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The Arab American News endorsements for Michigan’s pivotal August 4 primary election
July 31st, 20260 Michigan’s primary election carries exceptional importance for shaping political representation and determining policies that will affect the future of our community and communities across the state. Strong, informed participation by Arab American voters in this election is more than a constitutional right; it is an urgent necessity...
Anti-Semitic flyers distributed in Southfield and Berkley neighborhoods
July 31st, 20260 SOUTHFIELD — In a new wave of anti-Semitic propaganda, unidentified individuals targeted neighborhoods with sizable Jewish populations in the Oakland County cities of Southfield and Berkley last weekend, prompting the Anti-Defamation League to urge residents to help authorities identify those responsible. In a statement issued Sunday,...
El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead
July 31st, 20260 About one week before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election, the two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, faced off Monday night in their second and final televised debate, sharply contrasting their positions on Israel, immigration enforcement, health care, corporate influence and...
ACLU report exposes an immigration enforcement system built on chaos and cruelty
July 31st, 20260 By Edward Kissam On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, President Trump made clear there would be a renewed assault on immigrants’ rights. What wasn’t clear at the time, but is now, is that this would escalate beyond hate ridden rhetoric into systematic disregard for the rule of law writ large. That is the key takeaway from the...
Michigan to issue new chip- and tap-enabled Bridge Cards later this year
July 31st, 20260 LANSING — Michigan residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will begin receiving upgraded Bridge Cards equipped with chip and tap-to-pay technology later this year, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The new cards are intended to provide stronger protection against...
Former Dearborn Heights police chief sues city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging retaliation and discrimination
July 31st, 20260 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Former Dearborn Heights Police Chief Ahmed Haidar has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for actions he took while leading the department. According to the lawsuit, filed in Wayne County Circuit Court in July, Haidar was removed from his...
The death count trap: Why tallying victims won’t stop Israel’s genocide
July 31st, 20261 The words "killed", "injured", "maimed" and the like often lose a great part of their meaning when they are repeated so relentlessly. Take, for example, a headline like: "13 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Others Wounded." Though many of us can still feel a deep sense of sadness over such a tragedy, the news itself becomes less shocking...
U.S. consensus on Israel is dead
July 31st, 20260 Evidence keeps piling up that the bipartisan consensus on U.S. support for Israel is dead. Signs appear almost daily that Israeli behavior and the pro-Israel lobby’s heavy-handed tactics for browbeating elected officials into unquestioning support for Israel are being rejected by both Democratic voters and elected officials. Events...
Gov. Whitmer signs final $85 billion Michigan budget, boosting roads and education
July 24th, 20260 LANSING — On Tuesday, Governor Whitmer signed her eighth and final state budget into law, approving an $85 billion spending plan that includes nearly $23 billion for education and marks the final budget of her administration. The budget was approved after marathon bipartisan negotiations earlier this month before being sent to the...
Early in-person voting begins across Michigan for the Aug. 4 primary
July 24th, 20260 LANSING — After a full month of absentee voting by mail, Michigan voters can now cast their ballots in person at early voting sites established across the state for the Aug. 4 primary election. The nine-day early in-person voting period begins Saturday, July 25, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 2, giving voters an additional opportunity...
Michigan gubernatorial race narrows to James vs. Johnson in GOP primary, Benson vs. Swanson for Democrats
July 24th, 20261 LANSING — Less than two weeks before Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election, the Republican field for governor has narrowed to just two active candidates following former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's decision to suspend his campaign. Although Cox has withdrawn, his name will remain on the Aug. 4 ballot because absentee voting...
Michigan House District 3 candidates share their vision in The Arab American News questionnaire
July 24th, 20260 In the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic primary, three Arab American candidates are competing for their party's nomination for Michigan's Third House District seat: former Dearborn Board of Education member Hussein Berry, community activist Othman Ali Alaansi and State Rep. Alabas Farhat, who is seeking a third two-year term. The winner of...
Meet the Democratic candidates for Michigan’s Second Senate District: Erin Byrnes vs. Abbas Alawieh
July 24th, 20260 In the Democratic primary election on August 4, only two candidates are competing for the party's nomination in Michigan's Second State Senate District: State Rep. Erin Byrnes and Arab American activist Abbas Alawieh. The winner of the Democratic primary in the district, which encompasses all of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, along with...
