Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters to challenge U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in Democratic primary on August 6
July 5th, 20240 Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters is running in the Democratic primary election for Michigan's 13th U.S. House District seat, which represents parts of Detroit, Hamtramck, Romulus, Allen Park, Grosse Pointe and more. Voters elected Waters to the Detroit City Council as one of two at-large members in 2021, where she has since...
Trump turns to his Lebanese son-in-law’s father to woo Arab American voters in Michigan
June 21st, 20240 A report published by the Associated Press highlighted the growing role of Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos in swaying Arab voters in Michigan to vote for former President Trump in the upcoming presidential election. This effort is amid their strong dissatisfaction with President Biden's policies towards the brutal Israeli war...
Biden’s stance on Israel will cost him Michigan in November
June 14th, 20240 Joe Biden will lose the state of Michigan in the November election. Whether that leads to him losing the presidency is an open question. Even though the alternative is worse, actually much worse, many voters like myself cannot stomach voting for a president who has approved of and supported the intentional killing of tens of thousands of...
Court denies Beydoun’s request to reconsider placing his name on Michigan ballot in U.S. Senate primary
June 14th, 20240 DETROIT – The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied the petition of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nasser Beydoun to have his name placed on the ballot for the August primary election. This decision follows his disqualification by state election authorities due to a technical error in his nomination petition. The Michigan Board of...
Trump to visit Detroit, participate in a public conference and a roundtable discussion
June 14th, 20240 DETROIT – In another sign of Michigan's crucial role in the U.S. presidential race, Republican presumptive presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to visit Detroit on Saturday, June 15. He is anticipated to participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by a local church in the northwest of the city and to be the keynote...
Mayor Hammoud’s young age prevents his nomination for vice president by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein
June 7th, 20240 DEARBORN – The young age of Dearborn’s mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, has prevented his nomination for U.S. vice president by the Green Party in the Nov. 5 presidential elections. Had it not been for this age restriction, Hammoud, of Lebanese descent, would have been the first Arab and the first Muslim to run for vice president in U.S....
Poll: Biden’s support continues to plummet among Arab Americans amid Gaza war
May 31st, 20240 Forty percent of Arab Americans in key U.S. swing states, including Michigan, say they are "not enthusiastic at all" about November’s election. WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden’s support among Arab American voters in critical swing states has plummeted during the war in Gaza, a new poll found, in the latest sign that the United...
Michigan Bureau of Elections declares nine Michigan Congressional candidates’ primary ballot petitions invalid
May 31st, 20240 LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Office declared that nine Congressional candidates failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to make the primary ballot in August, according to reports released Friday afternoon, May 24. The determinations, if confirmed by the Board of State Canvassers next week, could whittle...
July 23 is deadline to file to run for the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education
May 24th, 20240 DEARBORN – Two seats on the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education are up for election in November. Interested candidates have until July 23 at 4 p.m. to file their paperwork with the Dearborn City Clerk’s Office. Packets with the required paperwork can be picked up at the City Clerk’s Office, 16901 Michigan Ave., or at...
Biden plans to visit Detroit on May 19 to address NAACP dinner
May 6th, 20240 President Biden will return to Michigan this month to speak at the NAACP Detroit Branch's 69th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, his campaign confirmed Wednesday. The announcement came ahead of a planned Wednesday night campaign rally in Freeland, about 14 miles northwest of Saginaw, by former President Trump, the presumptive...
Three Arab American candidates challenge pro-Israel Democrats in Michigan’s primary
May 4th, 20240 Three vocal Arab Americans against the Israeli genocide in Gaza who have been demanding a ceasefire in the war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have filed petitions to challenge two Democratic members of Congress and a pro-Israel Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan. The candidates cited frustration over their...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visits Dearborn, meets with community
March 8th, 20241 On Thursday, The Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights hosted Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, for an evening of community discussion. Stein, 73, a three-time Green Party presidential candidate, said as president she would immediately call for a ceasefire in Gaza. “The president can make a phone...
Trump, Biden march toward rematch after dominating Super Tuesday contests
March 8th, 20240 President Biden and former President Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in 14 of 15 states — including delegate-rich California and Texas...
The Muslim vote: An overlooked “swing factor”
March 8th, 20240 By Selen Ozturk At a Feb. 22 briefing held by Houston Ethnic Media, AJ Durrani — treasurer of Emgage Texas and the first Muslim American to serve on the Democratic National Committee — highlighted record national and state-level increases in the Muslim vote, and its impact in light of the 2024 elections. Expanding the Muslim...
Poll: Voters support the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and conditioning military aid to Israel
March 1st, 20240 A new survey from Data for Progress asked likely U.S. voters about various foreign policy issues, particularly related to the ongoing war on Gaza. When asked if they approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Palestine conflict, voters disapprove by a -21-point margin, with 57 percent disapproving and 36 percent......
Arab American voters in Michigan deliver a blow to Biden over his handling of the Israeli war on Gaza
March 1st, 20240 DEARBORN – Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Biden in Michigan’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israeli war on Gaza. While Biden won the state with a little over 623,415 votes, the results...
On Feb. 27: Punish Biden, VOTE “uncommitted.” But, VOTE YES for the schools and college millage proposals
February 24th, 20241 Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important......
Dearbornites urged to vote YES on Henry Ford College Ballot proposal – Here is why.
February 23rd, 20240 The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani interviewed Henry Ford College President Russ Kavalhuna about the Michigan presidential primary election ballot. The election will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with early voting available at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center now through Feb. 25. Voters can chose from...
Henry Ford College President Russ Kavalhuna explains millage proposal
February 22nd, 20240 https://youtu.be/ex_91tK_z0M?si=cImbEytU-PdEYpa2
Special interview with Dr. Glenn Maleyko, superintendent of the Dearborn Public Schools
February 22nd, 20240 https://youtu.be/rIVecoDjWdw?si=yyOjg2_tY7lP6oIW
A message to Biden: Arab Americans are urged to vote “uncommitted” in Michigan’s presidential primary on Feb. 27
February 13th, 20242 Michigan community leaders are encouraging voters to select "uncommitted" in the Michigan primary elections, hoping to send a message to President Biden before November that they're unhappy with U.S. support for Israel in the conflict with Gaza. "The main push is Joe Biden's stance on the conflict taking place between Israel and......
Trump wins the Nevada Republican caucuses, continuing his march to the nomination
February 11th, 20240 LAS VEGAS — Former President Trump easily won the Nevada caucuses on Thursday, the fourth contest he has captured on his march to the GOP nomination. It was a glide path for Trump, who faced no major competition in the caucuses after most of his opponents dropped out of the race and the last one standing, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki...
Detroiters can weigh in on election district maps
February 9th, 20240 DETROIT —Residents are being asked to show up, speak up and choose their preferred district map this month when the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) convenes public hearings for comments. The commission wants resident feedback to select from nine versions of a proposed district map plus an independent......
Election 2024: It’s not the economy, stupid
February 1st, 20240 In the run-up to 1992’s presidential election, chief strategist James Carville relentlessly hammered on a simple message for Bill Clinton’s Democratic campaign: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Social issues and foreign policy, Carville theorized, were mere distractions. Voters would prioritize their pocketbook prospects over such...
Poll: Trump beats Biden comfortably in Michigan — but loses to Whitmer
January 12th, 20240 Donald Trump would soundly defeat Joe Biden in Michigan — but the state’s Democratic governor would fare much better against Trump in a hypothetical matchup, a new poll showed. The poll, conducted by the Michigan-based Glengariff Group from Jan. 2 to Jan. 6, has the former president beating Biden by 8 points — 47 to 39 percent —......
