Federal Government

The federal court has dismissed the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Washtenaw County over policies regarding its immigrant community. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Some Michigan Republicans are raising alarms after an online video that purports to confirm a non-citizen’s presence on the state's voter roll. Colin Jackson has more.

Professor of law practice at U-M and former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Barbara McQuade joined WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor for discussion about her new book, “The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.” The book looks at how corruption, cruelty and chaos can become governing tools while also offering civic reforms and actions citizens can take.

President Donald Trump’s new executive orders again try to restrict the U.S. Constitution’s promise of birthright citizenship. Colin Jackson has more on what that could mean for Michigan.

With Thursday the anniversary of Medicaid becoming law, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is encouraging her constituents to oppose changes that could cost millions of Americans their healthcare coverage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat held their final primary debate Monday night. We have more from Rick Pluta

President Donald Trump, in a national address Thursday, cited an alleged voter registration fraud scheme in Muskegon from 2020 as evidence that elections aren’t secure. State officials say it shows the opposite is true. Rick Pluta has more

The recently enacted Congressional housing bill will have some benefits for Ann Arbor. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to place election monitors in Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing for Michigan’s August primaries. We have more from Rick Pluta.

It's the first "1st Friday" with former state lawmaker Rebekah Warren and Michigan League of Conservation Voters President/CEO Lisa Wozniak as your hosts. For this month's edition of "1st Friday Focus on the Environment," Rebekah and Lisa talked about the current state of the Great Lakes with Cameron Davis, who served as a senior advisor to the administrator of the EPA and as "Great Lakes Czar" during the Obama administration.