Michigan resident shares importance of voting overseas
James Lister is a Michigan resident, but is currently in Berlin right now. Despite the long distance from home, he's still planning to send in his absentee ballot this election.
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James Lister is a Michigan resident, but is currently in Berlin right now. Despite the long distance from home, he's still planning to send in his absentee ballot this election.
Election Day is Nov. 5, but over 1 million voters in Michigan have already turned in a ballot.
Nick Hannawa has more than a half-dozen election signs lining the yard around his suburban Detroit home.
Just a few days before the Detroit Pistons start their season and a few weeks before the election, the team is rallying residents to vote.
Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city.
The Detroit Pistons start their regular season Wednesday, but members of the organization were downtown on Saturday celebrating the start of early voting in the city with "Pistonland."
We are just over two weeks away from the November election and starting Saturday, Oct. 19, voters in Detroit will be able to cast their vote early for the first time in the city's history.
Kamala Harris is spending her week trying to shore up support in the "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as she tries to avoid a repeat of Hillary Clinton's collapse there eight years ago.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled a new tool that will allow voters to see more information about absentee and early voting totals.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are appealing to middle-class workers in very different ways.
Jill Biden has resumed campaigning for the first time in months.
As election day nears, Ann Arbor voters will decide on two proposals that could significantly change city elections.
CBS News Detroit talked with a city clerk to answer some questions from voters.
Trump is one point closer to Harris nationally in CBS News' polling than last month, and the decisive battleground states also remain effectively even.
Cards Against Humanity counters move earlier in the month by pro-Trump super PAC funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Donald Trump has criticized Detroit while delivering remarks to an economic group in the very same city.
The presidential election is in a matter of weeks, and Michigan county clerks, who are responsible for counting votes, say they're using various methods to ensure reliable and accurate votes.
Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan in 30 years.
Just weeks before the presidential election, new rules are going into effect in some states that can jeopardize people's right to vote, from challenges to voter registrations, to limits on when and how ballots may be cast.
In most states, those who wish to vote have more than one option that makes it easier and more convenient to register or update their registration than in past years.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is scheduled to speak at Eastern Market in Detroit on Tuesday.
Seven people, including four voters, face felony charges in an alleged double voting incident in Michigan's August 2024 primary election.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to get the upper hand with working-class voters in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.
Nearly 20 years in the making, the reform initiative seeks to change the way Electoral College votes are counted.
Some Michigan Democrats are raising concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid in a crucial swing state.
The Michigan Senate introduced a bill aimed at better identifying students who are not attending school after three children were found abandoned in Pontiac earlier this year.
Wolfdogs in northern Wisconsin are helping war veterans deal with their post-traumatic stress disorder.
It was a series-clinching win for the Tigers, who advanced to 70-52 and extended a narrow lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
The ACLU of Michigan claims in a new lawsuit that a 26-year-old Black man with mental illness suffered severe abuse by Warren police in 2022 that led to damage to his heart and kidneys at the hands of officers.
A trading card store in Clinton Township was the latest victim after its store was broken into Tuesday morning.
The ACLU of Michigan claims in a new lawsuit that a 26-year-old Black man with mental illness suffered severe abuse by Warren police in 2022 that led to damage to his heart and kidneys at the hands of officers.
A trading card store in Clinton Township was the latest victim after its store was broken into Tuesday morning.
The Michigan Senate introduced a bill aimed at better identifying students who are not attending school after three children were found abandoned in Pontiac earlier this year.
Authorities received reports that Ram's V8 bucking mechanical bull was stolen; however, those claims may not have been true.
Wolfdogs in northern Wisconsin are helping war veterans deal with their post-traumatic stress disorder.
Authorities received reports that Ram's V8 bucking mechanical bull was stolen; however, those claims may not have been true.
Many of the downtown roads were closed for some high-octane, and most importantly, legal, drag racing.
Officers were on patrol in the area of Greenfield and Schoolcraft roads on Saturday around 1 a.m. when they noticed a fire at an auto collision shop.
General Motors' profit and revenue declined in its second-quarter but the automaker's results managed to easily top Wall Street's expectations and the company stuck by its full-year financial outlook that it lowered in May.
Ford Motor Co. hosted a special guest Monday for a special viewing of its Ford Heritage Fleet of vehicles.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
Known for her role as Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom "What's Happening," Danielle Spencer has died at the age of 60.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed plans for a July 4, 2026 fight at the White House to mark America's 250th birthday.
Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," after a countdown tease on her website. The release date is now set for Oct. 3.
Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the U.S., while UFC's CEO says the White House may host a July 4 event broadcast on CBS.
It was a series-clinching win for the Tigers, who advanced to 70-52 and extended a narrow lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
The FAA is confronting a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers, with roughly 35% of trainees failing to complete the agency's three-month training program.
The VA's Office of Inspector General found facilities reported 4,434 staffing shortages this fiscal year, which is a 50% increase from fiscal year 2024.
One advocacy group estimates that Social Security recipients will get a 2.7% cost-of-living increase in 2026.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
Health officials have confirmed the presence of Legionnaires' disease at a senior living facility in Dearborn.
Instagram rolled out a new Map feature that lets users see their friends' locations in real time. Here's why privacy experts are concerned.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the state's first West Nile virus human case in 2025.
A midweek yoga class in Detroit is doing more than stretching muscles. It's building community.
Changing tables are often associated with infants or young children, but there is another population in need of the accessible devices.
It was a series-clinching win for the Tigers, who advanced to 70-52 and extended a narrow lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
Yoendrys Gómez struck out seven in five innings, and Edgar Quero had three hits and three RBIs.
Detroit City Football Club fans got a glimpse of what the team's new stadium will look like and what it will be called.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed plans for a July 4, 2026 fight at the White House to mark America's 250th birthday.
The first baseman's 26th homer with one out in the inning came off reliever Brandon Eisert (2-4) and hit the foul pole in left.
Businesses across the Great Lakes State are concerned about tariffs, inflation and the talent gap.
Amidst massive change sweeping through college athletics as a result of the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement, University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel appears on Michigan Matters as an exclusive to talk about its impact and the road ahead.
The roundtable discusses how tariffs are impacting business and consumers alike, as things like spending in casinos in Detroit by Canadian tourists have dropped.
This week, the roundtable discusses the efforts to grow the aerospace industry in Michigan.
With the Fourth of July holiday almost here, the Salute to America Program featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with nightly fireworks will be held July 2-5 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, as it has for over 30 years.
The Detroit Lions on Wednesday held their first joint practice with the Miami Dolphins. Both teams will be squaring off in a preseason game this weekend on Ford Field.
The Michigan Senate introduced a bill aimed at better identifying students who are not attending school after three children were found abandoned in Pontiac.
Sunny skies will wrap up this week with heat rebuilding by Saturday.
Several trading card stores in Metro Detroit have been burglarized this summer, with thieves stealing thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards.
CBS News sat down with Washington, D.C., residents after President Trump's federal takeover, as National Guard troops were deployed.