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Rogers and El-Sayed attack each other forcefully as first Michigan Senate debate grows hostileGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The first Michigan Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was combative Thursday as the two candidates continuously attacked each other and, according to the moderator, even continued debating during a commercial break. It was the culmination of weeks of sparring online and
FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIWASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections. Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller gets consent beforehand. The petition…
Innamorato’s $3B Allegheny County budget plan spares layoffs, hikes no taxes; County Council must approveAllegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed a $3 billion 2027 budget Tuesday night that would avoid a tax increase and employee layoffs while eliminating 150 vacant positions as the county grapples with rising costs and cuts in state and federal funding. The operating budget is $1.25 billion, the capital budget
U.S. citizen who was shot by immigration agent in Chicago files lawsuit alleging he fired from behindCHICAGO — An American citizen shot by a Customs and Border Protection agent one year ago during a sweeping immigration crackdown in Chicago filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Monday, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and fired into her vehicle from behind. Federal prosecutors initially accused
Tennessee Republicans consider more execution options after Christa Pike lethal injection failsSome of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which relied on a large dose of pentobarbital. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the state’s Republican candidate for governor, said Pike’s unsuccessful execution last week “should not