Michigan
5 Takeaways From the Campaign Trail
Rebecca Noble/Reuters Trump has another rally on Sunday in Arizona, where his pick, Kari Lake, is locked in a dead heat with her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs, in the governor’s race. Lake, a former news anchor, stumped recently with Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.
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G.O.P. Feuding and Chaos Endanger the Party’s Chances in Michigan
PONTIAC, Mich. — “Dear Mr. President,” the letter began. Donald J. Trump’s estranged former education secretary, Betsy DeVos — last seen trying to remove him from office using the 25th Amendment after the Capitol riot — took pen in hand the other day to plead with him to look past Michigan’s no-holds-barred Republican infighting and […]
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Trump Backs Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s Chaotic G.O.P. Governor Primary
Former President Donald J. Trump endorsed Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s Republican primary for governor, giving Ms. Dixon, a former media personality, a boost as the crowded field heads into the final weekend of campaigning. Ms. Dixon is one of three Republicans in the race — out of five total — who have asserted that Mr. […]
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Energy Department will lend G.M. and LG $2.5 billion to build battery factories.
The U.S. Energy Department said Monday that it would lend $2.5 billion to a battery maker owned by General Motors and LG Energy Solution to build battery factories, advancing the Biden administration’s plan to promote electric vehicles and reduce dependence on China for critical components. G.M. and LG Energy, a South Korean battery maker, are […]
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Mallory McMorrow, Who Lashed out at G.O.P., Becomes a Democratic Money Machine
Mallory McMorrow, the state senator whose fiery April floor speech denouncing Republicans’ treatment of the L.G.B.T.Q. community as a “hollow, hateful scheme” made her an instant political celebrity on the left, has raised more than $1 million on behalf of her fellow Michigan Democrats. For an individual state lawmaker, that’s an impressive haul, campaign finance […]
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With Swag and Swagger, State Democrats Vie for Front of Presidential Primary Line
WASHINGTON — High-ranking Democrats distributed gift bags and glossy pamphlets, waxing poetic about New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport and the New Jersey Turnpike. Midwestern manners barely masked a deepening rivalry between Michigan and Minnesota. And state leaders deployed spirited surrogate operations and slickly produced advertisements as they barreled into a high-stakes process that will determine the […]
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Michigan’s Chaotic G.O.P. Primary for Governor: ‘It’s a Circus’
The two front-runners are off the ballot, with one moving to a write-in campaign. The next-best known candidate is in court over charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. And there’s been no shortage of lawsuits. Welcome to the Republican primary for governor in Michigan. “It’s a circus. It’s the only […]
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Michigan Governor Candidate Ryan Kelley, Who Was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Is Arrested
Ryan Kelley, a Republican running for governor in Michigan who was at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, was arrested at his home in Allendale, Mich., on Thursday morning, according to Mara R. Schneider, a special agent with the F.B.I. Mr. Kelley is the first person running for election in a major state or […]
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Ford Plans 6,000 New Union Jobs in Three Midwestern States
President Biden has backed substantial subsidies for electric vehicles, including vehicles made by unionized employees, but those measures have languished in the Senate and their prospects are uncertain. In the meantime, much of the job growth tied to electric vehicles has occurred at nonunion facilities owned by newer automakers like Tesla, Rivian and Lucid, or […]
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