Election 2024
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig announces U.S. Senate bid
In a social media post on Tuesday, former Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced his U.S. Senate campaign, seeking to claim Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s (D-Lansing) seat following her January announcement that she would not seek reelection. “The American People want a return to Law and Order. And that’s exactly what they’re going to get. I […]
Citing the 14th amendment, group files lawsuit filed to keep Trump off Michigan 2024 ballot
A nonprofit organization and veteran attorney Mark Brewer on Friday filed a lawsuit in state court to bar GOP former President Donald Trump from appearing on Michigan’s presidential primary and general election ballots in 2024. In the complaint, Free Speech For People and the former Michigan Democratic Party chair argue that Trump is disqualified from […]
As of noon, 25,000 UAW members will be striking against the Detroit Three automakers
Two more plants, employing 7,000 workers, are joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at noon Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday morning on Facebook Live. This brings the total number of workers who will have walked off the job to 25,000. The strike against Detroit Three auto manufacturers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis […]
The view from UAW picket lines across the country: ‘This is what democracy looks like’
As the UAW’s strike against the Detroit Three — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — stretches to two weeks, here’s a roundup of coverage from our sister outlets in Wisconsin, Kansas and Pennsylvania: Wisconsin joins UAW auto strike as workers seek to recoup past givebacks By Erik Gunn United Auto Workers members on strike against the three […]
Trump to UAW: Endorse me or you won’t have a union
Former President Donald Trump told United Auto Workers (UAW) leaders Wednesday that they would not have a union if they fail to endorse him in the 2024 presidential election. “They have to endorse Trump, because if they don’t, all they’re doing is committing suicide,” Trump said. UAW President Shawn Fain criticized Trump’s Wednesday night visit […]
GOP presidential hopefuls tear into each other and absent Trump at second debate
The candidates polling from second to eighth in the race for the Republican nomination for president largely agreed on policy, fought over their records and took aim at former President Donald Trump at their second debate of the year Wednesday night. Trump, who leads polls of the race by substantial margins, skipped the event at […]
UAW president says Trump visit to non-union Michigan company is a ‘pathetic irony’
A day after President Joe Biden joined striking United Auto Workers on the picket line in Michigan alongside UAW President Shawn Fain, the labor leader says he has no intention of meeting with former President Donald Trump when he speaks Wednesday at a non-union automotive parts manufacturer and supplier in Macomb County. Fain, speaking Tuesday […]
Biden makes historic visit to metro Detroit picket line to rally with striking auto workers
Updated, 9:04 p.m. 9/26/23 In the midst of ongoing negotiations between striking auto workers and Detroit’s Big Three manufacturers, President Joe Biden on Tuesday made an appearance on the picket line in Belleville. Speaking to picketers from UAW Local 174 at Willow Run Redistribution Center in metro Detroit, Biden said that unions “saved the automobile […]
Updated: Menendez urged to step down by a growing number of U.S. Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen U.S. Senate Democrats are calling on New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment on corruption charges for the second time. Among the 18 senators on the record as of early Tuesday afternoon was New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, who said in a statement that Menendez’s […]
Biden will show his ‘vocal support’ for autoworkers Tuesday on a Michigan UAW picket line
As President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in Michigan Tuesday, the White House says the Democrat will demonstrate his “vocal support” for autoworkers by joining UAW members on the picket line in Wayne County. “Over the past decade, auto companies have seen record profits, including over the last few years because of the extraordinary […]
Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election
In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are threatening to impeach both the state’s election administrator, who is highly regarded nationally, and a state Supreme Court justice despite a ruling by the state’s judicial commission that the justice had done nothing wrong — effectively nullifying a recent statewide election she won, Democrats say. In North Carolina, a bill […]
Trump to speak Wednesday at non-union Macomb Co. automotive parts manufacturer
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to deliver remarks at Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer and supplier in Clinton Township in Macomb County, according to an announcement from Trump’s campaign. The former president’s visit to the facility will follow President Joe Biden’s Tuesday visit to join striking United Auto Workers (UAW) union […]