Countywide school millage headlines Oakland County Primary ballot
July 24th, 20260 PONTIAC — Voters across Oakland County will decide on more than 40 tax proposals in the Aug. 4 primary election, including a countywide property tax measure that would provide additional funding for public schools throughout the county. The countywide proposal would levy a 1.5-mill property tax — equivalent to $1.50 for every $1,000...
Don Ufford’s campaign accuses Jeremy Moss of dodging debate, taking pro-Israel PAC money
July 24th, 20260 SOUTHFIELD — The campaign of Democratic congressional candidate Don Ufford has launched a sharp attack on its chief rival in Michigan's 11th Congressional District primary, State Sen. Jeremy Moss, accusing him of putting support for Israel ahead of local concerns and refusing to participate in a public debate before the Aug. 4 primary......
FBI captures fugitive accused in $547 million Medicare fraud scheme after years on the run
July 24th, 20260 Federal authorities have arrested a fugitive accused of orchestrating a massive $547 million Medicare fraud scheme, bringing an end to an international manhunt that lasted more than three years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Khalid Ahmed Satary, 54, was arrested in the Middle East on July 20 and extradited to the...
Wayne County judge denies Hamtramck mayor’s emergency injunction request to reinstate city manager
July 24th, 20260 HAMTRAMCK —A Wayne County judge has denied Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi's request to temporarily reinstate dismissed Hamtramck City Manager Adel Al-Adlani, allowing the City Council's decision to remove him from office to remain in effect until the court issues a final ruling in the mayor's lawsuit against the Council. The July 20......
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Metro Detroit, triggers air quality emergency
July 17th, 20260 DETROIT — After enduring days of near-100-degree temperatures, Metro Detroit residents were hit with another wave of extreme weather this week as thick smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed Southeast Michigan, creating hazardous air conditions, disrupting daily life and prompting health officials to...
Trump embraces Iraq’s new prime minister, presses Baghdad to curb Iranian influence
July 17th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just two months after taking office as Iraq's prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi received one of the strongest endorsements yet from President Trump during a White House meeting Tuesday, underscoring Washington's growing investment in Iraq's new leadership as it seeks to reduce Tehran's influence over Baghdad. Trump, who...
Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb raise stakes as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates, MOU near collapse
July 17th, 20260 Although the United States and Iran continued exchanging military strikes this week, with growing talk that the bilateral memorandum of understanding is effectively dead, several developments suggested that Washington remains eager to avoid sliding into a full-scale regional war. The concern centers on the possibility that the conflict...
FBI warns Metro Detroit residents of rising AI-powered scams, romance fraud
July 17th, 20260 ETROIT — The FBI's Detroit Field Office is warning residents to remain vigilant as scammers increasingly use phone calls, text messages, emails, social media platforms and smartphone apps to steal money and personal information, urging the public to verify the legitimacy of any unexpected communication before responding or sharing......
Michigan DNR to auction 97 state-owned properties across Michigan in August
July 17th, 20260 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will auction 97 surplus state-owned properties across 27 counties during a series of online auctions scheduled between Aug. 4 and Aug. 28, including several parcels in the Metro Detroit area. The county-by-county online auctions will begin at 10 a.m. on...
Experts warn of health risks, stress vaccines amid measles resurgence
July 17th, 20260 A Minnesota mother who was traveling to Somalia took her family to the local travel clinic to get necessary vaccines before their trip, including the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. The youngest member of the family, a 9-month old boy, did not get vaccinated because he was sleeping. “I didn’t want......
Wayne County Airport Authority cancels bar lounge project at Detroit Metro Airport
July 17th, 20260 DETROIT — The Wayne County Airport Authority has canceled plans to move forward with a proposed bar lounge concept at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), citing financial and economic uncertainty following the closure of Spirit Airlines and concluding that now is not the right time to introduce a new, untested concession...
Michigan investigates unprecedented Cyclosporiasis outbreak as infections surpass 1,200
July 10th, 20260 Michigan health officials are scrambling to identify the source of an unprecedented outbreak of the foodborne parasite Cyclosporiasis, which has already infected more than 1,200 people across the state in just over two weeks, sending dozens of patients to hospitals with severe dehydration. Since the state's first confirmed case was......
