A top Michigan clerk is quitting. She can’t take the voting lies anymore 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, Bridge Michigan October 8, 2026 Frustrations over election […]
Editor’s note: In letters sent after the Oct. 8 U.S. Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, most writers either viewed the debate as a wash, or believed El-Sayed was the winner. We strive to present a fair reflection of reader sentiment when publishing letters to the editor, but the two letters from readers […]
Fact check: What Jocelyn Benson really said about Trump’s tax bill 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 Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 9, 2026 Pro-John James […]
Fact check: Gilchrist, Forlini spar over election denialism in SOS debate 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 Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan October 8, 2026 Anthony Forlini and Garlin […]
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs, war, more 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 8, 2026 Republican Mike Rogers and […]
Democrat Garlin Gilchrist and Republican Anthony Forlini will take the stage Thursday night, Oct. 8, for an hour-long debate at the University of Michigan’s campus as each seeks to become Michigan’s next Secretary of State. As part of a debate-packed week in Michigan ahead of the midterm election on Nov. 3, the candidates for Secretary […]
LANSING — Republican President Donald Trump called Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “Mohammed El-Sayed” in an Oct. 7 social media post that was quickly denounced as racist by Arab American leaders in Michigan. Trump’s message on Truth Social came a day before El-Sayed, who is Muslim and a former public health official, was to […]
Fact check: Mike Rogers voted against drug imports from Canada 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 Miles MacClure for Bridge Michigan, Bridge Michigan October 7, 2026 As he criticizes […]
LANSING — The number of absentee ballots returned in Michigan rose 30% from the same point before the 2022 midterm election as of the morning of Oct. 6, according to data released by the Secretary of State’s office. As of 7 a.m. Oct. 6 — four weeks before Election Day on Nov. 3 — Michigan […]
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers appears to be breaking with President Donald Trump on another key issue less than a month before Election Day. “Drinking a Labatt and watching the Red Wings, man, it just doesn’t get any more Michigan than that,” Rogers said in a new ad released Oct. 7. “Here […]