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A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make a visit to Metro Detroit this weekend and before her trip she spoke one-on-one with Local 4′s Rhonda Walker.

On Wednesday, Local 4 reached out to every Michigan lawmaker in Congress and asked them an open question about the shooting trend.

For the past year, activists with LGBT Detroit have been paying close attention to reproductive rights legislation in the event of a challenge.

The Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday.

The Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans joining to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

The group’s members include former governors, members of Congress, presidential advisors and party officials who all agree the Republican Party needs to be fixed of challenged by a new party entirely.

WASHINGTON – Questions are being raised about the public apology sent out on Tuesday night by Michigan’s highest-ranking Republican, State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey. READ: Top Michigan Republican stands by Capitol ‘hoax’ commentsShirkey apologized on Tuesday after a video was released of a Feb. 3 meeting in which he told Republicans that the siege at the Capitol “wasn’t Trump people. He claimed to believe it was a hoax. During Wednesday morning’s Senate session, Shirkey appeared to double down on those beliefs in a side conversation that was caught on a nearby live microphone. READ: Michigan Sen. Mike Shirkey falsely claims US Capitol riot was ‘hoax from day one’ in videoAdIn a private conversation with Democratic Lt. Gov.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON – On Tuesday afternoon, the US Senate voted that former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional, even as most Republicans vote against proceeding. The trial started Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute the former president. New: Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’AdWatch live coverage here:

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as the Senate considers whether he can be held responsible for the Capitol riots. The Senate will convene at 1 p.m.Watch live coverage here:The trial begins Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute the former president. AdNew: Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as the Senate considers whether he can be held responsible for the Capitol riots. The Senate will convene at 1 p.m.Watch live coverage here:The trial begins Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute the former president. AdNew: Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial as the Senate considers whether he can be held responsible for the Capitol riots. The Senate will convene at 1 p.m.Watch live coverage here:The trial begins Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it’s even constitutional to prosecute the former president. AdNew: Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida – On Monday, Donald Trump announced the opening of the Office of the Former President. Trump who served one term as the 45th President of the United States created the Office as he faces a Senate impeachment trial expected to begin the week of Feb. 8 over the Capitol riot. The Office was created in Palm Beach, Florida where Trump reportedly opened a headquarters to focus on post-presidential affairs. “The Office will be responsible for managing Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism,” a statement from Trump read. The statement continued, “President Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People.”Read: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8More on the US Capitol riot

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) heads to the floor to call the House of Representatives into a pro forma session on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Later today the House will be sending the Articles of Impeachment of former President Donald Trump to the Senate which will trigger the start of the trial. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to send the article of impeachment charging former President Donald Trump with “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate. Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. More details: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8Live Coverage

DETROIT – On Inauguration Day, Local 4′s Paula Tutman put together a round table of more than 30 local students. They watched the inauguration and discussed their thoughts and feelings on the historic event. READ: Metro Detroit students share thoughts on historic presidential inaugurationStudents joined Paula Tutman again on Friday to reflect on the history of the week and share their pride and their pain. This time, 31 students from schools across Metro Detroit discussed the inauguration, the history and what’s next. Metro Detroit students share thoughts on historic presidential inaugurationEvery presidential inauguration makes history in some way.

President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks on his administration’s response to the economic crisis at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. It follows Democratic President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to halt new drilling on federal lands and end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address climate change. Its effect could be further blunted by companies that stockpiled enough drilling permits in Trump’s final months to allow them to keep pumping oil and gas for years. But there are other ways an ambitious Biden administration could make it harder for permit holders to extract oil and gas.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci will join Press Secretary Jen Psaki for a briefing at the White House at 4 p.m. on Thursday. One directive calls for a addressing health care inequities in minority communities hard hit by the virus. “We need to ask average Americans to do their part,” said Jeff Zients, the White House official directing the national response. Surveys have shown vaccine hesitancy is high among African Americans, a problem the administration plans to address through an education campaign. But Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, the top White House health adviser on minority communities, said she’s not convinced that race should be a factor in vaccination.

Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day started at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, share a laugh during an event to announce several choices for positions in the Biden administration at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

Members of the military band participate in a dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Capitol, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

(Win McNamee/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office on Wednesday, January 20 at the U.S. Capitol. Harris, the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American vice president, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina member of the Supreme Court. NBC News live coverage of Inauguration Day begins at 7 a.m.Watch Live Inauguration coverage below:Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inaugurationAP: President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida. Vice President Mike Pence has spoken with his successor, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, calling her on Thursday to congratulate her and offer assistance, according to two people familiar with the call. Pence will be attending Biden’s inauguration, a move Biden has welcomed.

