Six votes trigger Hamtramck mayoral recount between Mahmood and Alharbi

November 27th, 20250 HAMTRAMCK – The Wayne County Board of Canvassers voted on Tuesday to authorize a recount in the Hamtramck mayoral election, at the request of City Councilman Muhith Mahmood, who lost by just six votes. The recount is scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Wayne County Clerk’s Office. Five teams of two people...

First Muslim woman confirmed as a U.S. federal judge

June 16th, 20231 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will have its first Bangladeshi American and first Muslim woman federal judge after the Senate confirmed Nusrat Choudhury on Thursday. The vote in the Democratic-led Senate narrowly passed along party lines. President Biden nominated the civil rights attorney to the United States District Court for the...