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A weird thing happened right after the Nov. 3 election: nothing. The nation was braced for chaos. Liberal groups had vowed to take to the streets, planning hundreds of protests across the country. Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a...
As Trump departs, his extremes live on in state GOPs Aaron Blake © Ross D. Franklin/AP Kelli Ward, chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, holds a news conference in November. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) The national Republican Party is confronting a time for choosing. Even aside from its senators’ decisions about whether to convict former president Donald Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial, there is a real question about just how much the party will line up with Trump’s more extreme vision for the future of the party. If recent events are any indica...
Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio There will be a new Republican serving on the bipartisan state board that certifies election results – most recently President-elect Joe Biden’s Michigan victory last November. Governor Gretchen Whitmer – a Democrat – selected Tony Daunt from a list submitted by the Michigan Republican Party. Daunt is the executive director of the Freedom Fund, a conservative foundation with ties to the DeVos family. If confirmed, Daunt will replace Aaron Van Langevelde. He was not re-nominated to serve by the Michigan Republican Party, which submitted a list of t...
Through pandemic, floods and protests, these Michiganders helped all of us weather 2020 Updated on Dec 30, 2020; Published on Dec 28, 2020 20 Michiganders who stepped up in 2020 are pictured in this composite image. Twitter Share A pandemic. A 500-year flood. A summer of clashes between activists and police. In a year that turned much of what we know about the world on its head, everyday Michiganders stepped up and navigated crisis after crisis. Some were motivated by keeping people safe. Some were nudged into new roles, or saw their current roles take on more meaning. Some challenged conve...