Latest Stories By Clara Hendrickson

In his first public remarks since falsely saying he won re-election hours after the polls closed, President Donald Trump lashed out at ballot-counting efforts in several states, alleging with no evidence that the system was stacked against him in multiple ways. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal […]

Incumbent Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is up for re-election in a tight race against Republican challenger John James, a Detroit-area businessman. This is James’ second Senate run. He lost his 2018 race against Sen. Debbie Stabenow. The Cook Political Report finds that Peters has an advantage in this competitive race, which could determine which party […]

A new ad from the American Principles Project, a conservative political action committee, claims that incumbent Democratic Sen. Gary Peters is “too extreme for Michigan.” “All female athletes want is a fair shot at competition, at a scholarship, at a title, at victory. But what if that shot was taken away by a competitor who […]

The Jewish Democratic Council of America, a political action committee that advocates for Jewish priorities, is targeting Michigan Republican Senate candidate John James with an ad that links him to anti-Semitism. The ad points to two examples as evidence that James has been “caught red-handed trafficking in anti-Semitism,” which the ad says is “at an […]

On Aug. 4, Michigan held its primary election. The races before Michigan voters included primaries for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state Legislature and local offices. Michiganders also cast their vote on a number of local propositions. “By all the metrics we’re looking at, it was a success,” Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said […]

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers pushed for a state takeover of Detroit’s elections after the Wayne County Board of Canvassers identified a number of problems with processing absentee ballots cast by Detroit voters in the August primary. In 363 out of the city’s 503 precincts — roughly 72% — the number of absentee ballots […]

With the crucial 2020 census running in the midst of a pandemic, many officials worry that undercounted communities will lose out on billions of federal health care dollars allocated to states and localities based on census data. Rep. Andy Levin, who represents Michigan’s 9th congressional district, took to Twitter to try to explain what’s at […]

In a digital attack ad, the Michigan Democratic Party says the tough-on-China stance Republican Senate candidate John James has taken during the campaign is inconsistent with his own business practices. James is the president of James Group International, a logistics and warehousing company primarily serving the automotive industry, which relies heavily on extensive supply networks […]

As Michigan voters head to the polls today to vote in the state’s primary election, some are wondering whether they need to bring an ID with them to cast a ballot. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 36 states in the U.S. have laws requiring or requesting voters to present some form of […]

In the race for Oakland County executive, incumbent Dave Coulter is facing off against Andy Meisner, the current county treasurer, in the Democratic primary. Dark money ads are trying to tarnish Coulter based on his policing record while he served as Ferndale’s mayor. Oakland County was long governed by Republican county executives until August 2019 […]

With state primary elections ongoing and the November general election a few months away, you can expect to be inundated with posts, comments, attack ads, and all types of election-related content if you haven’t already. The coronavirus has fundamentally changed the campaign season this election cycle. More so than ever, candidates, interest groups, foreign actors, […]

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced in May that all registered voters in the state would receive an application to vote absentee in the August primary and November general elections. Shortly after that, three court cases were filed in the Michigan Court of Claims declaring Benson’s action illegal. Judge Cynthia Diane Stephens recently denied […]