Michigan

Republicans defend US House majority as 50 competitive races loom ahead of 2026 midterms

The outcome of the races could decide whether Democrats gain the three seats needed to reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans.

The US Capitol exterior after the US House of Representatives approved legislation to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.
US Rep. Haley Stevens(D-MI0 (right) in conversation with The Jerusalem Post's Amichai Stein.

Pro-Israel Dem. Haley Stevens says anti-Zionism has become a hate movement in America -interview

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. Super PAC event on Aug. 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Vance meets with Temple Israel rabbi on Michigan visit, offers support to community

Influencer and political commentator Hasan Piker is introduced during a campaign rally in Wisconsin in August.

Hasan Piker incites millions against Jews, and the silence is deafening - opinion


Elissa Slotkin, Jewish Democrat delivering the response to Trump, has a riveting immigrant story

Sen. Elissa Slotkin will deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union speech, spotlighting her swing-state win, pro-Israel stance, and bipartisan approach.

Elissa Slotkin of Michigan speaks before US President Joe Biden at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 in Howell, Michigan, Oct. 5, 2021.

Pro-Hamas vandals desecrate University of Michigan memorial to slain Bibas family

The memorial – named 'The Rock' – is a large orange boulder with the names Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel written on it.

 The Rock memorial in honor of Bibas family at University of Michigan vandalized

2nd Conference for Palestine to be held after pro-terrorist Detroit event

"Our goal is to unite in support of Palestinian liberation, contribute to rebuilding efforts, and uphold the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to remain on their land," PYM said on Instagram.

 Palestinian Youth Movement's publicity poster for the 2nd People's Conference for Palestine, February 2025.

University of Michigan fires diversity administrator who said Jews are 'wealthy and privileged'

The administrator, Rachel Dawson, formerly worked as director of UoM's office of academic multicultural initiatives.

 Rachel Dawson,  The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

'Clear act of intimidation': University of Michigan Jewish regent’s house, car vandalized

“The University of Michigan condemns these criminal acts in the strongest possible terms,” said UMich Public Affairs.

 Graffiti on the car of Jordan Acker

Demonstrators with Nazi flags target a Michigan production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’

Demonstrators held flags with Nazi swastikas and reportedly chanted a pro-Donald Trump slogan.

 (L-r) Demonstrators waved Nazi flags across the street from a community theater production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, Nov. 9, 2024; the group then moved onto nearby Fowlerville, Michigan.

Role reversal: Trump stumps for Arab votes, Bill Clinton speaks truth to state with large Arab pop.

Michigan is a critical swing state, one that Trump won by 10,000 votes in 2016 but lost by 150,000 in 2024. The Arab and Muslim vote is critical, but so is the Jewish vote.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, US, November 1, 2024.

Arab Americans ahead of US elections: 'Trump can end bloodshed'

Trump visited Dearborn, a city with the largest Muslim population in the US, on Friday, where footage showed Trump being endorsed by Albert Abbas, an Arab American.

 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with local leaders of the Muslim community as they endorsed him onstage during a campaign rally at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, October 26, 2024.

Trump, in battleground Michigan, says we have to get Lebanon conflict over with

"I know many people from Lebanon and we have to get this whole thing over with," Donald Trump told an audience of Arab Americans in Michigan.

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee Donald Trump attends a rally in Wisconsin this week.

Emhoff and Torres highlight Kamala Harris' pro-Israel stance to Michigan Jewish voters

The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one that riffs on the name of the first service of Shabbat.

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, together with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, plant a tree to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Washington.