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Joe Tate joins crowded Democratic race for the open U.S. senate seat in Michigan
May 16th, 20250 DETROIT – State Rep. Joe Tate (D- Detroit), the former Michigan House speaker, has entered the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, becoming the fourth Democratic candidate seeking the party’s nomination in the August 2026 primary elections. He aims to succeed Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who has announced he will not seek...
House Republicans unveil text of $880 billion cut to Medicaid
May 16th, 20250 By Sunita Sohrabji Late night on May 11 House Republicans released the text of a plan that would strip $880 billion from Medicaid, leaving at least 13.7 million people without health insurance coverage. The proposed legislation was scheduled to be heard in the House Energy and Commerce Committee May 13. It is...
Trump’s Gulf tour: $4 trillion in deals and commitments over four days
May 16th, 20250 In what has been described as a "historic Gulf tour", President Trump secured record-breaking deals, investments and commitments worth nearly $4 trillion with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. In addition to these massive agreements, it was announced during the visit that sanctions on Syria would be lifted — a move...
Palestinians mark Nakba day as fears of displacement grow
May 15th, 20250 Palestinians marked Nakba day on Thursday, commemorating the loss of their land after the 1948 war at the birth of the state of Israel, as Israeli military operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have again displaced hundreds of thousands. The Nakba, or "catastrophe", has been one of the defining experiences for Palestinians for...
Hamtramck City Council rejects ouster of members facing residency probe; Michigan State Police launches investigation
May 15th, 20250 HAMTRAMCK — The City Council has rejected two proposals to remove Council members Muhith Mahmood and Abu Musa, who are respectively running in this year's mayoral and City Council elections, following the recent launch of a Michigan State Police investigation into allegations against them for violating residency requirements for local...
A message to President Trump
May 15th, 20250 By Khalil Abu Shammala Mr. President: Palestinians don't pay much attention to presidential elections in any country, but they are always keenly following the presidential elections in the United States and the candidates' campaign platforms. They believe that their prospects depend on the U.S. administration's positions on the...
Israeli military strikes kill scores in Gaza, as Trump visits the Gulf region
May 15th, 20250 On Thursday, Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and President Trump visited the Middle East. Most of the victims, including women and children, were killed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza in airstrikes that...
Trump’s Yemen truce and Gaza ultimatum sidelines Netanyahu; Middle east trip to exclude Israel
May 9th, 20250 As President Trump prepares for his upcoming visit to the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself stunned and cornered following Washington’s decision to withdraw support for Israel in its confrontation with Yemen. Netanyahu now stands at a crossroads: either comply with Trump’s demand to end the war on...
Majority of Americans say Japanese internment was “shameful”
May 9th, 20250 By Christopher Alam A YouGov poll finds most Americans disapprove of the country's wartime internment of Japanese, though they remain divided on the question of reparations. Photo Credit: The National Archives Collection. Seventy years after the U.S. government forcibly interred more than 120,000 people of Japanese...
New Poll: Republican voters want Trump to press Israel to end war and occupation
May 9th, 20250 American voters want an end to the war in Gaza and for President Trump to withhold U.S. aid, if necessary, to pressure Israel to end it. During last year’s campaign, Donald Trump promised big changes in U.S. Middle East policy. He said that the Gaza war never would have happened had he been president; promised he would end it; boasted...
U.S. travel detentions: Who’s safe?
May 9th, 20250 By Selen Ozturk High-profile deportations, detentions and denials of U.S. travelers are making Americans nationwide wonder who’s safe to enter and leave the country. With these increased stops and searches at U.S. borders and airports, electronic device searches are at an all-time high. Customs and Border...
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
May 9th, 20250 VATICAN CITY — From his first moments on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be. Leo, formerly U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected by the world's cardinals on Thursday as the new...
Nessel drops charges against pro-Palestinian students at the University of Michigan amid pressure, bias allegations
May 9th, 20250 ANN ARBOR – After sustained pressure from civil rights and advocacy groups, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the dismissal of charges against seven pro-Palestinian student protesters who were arrested in May 2024 during a campus encampment at the University of Michigan. The protest condemned what demonstrators described...
