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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she's behind him 100%

Jul. 01, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday insisted that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance. ...

Democrat Elissa Slotkin makes massive ad buy in Michigan Senate race in flex of fundraising

Jul. 01, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is using her fundraising advantage in the race for Michigan’s coveted open U.S. Senate seat to drop $8 million on advertising in the final weeks leading up to the general election. Slotkin is the overwhelming favorite to win...

Atthaya Thitikul birdies final hole and celebrates Dow Championship team win with Ruoning Yin

Jun. 30, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Atthaya “Jeeno” Thitikul of Thailand made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole as she and Ruoning Yin of China won the Dow Championship on Sunday by closing with an 8-under 62 in the fourballs format. Thitikul and and Yin, good friends who each briefly...

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance

Jun. 29, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. ...

Biden makes appeals to donors as concerns persist over his presidential debate performance

Jun. 29, 2024 21:49 PM EDT

RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump. “I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees at the...

Here's why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket

Jun. 28, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November. There is no evidence Biden is willing to end his campaign. And it would be nearly impossible for...

Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet

Jun. 28, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s unsteady debate performance reverberated among candidates up and down the November ballot on Friday, but nervous Democratic candidates mostly kept their discomfort to themselves or downplayed it, even as gleeful Republicans looked to seize the...

Michigan deputy is fatally shot during a traffic stop in the state's second such loss in a week

Jun. 28, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

OSSEO, Mich. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot during a rural traffic stop, becoming the second Michigan deputy to be killed on the job in less than a week. Police said the suspect was later shot and killed when he exchanged gunfire with state troopers. The Hillsdale...

Environmentalists appeal Michigan regulators' approval of pipeline tunnel project

Jun. 28, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

Environmentalists are challenging Michigan regulators' decision to approve encasing part of an aging Enbridge Energy oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, arguing that they failed to properly consider alternatives that would minimize climate impacts. ...

Court revives lawsuit over Detroit-area woman who was found alive in a body bag

Jun. 28, 2024 15:07 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. A judge was wrong to dismiss the lawsuit in favor of Southfield...