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JOEY CAPPELLETTI

JOEY CAPPELLETTI

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MidEast|News|Political

'The answer is no': Pro-Palestinian delegates say their request for a speaker at DNC was shut down

Leaders of a Democratic protest-vote movement pushing back on the handling of the Israel-Hamas war say their request to have a Palestinian American speak at the Democratic National Convention has been rejected

'The answer is no': Pro-Palestinian delegates say their request for a speaker at DNC was shut down
Crime|News|Opinion|US|World

Despite smaller crowds, activists at Democrats' convention call Chicago anti-war protests a success

As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable

Despite smaller crowds, activists at Democrats' convention call Chicago anti-war protests a success
Election|Health|Lifestyle|US

Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work

Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for families

Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Election|News|US

Michigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system

Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election

Michigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system
Election|News|US

Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won't endorse Harris but warn against Trump

Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, who helped garner hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, won't endorse Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid

Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won't endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Election|US

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

Republican activists in swing states say they’ve seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump
Election|News|US

Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates

One of the nation's largest Muslim voter-mobilization groups is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid

Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates
MidEast|World

Israeli offensive in Lebanon rekindles Democratic tension in Michigan

Members of Michigan's large Lebanese American community showed up at a rally in metro Detroit to show their support of Lebanon as the conflict in the Middle East escalates

Israeli offensive in Lebanon rekindles Democratic tension in Michigan
News|Sports|US

Walz attends Michigan-Minnesota college football game before final prep for Tuesday's debate

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota

Walz attends Michigan-Minnesota college football game before final prep for Tuesday's debate
Election|US

Haunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in swing state

Some Michigan Democrats are raising concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a crucial swing state

Haunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in swing state
MidEast|News|US|World

US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape

U.S.-arranged flights have brought about 350 Americans and their immediate relatives out of Lebanon this week during escalated fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

US arranges flights to bring Americans out of Lebanon as others seek escape
News|US

A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades

Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan in 30 years

A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city

Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city

Trump insults Detroit while campaigning in the city
Political|US

Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are appealing to middle-class workers in very different ways

Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race
Election|US

Amid worries that Democrats' blue wall may be cracking, governors hit the road for Kamala Harris

The Democratic governors of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this week have embarked on a bus tour through their states to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid

Amid worries that Democrats' blue wall may be cracking, governors hit the road for Kamala Harris
Election|Political|US

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both seeking support from Arab American voters as they campaign in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race

Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states
Election|MidEast|US

Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge

The crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House as the campaign enters its final weeks

Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment|US

Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit

Detroit rapper Eminem has spoken in support of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign in his hometown before introducing former President Barack Obama at a rally

Rapper Eminem and Obama rally voters for Kamala Harris in Detroit
Election|Political|US

Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days

Arab Americans in Michigan are making their final decisions in the presidential election after a year of political turmoil in the nation's largest Arab American community

Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Business|US

Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the event

Donald Trump met with Arab Americans in the nation’s largest Arab-majority city as the Republican presidential nominee works to court the potentially decisive group despite his history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policy

Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the event
Election|Opinion|US

Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader

Democrats spent billions of dollars warning American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy, that his economic policies would benefit only his wealthy friends, that he was literally a fascist

Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader
Election|US

Trump breaks GOP losing streak in nation's largest majority-Arab city with a pivotal final week

Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate since 2000 to win the majority-Arab city of Dearborn, Michigan

Trump breaks GOP losing streak in nation's largest majority-Arab city with a pivotal final week
Election|Finance|US

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors
Americas|Opinion|Political|US

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Some Arab Americans are expressing concern over Donald Trump's picks for key positions in his next administration

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions
Election|Political|US

Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat

Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one

Democrats still don't agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat

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