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DETROIT FREE PRESS: UAW's Fain leads rally over Dearborn layoffs; manufacturer says it's done nothing wrong UAW President Shawn Fain, with politicians in tow, led a crowd of several hundred UAW members Thursday afternoon, Aug. 14, from Local 600 in Dearborn along Miller Road to the site of Cleveland Cliffs, a steel producer that recently laid off more than 500 UAW-represented… Read more »

DC NEWS NOW: Social Security marks 90th anniversary Thursday marks the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act.  President Franklin Roosevelt signed it into law in 1935 as a way to give older Americans economic stability, but today the program faces future funding challenges. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Thursday honoring 90 years of Social Security.  The… Read more »

MLIVE: New Instagram map feature is dangerous for kids, Michigan congresswoman says U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is speaking out against a new map feature on Instagram, saying it poses risks to children and abuse survivors by sharing their location. “It’s dangerous for kids, kids can be tracked, domestic violence victims can be tracked,” the Ann Arbor Democrat said. “I am deeply… Read more »

MLIVE: Ann Arbor congresswoman honored for support of scientific research amid federal cuts Congresswoman Debbie Dingell tightly clasped a wooden plaque affixed to a small 3D-printed microscope early Friday afternoon, waving one hand as she listed the benefits of supporting scientific research with federal funding. Her staff had gathered for a retreat in a side room at the… Read more »

WEMU NEWS: Rep. Dingell among Dems concerned about U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers' pro-Trump tariff stance Michigan House Democrats are rallying against Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers' pro-Trump tariff stance. Michigan 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is raising concerns that having a lawmaker who would approve President Trump’s tariff policy… Read more »

FOX 2 DETROIT: Department of Veteran Affairs cancels union contracts: Lawmakers and attorneys respond In February, Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell stood in front of the Detroit Veterans Affairs Hospital, which bears her late husband's name, as the federal government fired thousands of federal workers. Big picture view: On Wednesday, the latest blow to workers at the VA… Read more »

MICHIGAN ADVANCE: Dingell and Ann Arbor-area hospital leader hash out concerns over available beds On Monday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) sat down with leaders in the emergency department at Trinity Health Ann Arbor, to discuss the issues troubling the hospital amid an uncertain environment for health care providers. During the meeting Dingell asked… Read more »

CNN: ‘House is gone. Cars are gone’: Paul Whelan’s life one year after his release from a Russian prison For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia… Read more »

DETROIT FREE PRESS: Debbie Dingell: Trump’s Medicaid cuts will kill Americans | Opinion The fight to protect and expand Medicare and Medicaid is personal to me, and I’m deeply concerned about the current state of health care in our country. My late husband, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, presided over the House of Representatives that approved Medicare in 1965, and he was by President… Read more »

WMYD DETROIT: As DTW begins using controversial landing system again, Dingell calls to suspend use of it A risky landing system first exposed by the 7 Investigators is being used yet again at Detroit Metro Airport, and sources told 7 News Detroit that air traffic controllers were instructed to use it during Monday’s severe weather at DTW. Meanwhile, a congresswoman is now asking the… Read more »