Pope Leo once levied criticism at Trump and Vance, MAGA reacted with disdain to his appointment
May 9th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Trump and Vice President JD Vance — social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.S. politics on Thursday as he took on leadership of the global Catholic Church. Pope Leo...
DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2025-2026 BUDGET
May 7th, 20250 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 12, 2025, at 7 o’clock pm., at the Ten Eyck Administration Building, 18700 Audette, Dearborn, MI. 48124, the Board of Education of Dearborn Public Schools will hold a public hearing to consider the district’s proposed 2025-2026 budget. The Board may not adopt its proposed 2025-2026 budget until after......
Trump announces halt to U.S. airstrikes on Yemen
May 6th, 20250 Washington, DC. – In a surprising shift in both military and diplomatic posture, President Trump has announced a halt to American airstrikes in Yemen, citing a “reassessment of Washington’s Middle East strategy and a renewed focus on political solutions over military escalation.” In an official statement issued by the White...
Poll shows mixed ratings for Trump and Whitmer ahead of 2026 elections
May 6th, 20250 LANSING — A new statewide poll conducted by EPIC▪MRA between April 28 and May 3 offers fresh insights into Michigan voters’ views on key political figures and national issues as the 2026 election cycle heats up. The live-interviewer poll surveyed 600 likely voters, with a margin of error of ±4.0 percentage points. Trump’s......
Trump orders English proficiency requirement for all U.S. commercial truck drivers
May 2nd, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has signed an executive order requiring all commercial truck drivers in the United States to demonstrate proficiency in the English language as a mandatory condition for working in the industry. Trump described the measure as a way to enhance public safety and ensure effective communication between...
U.S.-Iran talks postponed, new date depends on U.S. approach, Iranian official says
May 2nd, 20250 A fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, which had been due to take place in Rome on Saturday, has been postponed and a new date will be set "depending on the U.S. approach," a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday. "U.S. sanctions on Iran during the nuclear talks are not helping the sides to resolve the...
“Wrong phone number” scams are on the rise
May 2nd, 20250 If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to steal money and information from victims. I personally have been sent variations on this theme: "Hello! I hope you had a good day." "Are you...
Resilient Neighborhoods: Neighbors drive development at Brightmoor’s Eliza Howell Park
May 2nd, 20250 By Carole Hawke This past October, Brightmoor resident Marlin Franklin went camping in a unique spot– right in his own Detroit neighborhood at Eliza Howell Park. Accompanying him were his son and two grandchildren, and this was their first camping trip. Franklin, who is the digital manager for Brilliant Detroit and a Boy Scout......
Dearborn Mayor Hammoud launches aggressive traffic safety overhaul
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN – As part of a citywide traffic-calming plan set to roll out in the coming months, the city of Dearborn is preparing to install new traffic signals and speed bumps and to redesign the Schaefer–Prospect intersection, considered one of the most dangerous left-turn points in the city, according to Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. The...
Russell Kavalhuna named president of Western Michigan University, leaving Henry Ford College and returning to Kalamazoo
May 2nd, 20251 DEARBORN – Last month the Board of Trustees at Western Michigan University (WMU) elected Russell Kavalhuna, president of Henry Ford College in Dearborn, to become the new president of the public university in Kalamazoo, effective July 1. Kavalhuna, a 2001 graduate of WMU, will succeed current president Dr. Edward Montgomery, becoming......
Hamtramck voters to see four Muslim candidates compete for mayor; crowded City Council race
May 2nd, 20252 HAMTRAMCK – In this year’s municipal elections, Hamtramck is set to elect a Muslim mayor for the second time in its history, following the decision of incumbent Mayor Amer Ghalib not to seek re-election as he awaits confirmation as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait. The race to succeed Ghalib, who is pending U.S. Senate confirmation,...
Dearborn skips August primary for first time in nearly a century
May 2nd, 20250 DEARBORN — For the first time in the city’s nearly 100-year history, Dearborn will not hold primary elections this August for its municipal races. All candidates will automatically advance to the general election on Tuesday, November 4, where voters will decide the next mayor, seven City Council members and the city clerk. According......
