Jacqueline GaNun

Walter Usakowski, from left, a retired worker from the Ford Motor Co.'s Sterling Axe Plant who plans to vote for the union's slate of Democratic candidates in the midterms, talks with United Auto Workers union canvassers LaShawn Barnett, Kim Avouris and JJ Jewell in Shelby Township, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacqueline GaNun)

UAW tries to reassert political power in Michigan as the union faces internal divisions

Jacqueline GaNun

The United Auto Workers union generally supports Democrats, but members are divided over whether Democrats or Republicans better represent working-class interests.

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a news conference at the base of the Spirit of Detroit monument in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Politics & Government

Kamala Harris to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

Jacqueline GaNun

Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Michigan next week to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

Politics & Government

Democrats try to present a united front in Michigan after bitter primary

Jacqueline GaNun

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates, coming together three days after a heated U.S. Senate primary highlighted divisions between the party's progressive and moderate wings.