VP Joe Biden Speaks To Detroit On Labor Day [AUDIO]
When Biden took to the stage, he said American workers owe a debt of gratitude to union workers.
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When Biden took to the stage, he said American workers owe a debt of gratitude to union workers.
Biden has been to Detroit frequently throughout the last few years, as he also headlined a fundraiser for Michigan Democrats and spoke at the same parade in 2012.
"We need to understand that there isn't some sort of negotiation or compromise with Putin," Boris Potapenko said.
Appearing in Detroit for a political conference at Cobo Center, Vice President Joe Biden said many "unanswered questions" remain.
Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. auto industry's resurgence since the 2009 federal bailout provides a strong basis for a Motor City recovery.
Vice President Joe Biden says the way people have reacted to the Boston Marathon bombings and Texas fertilizer plant explosion has been incredible.
A multi-agency team will sweep the halls to ensure the building is safe and secure before the vice president arrives in Detroit.
Vice President Biden is headlining a fundraiser for Michigan Democrats this weekend.
Mounting questions are being asked about Benghazi, which could lead to the Oval Office. If it is found that President Barack Obama lied about not knowing that the attack was a terrorist attack the nation could very likely repeat the events of Nixon's resignation.
Obama plays basketball and Romney campaigns on Election Day
Can anyone other than Vice President Joe Biden himself imagine Joe Biden as a presidential candidate after all we've learned about him in the past four years while he has sat one heartbeat away from the presidency?
Both political parties – Republicans and Democrats – are known for getting carelessly carried away with name calling when stakes and tensions are high in the political arena. Regardless, there is no excuse for the type of name-calling that has surfaced over the past week.
Romney won this debate in more ways than one – most impressively due to his dignified style.
It's great that Obama made the binders the headlines since last Tuesday night's debate because the truth about Mitt Romney's record on hiring women and the truth about Obama's alleged war on women is finally coming out – and helping Romney in the polls.
There were so many blatant signs of Obama-favored bias displayed by CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley that one scarcely knows where to begin. She caused the difference between Romney's huge win in the first debate and his extremely narrow win in the second.
Romney so misrepresented his record in Denver that it will be hard for the former Massachusetts Governor to walk it back tonight because Romney will be lying about his record to a room full of voters.
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A man has been charged in the theft of a Secret Service rental truck that was carrying equipment for Vice President Joe Biden's Labor Day visit to Detroit.
Mitt Romney's apprentice salesman stepped on the stage last night and delivered his talking points, but little more. Throughout the night, Joe Biden delivered lesson after lesson to the ambitious young Congressman from Wisconsin.
Both candidates did what they had set out to do. Biden reached out to his base, and Ryan spoke to those who don't like the direction the country is headed. Republicans are likely not happy that Ryan didn't deliver the knock-out debate Mitt Romney did a week ago while Democrats are, as previously stated, ecstatic Biden didn't have a bad night.
Metro Detroiters woke up Friday morning overwhelmed with opinions following the debate between Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and Republican candidate for Vice President Paul Ryan.
First, try to make Paul Ryan look inexperienced and un-Presidential and, two, hold the Romney/Ryan ticket accountable for their ever changing policies and focus on Mitt Romney as someone that cannot be trusted.
Which will you watch on TV Thursday night? The vice-presidential debate or the Tigers game?
Americans continually hear that the president of the United States can do nothing about gas prices. John Hofmeister says that isn't true. The doubled gas prices could have been avoided but no one in a political position who can do anything about the prices wants to do anything.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are going for the "campy" image which screams "we're just regular guys" on the 2012 campaign trail. America has never seen the final stretch of a presidential campaign like Obama and Biden are presenting this time around.
Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Mayor Mary Sheffield says she grew up attending the Detroit Auto Show. On Monday, she toured the grounds at Huntington Place for the first time as mayor of the Motor City.
Testimony continued on Monday, Jan. 12, for the four people charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Troy nearly a year ago.
Nearly two weeks into her role as Detroit mayor, Mary Sheffield has hit the ground running with some major moves in the city.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Monday unanimously approved Kent Syverud as the 16th president.
General Motors is back on Woodward Avenue. The automaker's world headquarters is now at Hudson's Detroit.
Michigan Lt. Gov Garlin Gilchrist II announced a major shift in his political goals, aiming now for the Secretary of State role rather than running for governor.
President Trump is scheduled to speak to the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday, the nonprofit said Saturday afternoon.
Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Mayor Mary Sheffield says she grew up attending the Detroit Auto Show. On Monday, she toured the grounds at Huntington Place for the first time as mayor of the Motor City.
Mayor Mary Sheffield says she grew up attending the Detroit Auto Show. On Monday, she toured the grounds at Huntington Place for the first time as mayor of the Motor City.
General Motors is back on Woodward Avenue. The automaker's world headquarters is now at Hudson's Detroit.
President Trump is scheduled to stop in Southeast Michigan on Tuesday, speaking to the Detroit Economic Club and touring Ford's Rouge Center.
For the first year, Charity Preview Junior is kicking off the Detroit Auto Show festivities.
Michigan Overland Adventure, an automotive industry exhibit celebrating off-road adventures, will debut during the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay.
Protests are still breaking out across the country after a Minneapolis woman was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. CBS News Detroit spoke with people with differing perspectives on the issue on Sunday.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
The wall text, which summarized Trump's first presidency and noted his 2024 comeback victory, was part of the museum's "American Presidents" exhibition.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Eligible Detroit families will receive $1,500 during pregnancy, along with $500 per month for six months, for a total of $4,500 through Rx Kids.
FDA-approved semaglutide drug is the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss available in the U.S., according to drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Adrian College's Alex Weaver beat out 117 other competitors to win the college singles cornhole national championship on Jan. 2.
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and John Collins added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 98-92.
Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million in salary arbitration while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million.
Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals, scoring his second goal of the game into an empty net with 3:53 left to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
The end of the week feels very different
The Detroit Red Wings honored former player Sergei Fedorov by retiring his No. 91 jersey on Monday. Fedorov spent 13 seasons in Detroit, helping the team win three Stanley Cup titles.
Mayor Mary Sheffield says she grew up attending the Detroit Auto Show. On Monday, she toured the grounds at Huntington Place for the first time as mayor of the Motor City.
Testimony continued on Monday, Jan. 12, for the four people charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Troy nearly a year ago.
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield announced on Monday the city's first chief executive of Health, Human Services & Poverty Solutions.