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JOEY CAPPELLETTI

Michigan Democratic Party Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Chris Van Hollen. (Collage/AP)
June 25, 2026, 5:33 pm
Progressive senator breaks with Democratic leadership to back far-left Michigan candidate
Chris Van Hollen endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate primary, intensifying battle over party’s direction in one of most important 2026 races
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
US President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he arrives for the G7 summit, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 16, 2026, 7:56 am
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republican lawmakers, wary of trusting the Iranians, say they still don’t know exactly what’s in the agreement; Democrats question what has changed from Obama-era pact
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Right), Democrat of New York, speaks alongside Senator Tim Kaine (Left), Democrat of Virginia, during a press conference after a US Senate vote on a War Powers Resolution blocking further US military action in Venezuela at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 8, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
January 9, 2026, 1:06 am
US Senate pushes back on Trump’s military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote
Five Republicans join Democrats to advance resolution limiting the president’s ability to conduct further attacks against the South American country following Maduro’s capture
By STEPHEN GROVES and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
US President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 12, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
November 13, 2025, 10:15 am
Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after record 43-day disruption
Federal workers fired during closure to be reinstated; Republicans and Democrats remain divided over healthcare subsidies, with vote scheduled for December
By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Matt Brown
Texas state Sen. Pete Flores looks over a redrawn US congressional map during debate over a bill in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
August 23, 2025, 3:05 pm
Texas adopts new Trump-approved electoral map aimed at keeping GOP grip on Congress
Plan creates five Republican-leaning districts; Democrats mount legal challenges and warn of voter disenfranchisement ahead of 2026 midterms
By JIM VERTUNO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Hallie Golden
Paul Manni, from left, Sam Alasri, Wasel Yousaf, Waseem Makani and Abrahim Tamimi, cheer as Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump's speech is broadcast during an Arab Americans for Trump watch party at the Lava Java Cafe, a hookah lounge, in the early hours of November 6, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
February 5, 2025, 10:42 pm
Pro-Trump Arab American group changes name to protest Gaza ‘takeover’ proposal
Organization formerly known as Arab Americans for Trump, which helped lead voter outreach to Arab and Muslim voters in 2024 election, will now be called Arab Americans for Peace
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Paul Manni, from left, Sam Alasri, Wasel Yousaf, Waseem Makani and Abrahim Tamimi, cheer as Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump's speech is broadcast during an Arab Americans for Trump watch party at the Lava Java Cafe, a hookah lounge, in the early hours of November 6, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
November 11, 2024, 11:59 pm
How Trump broke the GOP’s losing streak in America’s largest majority-Arab city
The president-elect won Dearborn, Michigan for his party for the first time since 2000, after some of the city’s Arab and Muslim residents rejected Harris over Israel’s war in Gaza
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and Mike Householder
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during an election night watch party, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
November 7, 2024, 12:23 am
Jewish Democrat Elissa Slotkin narrowly wins Michigan Senate seat
Slotkin’s win gives Democrats a bittersweet victory in swing state Trump managed to snag for a second time
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on board Air Force Two at Philadelphia International Airport, October 21, 2024, in Philadelphia, before departing to Michigan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 29, 2024, 7:40 pm
Disillusioned with Harris’s Israel support, some Arab Americans consider backing Trump
Community members in Michigan say they can’t forgive support for Israel in Gaza war, but don’t want a Republican victory given former US president’s anti-Muslim views
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, June 15, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
June 16, 2024, 4:44 pm
Trump allies seek to woo Arab-American voters unhappy with Biden support for Israel
Republican presidential candidate’s outreach campaign headed by his daughter’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-born businessman with ties in crucial swing state Michigan
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks to reporters March 2, 2023, in Detroit, about her candidacy for the US Senate in 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
May 4, 2024, 11:43 pm
The unexpected Michigan Senate race that could determine control of the chamber
Matchup between Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and GOP’s Mike Rogers could shape up as crucial, with Israel-Hamas war looming as one potential campaign focus point
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Members of the US Capitol Police pull protesters away from the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee during a far-left demonstration against the war between Israel and Hamas on November 15, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 17, 2023, 5:45 am
Clashes outside Democratic HQ show divides in Biden’s base over Israel-Hamas war
Lawmaker says far-left protesters demanding Gaza ceasefire ‘chose violence’ on Wednesday night, as organizer of DC demo says the party ‘is not aligned and is not listening to us’
By Will Weissert, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Police investigate the scene of a shooting at Berkey Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, in East Lansing, Michigan, February 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
February 14, 2023, 6:39 am
Suspect at large after 3 people shot to death at Michigan State University
At least 5 injured, police say, as hundreds of officers hunt for shooter and students take shelter
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and KEN KUSMER
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