Political texts and calls flood Michigan voters' phones as midterms approach
An expert says political campaigns have broad authority to contact voters, even those whose phone numbers are registered on the National Do Not Call Registry.
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An expert says political campaigns have broad authority to contact voters, even those whose phone numbers are registered on the National Do Not Call Registry.
The results of this race could play a major role in who controls the U.S. House.
A Mitchell Research poll conducted for CBS Detroit and other Michigan stations has El-Sayed at 51% and Rogers at 44% among likely voters, up from a 45.6% to 41.4% edge in early October.
Vice President JD Vance addressed the audience in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday to rally support for Republican candidates in the general elections less than a week away.
Six candidates are vying for the seat Dana Nessel will be leaving due to term limits.
From candidates to outside groups, political ads are competing for voters' attention in the final days before the election.
Michigan voters have returned 1,392,170 ballots with one week to go for the Nov. 3 election, the Michigan Secretary of State says.
Early voting is off to a strong start across Southeast Michigan, with thousands of Detroiters already casting their ballots ahead of Election Day.
Joined by city leaders, the Detroit Federation of Teachers and the United Auto Workers, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was back in Detroit on Monday for a press conference.
Former Wayne County Judge Vonda Evans said that handing down a decision isn't a quick process, even on a good day.
Michigan's U.S. Senate race is one of the most-watched in the country, with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers competing for the most votes.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to be in Michigan this week to celebrate the signing of the Nutrition Education Pledge by dozens of hospitals and unveil an official badge.
With the midterm election fast approaching, this weekend will see some of the most high-profile group of names visiting Michigan in a long time — former President Barack Obama and President Trump.
The event is scheduled for noon local time on Oct. 27 at CHI Aviation on Bowen Road.
A Wayne County judge held a five-hour hearing on Thursday regarding the residency of former City Councilman Muhith Mamood, who recently took the lead for Hamtramck mayor after 37 absentee ballots were counted nearly a year after the 2025 election.
On tariffs, an issue with direct implications for Michigan's auto industry, the candidates drew a clear contrast.
The U.S. Department of Justice intends to place federal election monitors in seven Michigan cities during the November 2026 midterm election, Michigan officials said.
In their final debate ahead of the midterm election, Michigan U.S. Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers discussed local topics that have become hot-button issues among voters in the state.
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was in Detroit for a tour of a new exhibit at the Norwood, where the Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room currently sits.
With less than two weeks before the election, Republican candidate Mike Rogers launched a statewide bus tour.
A Bridge Michigan analysis found that close to 1 in 10 of the more than 5,400 local elected positions on the ballot could be left vacant. Rural communities are hit hardest, and school boards make up close to a third of the gaps.
Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed are in the home stretch of the race to represent Michigan in the Senate. On Tuesday they laid out their different financial visions at the Detroit Economic Club.
Michigan voters will have a chance to decide whether to limit certain campaign finances through a citizen-led initiative.
As the city of Hamtramck awaits the conclusion of legal challenges and election proceedings related to the 2025 mayoral election, officials say Adam Alharbi will remain in the city's top spot until then.
The Michigan Secretary of State says Monday is the deadline for Nov. 3 voters to register by mail or online.
