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How immigration politics clash with reality in the swing state of Arizona

In Nogales, Ariz., immigration and casual border crossings are a way of life. But the pressure is mounting as asylum seekers strain local resources and the economy depends on border traffic.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, disembark from their campaign bus in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, as they travel across Georgia on a 2-day campaign bus tour.

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play

Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz are on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.

Former President Donald Trump dances to a song as he leaves a rally in Johnstown, Pa., on Aug. 30.

More and more artists want Trump to stop using their music. They face a costly fight

The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Wednesday in Milwaukee as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump watches. There are more than a dozen so-called "fake electors" from several states serving as delegates at this year's convention.

Indicted election deniers from several states are Republican Convention delegates

More than a dozen fake electors, indicted for crimes related to attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, are delegates at the RNC to nominate Donald Trump as he tries, again, to win a second term.

"Many Detroiters were leaving money on the table," said Priscilla Perkins, the President and CEO of the Accounting Aid Society.

Worker groups say minimum wage proposal could drive voter turnout

Progressives say a looming Michigan Supreme Court decision could open the door to boosting the state’s minimum wage.

Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, center right, watches against East Carolina as analytics assistant Connor Stalions, center left, looks on during an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 2, 2023. Stalions was suspended by the university last week and is at the center of a sign-stealing scheme that is being investigated by the NCAA.

John U. Bacon: Sign-stealing allegations could have broad implications for Michigan

Michigan Radio's John U. Bacon says an NCAA investigation into alleged sign stealing by University of Michigan football could have broader implications for the program.

Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case

Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for private luxuries. A jury found former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for more than $5.4 million in damages.

Spencer Wood, a regional election security advisor with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, addresses election workers, staff and law enforcement April 10, 2024, at a Committee of Safe and Secure Elections conference in Traverse City, Mich. A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. The committee, formed after the 2020 presidential election, is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead. Wood told the attendees they were not facing the threats alone and praised them as the “frontline defenders” of the nation’s elections. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)

Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help

A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety.

What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes

Former International Joint Commission (IJC) chairs (one a Republican and one a Democrat) on how presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris might handle three Great Lakes issues: Great Lakes restoration, Enbridge's Line 5, and groundwater.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally Saturday, Aug. 17 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Trump and his campaign have planned a week of events, including stops in Pennsylvania, to counter the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago.

Trump will not cede the spotlight to Harris with a week of DNC counterprogramming

The former president will be traveling the country, focused on the issues that his campaign believe matter most to voters: the economy, crime, national security and immigration.

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