U.S. Politics
U.S. Politics
Trump proposes new immigration plan favoring skills over family ties, Pelosi calls it “condescending”
May 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump said he wants to overhaul the immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of...
Suspect in attack at San Diego synagogue also investigated for mosque arson
April 29th, 20190 POWAY - The 19-year-old suspect accused of opening fire at a synagogue in Poway on Saturday brings concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the...
Civil liberties avenger, federal Judge Damon Keith, dies at 96
April 28th, 20190 Federal Judge Damon Keith, who decided cases that involved some of America’s controversial political and social issues, died early Sunday morning, family members......
Police arrest Florida man for threatening calls to Tlaib, others
April 24th, 20190 Washington — Police have arrested a Florida man and charged him with making threats by phone last week to freshman U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit, and two other...
State Representative Abdullah Hammoud to receive Distinguished Service Award at HFC commencement ceremony
April 18th, 20190 Dearborn, Mich. — The 2019 Henry Ford College (HFC) Distinguished Service Award will be presented to State Representative Abdullah Hammoud at the afternoon......
U.S. official: Washington will not remove Sudan from terror list while military rules
April 18th, 20190 WASHINGTON - The United States will not remove Sudan from the state sponsor of terrorism list until the country’s leadership and policies change and the military no...
Democrats condemn Trump tweet linking Ilhan Omar and 9/11 attacks, accuse him of endangering her safety
April 13th, 20190 A day after President Trump tweeted what many are calling an inciteful and "disgusting" video linking Minnesota State Rep. Ilhan Omar to the 9/11 attacks, Democratic......
Trump calls out Dems for not supporting Israel, including Ilhan Omar shortly after man arrested for death threats against her
April 8th, 20190 LAS VEGAS — President Trump had strong words for U.S. Democrats this past Saturday, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, whom he called out just hours after it was...
Michigan officials and community leaders promote Census at rally, echo concerns over discrimination and under-representation
April 5th, 20191 DETROIT — Officials and community leaders gathered on Monday, April 1, to kickoff the Detroit 2020 Census effort. In a packed room at Focus: Hope in Detroit, Mayor......
Political and policy skills are merging
April 2nd, 20190 Here’s a surprise: The skills that can be used to win in politics are increasingly the skills needed to produce good policy. I know. You look at the policy stalemates...
The shameful attack on Ilhan Omar that backfired
April 2nd, 20190 What happened to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was troubling. On the one hand, because she dared to challenge the way supporters of Israel have worked to silence debate on......
Presidential candidate Booker reveals shockingly close ties with AIPAC in newly leaked recording
April 1st, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presidential candidate Cory Booker has been revealed as a strong supporter of the American-Israel Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as well as...
World united in condemnation over Golan Heights tweet by President Trump
March 24th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A global backlash against President Trump has unfolded after statements by Germany and France over his tweets on Israel and the Golan Heights, Yahoo......
CAIR-MI leader defends Ilhan Omar, calls for support amid climate of anti-Muslim bigotry
March 9th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan (CAIR-MI) has been busy in recent months, especially as Muslim Americans have attained success and...
After heated debates, House passes resolution condemning both anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim hatred
March 7th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House overwhelmingly passed a large-scale resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry on Thursday, including anti-Muslim statements and......
Omar fires back at latest attack: “Being opposed to the occupation is not anti-Semitism”
March 4th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days after lawmakers nearly came to blows in West Virginia over a poster linking her to the 9/11 attacks solely because of her religion...
Departing Michigan Republican chairman Weiser announces he has cancer, will not seek re-election
February 24th, 20190 LANSING —Outgoing Michigan GOP party chairman Ron Weiser has announced he is not seeking re-election to another two-year term, after sharing that he has been diagnosed......
Sadaf Jaffer sworn in as America’s first female Muslim mayor
February 20th, 20190 MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Sadaf Jaffer was sworn in as mayor of Montgomery Township, N.J., a rapidly growing municipality of about 25,000 north of Princeton, making her...
Senate votes to rebuke Trump’s Syria policy in amendment to Mideast bill
February 16th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to rebuke President Trump's troop withdrawal policy on Syria, in a bill expected to pass the chamber later this......
Trump declares national emergency to build border wall, Michigan Democrats criticize decision
February 15th, 20190 LANSING - Prominent Michigan Democrats are responding to President Trump’s national emergency declaration to pay for a wall at the...
American politics’ great divide
February 15th, 20190 One of the more striking political developments of the last few years has been the partisan sorting of American voters. It used to be that both the Republican and......
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar fires back at Trump as AIPAC controversy continues
February 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following in the footsteps of her colleague, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MINN) sparked controversy this week with...
Poll: Most Americans aren’t fans of Trump as a person or president
February 2nd, 20190 WASHINGTON — A new poll has found that most people in the U.S. aren't fans of Donald Trump as either a person or president. The survey, conducted by Langer Research......