President-elect Joe Biden arrives to speak at an event at The Queen theater, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)(Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

LANSING, Mich. – All this week state capitals across the country have been preparing for expected protests ahead of the inauguration. On Friday morning a 6-foot fence will be built around the Michigan Capitol Building. State to install 6-foot fence around Michigan Capitol building ahead of possible armed protestsThe state of Michigan is planning to install a six-foot tall fence around the Capitol building due to the possibility of armed protests, Capitol Commissioner John Truscott said. The fencing will be installed Friday before potential weekend protests, according to the state. On Monday, the Michigan State Capitol Commission unanimously voted to ban the open carry of guns from inside the Michigan Capitol, effective immediately.

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee during his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP, File)WASHINGTON – Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigned Monday, days after criticizing President Donald Trump over the riot at the US Capitol. He said Pete Gaynor, who ran the Federal Emergency Management Agency, would become the acting homeland security secretary. Last week, Wolf asked Trump and all elected officials to “strongly condemn the violence” that took place at the Capitol. Wolf said he has condemned violence on both sides of the political aisle, specifically directed at law enforcement.

DETROIT – While the impeachment process plays out, President-elect Joe Biden said the theme of his inauguration will be “America United.”Many people are asking how do you move toward unity without accountability? Many believe it will be a difficult process until politics are removed out of accountability and criminality. In 1960, the Gurri family left their home in Cuba to escape a brutal dictator named Fidel Castro. Dr. Margharita Gurri said she is deeply pained by the insurrection at the nation’s capital last week. She said she believes there must be accountability.

The 25th Amendment has never been used to remove a president -- but it’s there for a reason. The 25th Amendment, proposed by Congress and ratified by the states in the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, provides the procedures for replacing the president or vice president in the event of death, removal, resignation, or incapacitation. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session.

Violence, vandalism, and insurrection have no place in this great country of ours. We are a nation of laws, not mobs,” Whitmer said. “While we come from different backgrounds and political parties, Governor Whitmer and I share a deep love for our country,” Snyder said. That’s why I join with Governor Whitmer in calling on people of goodwill across America to pray for peace, calm, and healing.”“Now is the time to put this election behind us once and for all,” Whitmer added. As Americans, there is no problem we can’t solve, and no challenge we can’t meet.

READ: Pro-Trump groups storm US Capitol, force lockdown: Follow live coverageAt about 2:15 p.m., the U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown as groups breached the Capitol steps. https://t.co/iKYIGCvFk1 — Rep. Debbie **Wear A Mask** Dingell (@RepDebDingell) January 6, 2021I am safe in a secure location. — Rep. Debbie **Wear A Mask** Dingell (@RepDebDingell) January 6, 2021We have been told the Capitol is now secure. — Rep. Debbie **Wear A Mask** Dingell (@RepDebDingell) January 6, 2021Haley StevensCongresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) released two tweets. @realDonaldTrump should demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Grounds immediately.

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco home of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, was vandalized on New Year’s Day. Responding officers found graffiti painted on her garage door and a severed pig’s head left in the driveway. Police say the graffiti referenced $2,000 COVID relief payments and rent cancellations. The messages were covered with garbage bags, and the pig’s head was removed. Police are still investigating the vandalism.

DETROIT – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she is ready to file sanctions against the attorneys who filed lawsuits on behalf of the Trump campaign. The lawsuits have been filed in Michigan and in federal courts. READ: Michigan AG returns fire on Trump: ‘You’re not our type’This year was spent battling COVID lawsuits, election lawsuits and fighting to shutdown Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. Nessel has spent a good part of 2020 defending the governor’s COVID executive orders and orders from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Then there are the election lawsuits on behalf, or in association with, the Trump campaign.

LANSING, Mich. – Dominion Voting Systems is taking action after finding themselves the target of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Grosse Pointe woman was a freelance IT worker for Dominion Voting Systems at Detroit’s TCF Center. Lawyers for US Dominion Inc.Last week the CEO of Dominion spoke out. You published these statements, even though you knew all along that your attacks on Dominion have no basis in reality. Lawyers for US Dominion Inc.READ: Michigan AG to GOP on voter fraud evidence: ‘Put up or shut up’

DETROIT – Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell announced on Monday that he is disaffiliating from the Republican Party. Although he voted to re-elect President Donald Trump, Mitchell finds the president’s push of conspiracy theories about the election to be disqualifying behavior. READ: Michigan electors unanimously seal election win for Joe Biden, Kamala HarrisToday I am disaffiliating from the Republican Party. “This party has to stand up for democracy first for our Constitution first and not political considerations,” he said. The Electoral College took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost his race for reelection.

