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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Endorses Donald Trump

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick endorses Donald Trump in a Michigan Republican Party radio ad, sparking debate and highlighting diverse political voices.

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Audio: 2020 fake elector brags on tape

Meshawn Maddock admitted to collusion with Trump lawyers in a 2020 radio interview: report

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GOP officials call Nessel's Trump elector charges a 'witch hunt,' defend slate

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A group of Republicans on Wednesday defended 16 GOP electors for signing a false certificate claiming former President Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020, a day after Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel filed criminal charges accusing them of engaging in election fraud.

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16 false Trump electors face felony charges in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel is leveling felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP.

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Michigan's attorney general charges 16 people in fake elector scheme

The so-called fake electors signed documents falsely attesting that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.

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Michigan Republican Party's bank accounts down to $93K, recording reveals

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party has about $93,000 in its bank accounts 16 months before the November 2024 presidential election, a revelation GOP insiders said paints an alarming financial picture for a political party that had full control of state government five years ago.

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Michigan Republican chairperson Karamo, others ordered to pay legal fees for failed election lawsuit

A judge has ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees incurred by the Detroit clerk’s office to fight their lawsuit challenging absentee voting in the city

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Michigan GOP attempts to tie gun reforms to Holocaust, faces backlash

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party's official social media accounts made misleading posts Wednesday to try to connect Democrat-backed gun proposals to the Holocaust, spurring criticism from both sides of the political aisle.

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Michigan Republicans face debt, crossroads on presidential primary

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party is facing $460,000 in debt and is in a "pickle" about the looming presidential primary race, according to comments recently made by new state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo.

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Ex-Michigan GOP chair, others interviewed for AG's fake Trump electors probe

LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel's investigators have interviewed Laura Cox, the former chairwoman of the Michigan GOP, and other prominent Republican officials as they examine whether 16 Donald Trump supporters broke the law by signing a certificate falsely claiming he won the 2020 election.

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Commentary: Searching for a (workable) two-party system

Recently, in an election of national significance, a Donald Trump-backed candidate was easily bested in his quest to lead the Michigan Republican Party, a state considered pivotal for control of both the Senate and the presidency in 2024. Trump’s choice for the post, Matthew DePerno, had all the qualifications to…

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Michigan GOP leaders, residents demand answers on toxic waste from Ohio train

ROMULUS, Mich. — Republican leaders and residents are demanding answers on why hazardous materials were set to be transported from East Palestine, Ohio, to Michigan without public input or warning.

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Karamo to lead Michigan Republican Party, beating Trump-endorsed DePerno

LANSING, Mich. — Kristina Karamo, who lost her secretary of state race by 14 percentage points but refused to concede, will lead the Michigan Republican Party following an 11-hour convention and three rounds of voting Saturday at the Lansing Center.

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Leaderless Michigan GOP seeks new direction in chair race

The Michigan Republican Party is set to elect its next chair at Saturday's spring convention from a 10-candidate field after the party suffered sweeping losses in the state in the 2022 midterms

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Donald Trump endorses Matt DePerno in crowded race to lead Michigan GOP

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Matt DePerno on Friday night to become the next chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, a move that could boost the former attorney general candidate's support among GOP delegates in next month's state convention.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reopens investigation into false Trump electors

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday her office is reopening its investigation into the 16 Republican electors who signed a certificate falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump had won the state's 2020 election.

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Defeated election conspiracists seek to lead Michigan GOP

The Republicans who lost their races for Michigan’s top three statewide offices after promoting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election are not planning to go quietly

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Michigan GOP memo blames Tudor Dixon's performance for lost majorities

Lansing, Mich. — A Thursday memo from Paul Cordes, the chief of staff for the Michigan Republican Party, blamed the party's historic midterm election losses on GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon's performance and an internal power struggle.

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GOP mailers feature Michigan Democratic candidates' cellphone numbers

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats accused the state Republican Party on Thursday of crossing an ethical line in a volatile political climate by including the personal cellphone numbers of Democratic candidates in campaign mailers.

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Buttigieg responds to GOP official Maddock's 'weak little girl' tweet: My kids will 'have better values'

DETROIT — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he's raising his children to "have better values" than Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock, who called him a "weak little girl" on Twitter earlier this week.

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GOP's former gubernatorial hopefuls in Michigan mull running with Dixon, set stage for possible lieutenant governor fight

LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates Ryan Kelley and Ralph Rebandt said Wednesday they were considering seeking their party's nomination for lieutenant governor, opening the door to a potential fight at the Aug. 27 GOP convention.

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Tudor Dixon wins the Republican nomination for Michigan governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tudor Dixon, a conservative commentator and first-time candidate who won the backing of powerful allies, including former President Donald Trump, will be the Michigan Republican Party's nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.

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