Dearborn

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says the city saw record-breaking midterm voter turnout during the recent midterm elections. He says it was in an effort to elect Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim U.S. Senator despite the heavy anti-Arab and anti-Muslim rhetoric surrounding his campaign.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., about why his city turned out in record numbers to elect Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate.

District leaders say the bond is one of the largest in state history. But they also say it comes after two decades of underspending on school infrastructure.

“We are reading the tea leaves on the messages that the Pentagon is putting out,” Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said.

Honestly, I don't think I'll ever understand how some people who purport to be Christian so thoroughly miss the actual teachings of Jesus Christ.

A New York Times reporter breaks down how Canadian manufacturers are navigating the Trump administration's trade policies. Also, recapping what happened when white nationalist protesters showed up at Dearborn City Council this week.

“The crusade has begun,” far-right activist Jake Lang said, and then, addressing Muslims, he added, “Your time in this country is running short.”

City officials are asking residents to stay away from Tuesday's Dearborn City Council meeting unless they have business there.

Dearborn Public Schools have proposed a $1.51 billion bond to be voted on during the November election that aims to replace or renovate all 36 district facilities over a 20-year period.

"I didn't go and fight extremists to have them on our doorstep here,” said Congressman John James, who served as helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army during the War in Iraq. “Under no circumstances will we be a home in Michigan for extremism.”