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Notwithstanding Chevy trucks' “Like a Rock” campaign, featuring his endearing song, seems that rock ‘n' roller Bob Seger is actually a Jeep guy. It runs in the family. His daughter Samantha, who is attending college in Michigan, is also a Jeep gal. Seger, who is recuperating from neck surgery in October, which caused him to pause his U.S.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Grammy Award-winning singer Anthony Hamilton and songstress Melanie Fionawere among those who gathered in Detroit to celebrate the birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual Let Freedom Ring Awards ceremony. The event was held at Cobo Center on Monday, Jan. 16.
U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence could face a change in plans for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. On Tuesday, the Southfield Democrat told The Detroit News she was planning to attend the Jan. 30 address but would be dressed like most of the attendees at the Jan. 7 Golden Globes awards event.
President Donald Trump dimmed the chances of a bipartisan deal on immigration reform when he reportedly bashed Haiti and African countries last week, Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said Tuesday, calling the president’s comments “embarrassing” and “uncalled for.” “It’s a setback,” Upton said Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters said Tuesday he has no intention to run for governor this year despite urging by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and others who have not yet backed Democratic primary frontrunner Gretchen Whitmer. Speaking with The Detroit News at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Peters said he was flattered by the recruitment effort but is focused on his current job. U.S.
Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation toured the Detroit auto show Tuesday morning, touting their legislative efforts to clear the way for self-driving cars as automakers took turns showing them models with semi-autonomous features. U.S. Rep.
The Justice Department on Tuesday said it would take the “rare step” of asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for the Trump administration to dismantle a federal program that provides work permits to undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since childhood. The Department of Justice said it filed a notice of appeal before the U.S.
The auto show is a great place to go if you're in the market to buy a car or to get up close to a dream one. Who wouldn't want to get an up close look at some amazing cars like the Rolls Royce Phantom 8. You will want to live in it - which makes sense since it costs just as much as a house. The price tag is $520,000.
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel was honored Monday evening as one of four recipients of the Let Freedom Ring Award at the Cobo Center in Detroit. The award was presented by the Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project, an organization founded by civil rights activist Rev.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children is “probably dead,” casting a cloud over already tenuous negotiations just days before a deadline on a government funding deal that Democrats have tied to immigration.