With Canada’s vaccination rates higher now than in US, some are wondering if continued closure is more about the southern border than northern one.
Author: Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press
Rep. Justin Amash exploring 2020 run for Libertarian nomination
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Rashida Tlaib defends Holocaust comments on Seth Meyers’ show in face of ‘racist idiots’
The Detroit congressman defended her comments on the Holocaust and Palestine and suggested that Republican critics are “racist idiots.”
Rashida Tlaib still wants Congress to look into impeaching President Trump
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Congress considers devices on cars to prevent drunken driving after death of Michigan family
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Detroit congresswoman uses Thomas Jefferson’s Koran for swearing-in ceremony
The new congresswoman from Detroit, the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress, plans to use Thomas Jefferson’s Koran for the ceremony.
Government shutdown? You’ll still get mail and packages, be able to travel
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Democrats say General Motors gets Trump tax cut, workers get shafted
Congressional Democrats say General Motors took tax cuts which were supposed to help workers but are cutting employees anyway.