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Workers not uniting behind DSA

What did the country ever do to white college graduates to make them feel so disaffected from its economic and political system? The wave of socialist victories in Democratic primaries is being driven by well-educated white voters who are more extreme than the rest of the Democratic ...

Absentee ballots, early voting sites offer options for primary

At a time when voting by mail has been increasingly challenged — President Donald Trump has repeatedly leveled unfounded claims of fraud against absentee ballots, including in his prime-time speech a week ago in which he called them “inherently corrupt” — state election officials this week said more Michigan voters are opting to use this method this summer. With two weeks left before the Aug. 4 primary election, 572,553 Michigan voters had already cast their ballot, according to data publicly available on the relaunched Michigan Voting Dashboard, mi.gov/votingdashboard. Voter ...

Almanac for June 23, 2026

Today is Thursday, July 23, the 204th day of 2026. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1967, deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that led to five days of violence and resulted in 43 deaths. Also on this date: In 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first car, a Model A, for $850. In 1958, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II named the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords. In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh ...

House votes for Department of War renaming as part of defense bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Department of War. It also would provide for a ...

MSP reminds public it’s OK2SAY for safer schools

The state’s OK2SAY program — a means for reporting potential harm or criminal activities directed at students, school employees or schools — had a busy year in 2025, officials said. OK2SAY recorded 10,777 tips, its second-highest use volume since its 2014 start, Michigan State Police stated in a news release marking the release Tuesday of the 2025 OK2SAY Annual Report. The number highlights the vital role OK2SAY “plays in safeguarding Michigan’s youth and fostering safer school environments,” according to MSP. The goal of OK2SAY is to stop harmful behavior before it ...