necessary to minimize the damage from Trump’s intensifying trade war.
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Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump
The mass firing of federal employees since Trump took office in January is pushing out veterans who make up 30% of the nation’s federal workforce.
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‘We faced the unimaginable’: Michiganders sound the alarm on Trump’s funding freeze
Early childhood educators, health care leaders, and small business advocates say President Trump’s federal funding freeze nearly forced them to close their doors—and the uncertainty isn’t over.
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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Elissa Slotkin assails Trump’s early actions, offers Democrats a way to fight back
First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends” in Tuesday night’s Democratic response to his first joint congressional address of his second term.
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A memorial tree honoring the lost babies of breast milk donors keeps growing in Southwest Michigan
By donating their breast milk, moms in Southwest Michigan are transforming their pain into helping other moms—and their babies.
