Joey Cappelletti – Page 8

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ comments

February 5, 2025 at 2:31 p.m.

A group that played a key role in Donald Trump’s voter outreach to the Arab American community alongside his allies is rebranding itself after the president said that the U.S....

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to an Associated Press reporter during an interview Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Monroe, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Michigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg

December 10, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.

Pete Buttigieg has stated that he won’t make any decisions about his future until after the Biden administration ends on Jan. 20. He has fielded calls from Michigan Democrats urging...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center, listens to Albert Abbas, owner of The Great Commoner, left, as Massad Boulos looks on during a visit to the cafe, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Some Arab Americans who voted for Donald Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

November 18, 2024 at 7:39 a.m.

After winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters.

Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors

November 16, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more...

People attend an Arizona Democrats watch party on election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader

November 6, 2024 at 5:49 p.m.

After Kamala Harris’ decisive loss, Democrats enter a second Trump presidency with no clear leader, no clear plan and no agreement on what caused them to be so wrong about...

FILE - This combination of images shows from left, Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers in University Center, Mich., on Oct. 3, 2024, and opponent U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, on Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo Alex Brandon, left; and AP Photo Paul Sancya, File)

Democrats look to defend Michigan’s open Senate seat, a rare opportunity for Republicans

November 5, 2024 at 9:49 p.m.

Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers are competing for Michigan's open Senate seat.

Assad Turfe, a Lebanese American and the deputy executive of Wayne County, recalls the detainment of his wife, during an interview, Oct. 23, 2024 in Dearborn, Mich. Turfe is among the few Arab American leaders in Michigan to have endorsed presidential candidate Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election’s final days

October 29, 2024 at 7:54 a.m.

Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite.

Donald Trump responds to a question from a reporter after his remarks on Aug. 20, 2024 at the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in Howell, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Donald Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work

August 29, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for families.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and Shawn Fain, President of the UAW, right, speaks at a campaign rally at UAW Local 900, Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Wayne, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz show their support for organized labor with campaign stop at Detroit union hall

August 8, 2024 at 4:15 p.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are showing their support for organized labor by appearing at a Detroit-area union hall.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, before she delivers remarks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly miss tarmac confrontation with Vance

August 7, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are spending their first full day as running mates Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to...

All Stories