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Three men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 will continue to serve their prison sentences as ordered. Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson on Monday, Jan. 27 ...

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Barb McQuade, a former U.S. attorney in Michigan who has written critically ... “I would start a militia for Donald Trump. I dare say I’d— I would die for Donald Trump, obviously.” ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Jocelyn Benson, currently Michigan's secretary of state, announced her campaign Wednesday for the state's governor in the 2026 election cycle. Current governor Gretchen Whitmer ...