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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Bolden fights for abortion rights, supporters say

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a luncheon hosted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Many of Trump’s former cabinet members did not attend the RNC

Graduating college students sitting during a ceremony.

Biden administration forgives more student loan debt

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-MI., speaks during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers voted against fair pay for women

Nevada Republican Party chairman Michael McDonald speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Monday, July 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Prominent figures at GOP convention were in mob that marched on Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center before speaking about the Biden Administration's economic agenda in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan among 10 biggest beneficiaries of clean energy jobs boom

LGBTQ Rights

House Republicans vote to overturn Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

Voters cast their ballots at Coit Arts Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 8, 2022.

Young Michiganders led the nation in voter turnout in 2022, but barriers remain in 2024

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump VP pick J.D. Vance wants to ban abortion, including in cases of rape or incest

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) departs a House Democratic Caucus meeting at Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill July 9, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Democratic platform draft calls for lowering health care costs, protecting abortion rights

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, attends a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Russell Building on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

As Biden pleads for country to turn down political rhetoric, GOP lawmakers do the opposite

Trump rally site, Butler, PA, July 13, 2024

Semiautomatic rifle used in shooting at Trump rally is same type used in school shootings