Michigan congressman Paul Mitchell has left the Republican party and cited President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election among the reasons why. Mitchell requested to change his party affiliation to independent for the remainder of his term in office. However, with the leadership of the Republican Party and our Republican Conference in the House actively participating in at least some of these efforts, I fear long-term harm to our democracy.”Mitchell previously announced his retirement from Congress and shared parting thoughts on Flashpoint. The enter letter is available in the embedded Tweet below:Today I am disaffiliating from the Republican Party. See my letter below: pic.twitter.com/76IxC4FMvJ — Rep. Paul Mitchell (@RepPaulMitchell) December 14, 2020WATCH: Congressman sues Michigan Gov.

DETROIT – Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is addressing the nation on Election Day results. The Associated Press has declared Joe Biden the winner of the grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises. You can watch the Trump campaign’s address in the video player above. LIVE COVERAGE: Joe Biden projected as next U.S. President2020 Election headlines

DETROIT – We’re just one day away from Election Day. Workers have already begun sorting, but not counting, the scores of absentee ballots at the TCF Center in Downtown Detroit. That puts us at a 60 percent total of the state turnout from 2016 -- and that’s before Election Day voting even starts. Cindy Gambon, with the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation is working to make sure Detroit residents show up on Tuesday to vote. “Extra poll workers are on standby ... Equipment has been tested and the Secretary of State is confident that Detroit is ready.

LANSING, Mich. – President Donald Trump stopped in Lansing Tuesday a week before Election Day. He made a stop at Capital Region International Airport for a rally. Whitmer, the co-chair of the Biden campaign, which prompted the crowd to chant the controversial “lock her up” chant that first cropped up earlier this month in Muskegon. READ: Trust Index fact check: What Trump said about Michigan governor’s husband, ‘prison’ lockdownTrump also took a shot at UAW leadership, who typically back the Democratic Party. He also claimed Biden and his policies would hurt Michigan.

LANSING, Mich. – President Donald Trump will be making a stop in Michigan to hold a campaign rally just one week before the presidential election. READ: Trust Index fact check: What Trump said about Michigan governor’s husband, ‘prison’ lockdownThe Trump Campaign announced last week that the president will be holding rallies in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Trump will be at the Capital Region International Airport in Lansing on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. Trump and other Republican candidates are expected to speak at the event. According to the campaign, doors open at 11 a.m. and all attendees will be given a temperature check, masks and access to hand sanitizer. The campaign said those who attended are instructed to wear a mask.

By most accounts, the last presidential debate was an ugly affair -- in which polite discussion was the exception instead of the rule. WATCH LIVE: Trump, Biden in final 2020 presidential debateOn Thursday night, in Nashville, there will be the option of muting the participants' microphones -- but should it really have to come to that? A group of young debaters in Detroit know what it means to have a civil exchange of ideas and on Thursday the showed how it was done. The debate students at Loyola High School in Detroit are preparing to watch the debate. READ: Trump posts unedited ’60 Minutes' interview before it airs -- see it hereWatch the video above for the full report

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Vice President Mike Pence made a campaign stop in Metro Detroit on Thursday. He slammed Joe Biden for not answering whether he wants to pack the Supreme Court if elected. When you run for the highest office in the land, the American people deserve to know whether you respect the highest court in the land,” Pence said. That answer was in response to questions about whether he would seek to add justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. “I want Trump and Pence to know there’s people in Michigan that are for him,” Dumiter said.

DETROIT – Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped in Michigan on Friday and made public remarks on maintaining the Affordable Care Act as well as praising Michigan Gov. Local 4′s Mara MacDonald sat down with Biden for a one-on-one conversation. Both Biden’s and President Donald Trump’s campaigns have been in Michigan this week. The Gary Peters and John James Congressional race will be the focus of a special hour-long Flashpoint this Sunday. You can tune in to Local 4 at 10 a.m. to hear from both candidates.

Natasha Dado is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit. Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. The president began speaking at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. MACON, Ga. – President Donald Trump delivered remarks while campaigning in Georgia. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

All rights reserved.) – Watch a live NBC News Special Report as President Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, provides an update on Trump’s condition at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4. You can watch live coverage in the video player below. Live Coverage

(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) BETHESDA, Md. – Watch NBC News Special Report’s live coverage as Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump provides an update on the President’s condition at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Saturday he was nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “I am thrilled that President Trump has chosen Amy Coney Barrett to serve as the next associate justice on the Supreme Court. Amy Coney Barrett has a proven track record of protecting our Constitution, honoring the sanctity of life, and fighting for the rule of law. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is an unconscionable assault on the Affordable Care Act. As I have said before, I do not support the Senate moving forward on a Supreme Court nomination until after Inauguration Day.

