Fact checks, takeaways: Barack Obama blasts Trump, touts El-Sayed, in Detroit by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan Barack Obama told a Detroit crowd the 2026 midterms are the ‘last best chance’ to combat the Trump administration Obama endorsed of Abdul El-Sayed, comparing the US Senate candidate’s trajectory to his own Donald Trump, JD Vance are also […]
Late $1.8M surge for John James tests Michigan campaign finance law by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan October 24, 2026 $1.8M Michigan Repubilcan Party ad buy for gubernatorial nominee John James sparks legal complaint by Democrats Spending is linked to Dan and Douglas DeVos, who contributed $2 million to a separate committee that gave to […]
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed not a ‘fake doctor’ or licensed physician by Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 23, 2026 Republican Mike Rogers and President Donald Trump have attacked Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a ‘fake doctor’ El-Sayed is a doctor with a doctor of medicine degree from Columbia University El-Sayed […]
Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers: These voting groups may decide the Michigan race by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan October 22, 2026 Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed making appeals to unconventional voting blocs, shoring up their bases ahead of Nov. 3 election Rogers bullish about his chances among Black and Jewish voters, while El-Sayed is coming for […]
Young Americans are unfriending their parents. A recent survey found that “38% of U.S. adults are estranged from at least one family member.” It’s due to something called “value dissimilarity.” In layman’s terms ― your mom finds your gender ideology perplexing, and your dad shows no enthusiasm for the rise of communism in the country. […]
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers debate trade, money, immigration, more by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan October 21, 2026 Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed offer competing visions for US Senate in second and final general election debate Both sought to make the case that their opponent was untrustworthy and was obscuring unsavory parts of their record […]
Fact check: John James bought second home, but no evidence he left his district by Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 22, 2026 In Michigan governor’s race, Jocelyn Benson claims John James moved across the state and left district he represents in Congress James did buy a $2.7 million home outside his district, […]
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed pitch competing economic visions This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan October 20, 2026 US Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed […]
Michigan voters have been told Proposal 2 will “Mop Up Michigan” by removing corrupt money from campaigns. In reality, it would give the secretary of state and attorney general broad power to police the speech of Michigan nonprofits and associations under vague, subjective standards. Prop 2 is ostensibly aimed at electric and gas utilities and […]
‘Please, I need a clerk!’ No candidates for almost 500 positions on Michigan ballots This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Ron French and Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan October […]