ACRL, Lebanese Americans sue Rubio, U.S. defense companies over destruction of homes and properties in Lebanon
August 14th, 20260 DETROIT — The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) held a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Detroit on Tuesday to announce a proposed class-action lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and three American companies accused of helping enable the Israeli military’s destruction of properties belonging to...
Rising health costs are forcing more Americans to forego care
August 14th, 20260 By Sunita Sohrabji While Susan Alleman thought surviving breast cancer would mean putting the hardest chapter of her life behind her, it turns out that was just the start of her travails. Alleman is among millions of Americans who are now seeing their health care premiums rise. Many are being forced to choose between needed care...
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...
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...
The Democratic establishment is panicking
July 17th, 20260 Watching elements of the Democratic Party establishment respond to insurgencies is fascinating. After Senator Bernie Sanders won several early contests in the 2020 presidential nominating process, the establishment panicked. In 2016, Sanders had almost beaten their favorite, Hillary Clinton, before they put their thumb on the scale,...
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...
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...
Poll: Mamdani enjoys higher favorability than Netanyahu among American Jews as views on Israel continue to shift
July 10th, 20260 NEW YORK — A new national survey suggests that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is viewed more favorably by American Jews than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underscoring the growing complexity of political attitudes toward Israel within the American Jewish community. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs...
Millions bid farewell to Sayed Khamenei as Washington and Tehran edge back toward war
July 10th, 20260 While millions of mourners participated in a six-day funeral procession honoring Iran's late Supreme Leader Sayed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed last week came under immediate strain as Washington and Tehran exchanged new military strikes amid a growing dispute over the future control of the...
Defense of the Constitution summons reputation of James’ anti-Muslim bigotry
July 10th, 20260 United States House of Representative member John James’ recent attacks against Michigan Muslims are emblematic of ignorance that must be confronted if we wish to ensure the constitutional rights of all in Michigan. In a recent interview on NewsMax, James misrepresented an Ashura procession in Dearborn as being a gathering of...
Israel debated: Why Palestine is rewriting the rules of domestic U.S. politics
July 9th, 20260 A major showdown on the House floor seemed imminent. An amendment, advanced by the Rules Committee, was poised to force a rare and telling record vote on stripping Israel of $3.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. Brought forward by Republican Representative Thomas Massie and drawing support from key progressive Democrats like...
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in major defeat for the Trump administration
July 3rd, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for constitutional protections on June 30, rejecting President Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship through executive action and reaffirming that the right is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Court ruled 6-3 that...
189 members of Congress follow Tlaib’s lead to block unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Lebanon
July 3rd, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) that sought to limit President Trump's authority to involve American forces in military hostilities in Lebanon without explicit congressional approval. The revised War Powers Resolution failed by a...
U.S. Supreme Court ruling may affect green card holders with pending criminal cases
June 27th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling is drawing widespread attention among immigrant communities after expanding the federal government's authority to scrutinize some lawful permanent residents returning to the United States from international travel when they have pending criminal charges or legal issues that could...
U.S., Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement as Hezbollah rejects direct talks and demands unconditional Israeli withdrawal
June 27th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States, Israel and Lebanon announced Friday that they have signed a framework agreement aimed at ending months of fighting along the Israeli-Lebanese border, marking what officials described as the first step toward a permanent ceasefire and a broader peace agreement. The announcement came as Hezbollah......
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians
June 27th, 20260 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for nearly 1.3 million immigrants from 17 countries currently living and working legally in...
Arab Americans have invested in America. Why is citizenship becoming more expensive?
June 27th, 20260 Few communities better illustrate the immigrant story than Arab Americans. Across the United States — and especially in Metro Detroit, home to the nation's largest Arab American community — immigrants from Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt and elsewhere across the Middle East and North Africa have built......
ICE abandons plan for controversial Romulus Detention Center following legal challenge
June 19th, 20260 ROMULUS — Federal immigration authorities have abandoned plans to convert a warehouse in Romulus into a large-scale immigration detention center, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, marking a major victory for local residents, elected officials and community activists who had opposed the project for months. Nessel...
U.S.-Iran memorandum opens 60-day window for peace, but Lebanon remains a dangerous test
June 19th, 20260 One hundred and ten days after the failed U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, a historic memorandum of understanding was signed remotely on June 17, between the United States and Iran to end the conflict between the two countries. President Trump signed the agreement during a dinner at the Palace of Versailles in France...
UAW delegates vote to divest union funds from Israel bonds, a victory for pro-Palestinians
June 19th, 20260 DETROIT — Delegates attending the 39th Constitutional Convention of the United Auto Workers voted Thursday to prohibit the union from investing in Israel Bonds, marking a major victory for pro-Palestinian activists within the labor movement and signaling a significant shift in the political direction of one of the nation’s most...
An autopsy of the Democrats’ autopsy fiasco
June 12th, 20260 A number of sub-plots undergird the drama that erupted over the Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin’s release of an incomplete “autopsy” of the 2024 election. First, I’ll note that I don’t envy the dilemma in which Martin found himself. Martin had promised to deliver an in-depth examination of what went wrong in......
Trump announces end to Iran war, leaving Israel stunned
June 12th, 20260 WASHINGTON / TEHRAN / BEIRUT — After a week marked by military confrontation and intense diplomacy, President Trump announced what he described as a “great settlement” with Iran, signaling a potential turning point in a conflict that had threatened to engulf the broader Middle East. The announcement followed two nights of military...
Trump pushes for Iran deal while Lebanon remains a central battleground
June 5th, 20260 Despite repeated statements by President Trump predicting an imminent agreement to end the conflict with Iran, developments over the past week offered little indication of a genuine breakthrough. Instead, regional tensions remained high amid what political observers describe as determined Israeli efforts to undermine any potential deal......
SNAP cuts threaten food security in vulnerable communities, new data show
June 4th, 20260 By Sunita Sohrabji During a period marked by soaring food prices, more than 3 million people have lost access to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP — over the past 10 months. An additional 1 million more are expected to lose the critical food safety net over the next six months as new work requirements...
Whitmer rules out 2028 presidential run, plans to take time after leaving office
May 29th, 20260 MACKINAC ISLAND — Gov. Whitmer has ruled out a run for president in 2028, seeking to put to rest years of speculation that she could become a leading contender for the Democratic nomination once her second term as governor concludes. Speaking during an interview with Fox 2 Detroit on the sidelines of the annual Mackinac Policy......