NEW YORK – New York City’s Empire State Building is lit up red, white, and blue in honor of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You can view the Empire State Building in the video player below.

DETROIT – Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is expected to hold a “shop talk” event with Black men who are leaders within Detroit. Harris said she plans to discuss the fight for racial justice, the power of Black men voting in this election and more. Biden visited Detroit earlier this month, and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, was in Flint on Tuesday and will later visit Detroit. Trump campaign officials said volunteers have been knocking on doors and doing other field activities across the state. Democratic state leaders said they learned hard lessons and that the party has worked to connect with Black voters.

(Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. You can watch live coverage on Ginsburg’s death in the video player below. Live Coverage

Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

Kid Rock will join Donald Trump Jr. in Harrison Township for a Make America Great Again event Monday. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Bumpers Landing Boat Club, located on River Road. Registration for the event is mandatory. You can sign up here.

That personal connection you make with eh voter at the door, President Donald Trump campaign staffer Parker Maddock said Monday. READ: Michigan SOS: Delayed results could stretch Nov. Election Day into election weekMaddock is the daughter of Michigan Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford Township) and national advisor to the Trump campaign Meshawn Maddock. Despite the pandemic, the Trump campaign has taken a more traditional approach, which includes knocking doors and hosting smaller in-person events. READ: Harris warns suppression, interference could alter electionThe campaign for former Vice President Joe Biden has been nearly entirely virtual. In 2016, President Trump won the Great Lakes State but just under 11,000 votes.

DETROIT – The Democratic National Convention kicked off on Monday night. Despite that, Michigan Gov. WATCH: Day 1 of 2020 Democratic National ConventionWhitmer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were two of the bigger names to speak as the convention started around 9 p.m. But while Whitmer blames, Trump leads, and I look forward to our state awarding him with another victory this November.”READ: More Democratic National Convention coverage

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is holding a press briefing at the White House Monday afternoon as coronavirus cases in the country top 5 million. The United States leads the world as the country with the most coronavirus cases. Today’s briefing is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Monday. Live Coverage

Natasha Dado is a digital content producer for ClickOnDetroit. Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will hold a news conference at the White House beginning 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

TROY, Mich. The presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden sat down for a one-on-one interview with Local 4 on Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics. Gretchen Whitmer is no longer in the mix when it comes to picking a vice president. Look, your governor is, shes really capable, shes really capable of doing virtually anything, Biden said. Biden did confirm that he will be announcing his vice president pick next week. Number two, local police are able to take care of the problems they have in their states.

DETROIT Theres a new push from House Democrats to get the Senate to take up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. READ: Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyds deathAs elected officials, Debbie Dingell and I, are both clearly aware that we must enact policy. Thats why you all sent us to Congress, not to give speeches, said Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence. Lawrence and Dingell said they represent the people, and thats why they voted for the act. How important is to have this bill in predominately African Americans communities like Detroit, like a St. Louis.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. University of Michigans Crisler Center would have been the verbal battleground for President Donald Trump and democratic nominee Joe Biden in the second debate of the 2020 election. Some at the University of Michigan are downright disappointed with the announcement made by the The Commission on Presidential Debates -- stating the second presidential debate will now be held in Miami at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The decision was made following U of M president, Mark Schlissels letter to the commission -- asking to be released from the agreement because it was unsafe due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Continuing the trend of staying in the southern region, the following debate will take place in Nashville, Tennessee at Belmont University. This will be the second time a presidential debate will take place in Miami.

WEST POINT, New York His relationship with top military officials strained, President Donald Trump on Saturday will address the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy against a backdrop of urgent questions about the role of soldiers in a civil society. DETAILS: Trump addresses West Point grads amid tension with militaryWatch live coverage:

Published: May 22, 2020, 1:12 pm Updated: May 22, 2020, 1:54 pm(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)WASHINGTON – Watch live coverage as President Trump holds a press conference at the White House. Trump spoke briefly at the conference and called on governors around the country to open religious institutions that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch the press conference here.

Gretchen Whitmer has been tapped to deliver the Democratic response following President Trump’s State of the Union address. I think the whole world should be paying attention to Michigan,” Whitmer said. READ: Trump wants to deliver State of Union even if trial underwayWhile it may not be the whole world, but a good chunk of the country will hear Whitmer deliver the reponse for the Democratic party following Trump’s State of the Union. We’re thinking about our futures and how to get ahead, but we’re also thinking about our families too,” Whitmer said. The State of the Union is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4.