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Phone data from around 400 protestors, who descended on Michigan’s capital in late April to protest COVID-19-related government orders, was reportedly collected by a liberal advocacy group, a Tuesday report alleges. The Committee to Protect Medicare and Affordable Care group used cell phone data generated by an application called VoteMap to track the movements of the rally’s attendees after they ...

A 22-year-old woman was arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tuesday for allegedly encouraging protestors to loot and act violently, which she captured on a Facebook Live video, MLive reported. The video streamed over the weekend showed Alexandria Lyons drinking beer allegedly stolen from a local bar, according to court records. An additional video streamed from her home shows allegedly stolen ...

The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Michigan federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by seven businesses challenging the restrictions imposed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement of interest is part of Attorney General William P. Barr’s April 27, 2020 initiative directing Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband ...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she censors her criticisms of President Donald Trump to ensure that Michigan continues to receive aid from the federal government. Asked in an Axios interview if she censors her comments about POTUS “for the sake of continuing to receive federal assistance,” Whitmer said, “Yes.” Whitmer also said she was worried about the criticism she received ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is following through on a threat to keep President Donald Trump out of her state after he refused to wear a mask while touring a Michigan car plant. The president is no longer welcome in Michigan, Nessel told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Thursday after saying earlier in the day on CNN that Trump would be asked ...

President Donald Trump delivers a speech Thursday at the Ford Component plant in Rawsonville, Michigan. The event is scheduled to begin at 3:20 p.m. EDT. Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through CDN is available for re-publication without charge under the Creative Commons license. Visit our syndication page for details and requirements.

President Donald Trump will tour the Ford Rawsonville plant on Thursday then listen to African-American leaders and deliver a speach from the Ford plant. Keep up with Trump on Our President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s Itinerary for 5/21/20 – note: this  page will be updated during the day if events warrant Keep up with Trump on Our President’s Schedule Page. ...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday that she will not change the way she runs Michigan during the coronavirus pandemic. The Michigan governor discussed her coronavirus restrictions and the protests that have erupted against her executive orders during an interview with Fox News. Whitmer sparked outrage after implementing strict stay-at-home orders prohibiting Michigan residents from visiting their family and friends, ...

President Donald Trump speaks to workers during a Celebration of the recently signed U.S. – Mexico – Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) being held at Dana Incorporated in Warren, Michigan on Thursday. Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through CDN is available for re-publication without charge under the Creative Commons license. Visit our syndication page for details and requirements.

GOP U.S. Senate contender John James announced Tuesday that he outraised his Democratic incumbent in a state President Donald Trump won in the 2016 election. James’s campaign announced that it out-raised rival Democratic state Sen. Gary Peters by $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, reporting fundraising numbers of $3.5 million. The announcement came about an hour after Peters ...

The Michigan GOP Headquarters was vandalized with explicit graffiti twice in two separate incidents on Saturday morning and Monday night, according to a press release from the group. “FUCK ICE” was spray painted prominently on the front of the building Saturday, the statement said. Another overnight attack Monday left an additional “FUCK ICE” message in conjunction with multiple “FUCK COX” ...

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Flint citizens can move forward with lawsuits targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of the city’s lead contamination problems. The EPA under former President Barack Obama was too slow to intervene in the case, according to U.S. Judge Linda Parker, who ruled that the federal government was not immune from legal action in the ...

President Donald Trump will hold a Make America Great Again rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Thursday evening. An estimated 3,000 people were standing in line 5 hours before the event and the 11,000-seat Van Andel Arena is expected to be at or over capacity for President Trump’s first rally since the Mueller Report proved that he was right about not ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing what some opponents are calling a draconian gas tax increase to fix the state’s crumbling road infrastructure. Whitmer’s budget proposal will include a 45-cent gas tax increase, which would be phased in over three separate intervals, the governor’s spokeswoman Tiffany Brown told reporters Monday. The rate would begin increasing in October, hit its second phase ...

Fiat Chrysler announced Tuesday that the company opening a new auto assembly plant in southeast Michigan as part of a multi-billion expansion into the city of Detroit. The plant will provide roughly 6,500 jobs to the city and is considered a monumentally large commitment, especially given Detroit’s recent struggles. The Mack Avenue Engine factory will be converted to an assembly ...