Isabella Volmert
State Government Reporter at Associated Press
women in state government & Michigan statehouse for @AP | past @dallasnews @SBTribune @Emissourian | she/her
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1 week ago |
apnews.com | Isabella Volmert
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, announced Wednesday that she’s running for Congress in one of Michigan’s most competitive districts.
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1 week ago |
apnews.com | Isabella Volmert
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state. Tom Leonard, who served in the state Legislature from 2013 to 2018, announced his bid for governor Tuesday. He joins three other Republicans in the state who are seeking the office and likely also the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
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2 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Isabella Volmert
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President Donald Trump’s first-term restrictions that became known to many as the “ Muslim ban ” — is once again souring relationships among Arab American voters in the key battleground state of Michigan, a group that Trump sought to make inroads with during the 2024 election.
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3 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Isabella Volmert
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans are suing the battleground state’s top elections executive over access to election training materials. The lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest escalation in a brewing dispute that began when the GOP took majority control of the state’s House of Representatives last year.
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4 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Isabella Volmert
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Trump told her he would not pardon men convicted in kidnapping plot 1 of 2 | Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives a policy speech at an event, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she talked to President Donald Trump in the "last 24 hours" about the two men convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020. Trump said last week he was considering a pardon for the men. https://t.co/2G2g1aWZEz
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A Michigan congressman is charging ahead — largely without support from his own party — in his attempt to impeach President Donald Trump, a move that comes as the Democrat faces political trouble at home. https://t.co/iIVYUYp8mn