Jocelyn Benson
Secretary of State of Michigan and academic
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Abdul El-Sayed and the socialists have taken over Michigan’s Democratic Party,
- the Republican Governors Association said in an ad last week targeting the Democratic nominee in the state’s governor’s race, Jocelyn Benson, as it linked her to groups that supported defunding policeCNNcnn.com/2026/08…
This is what happens when you prioritize headlines over facts, real people pay the price,
- Benson said in her own releaseFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/james…
We aren’t children,... How’s the Republican secretary of state of Mississippi going to ask that question on my behalf?”
- Benson told POLITICO just before the meeting was canceled, adding laterPoliticopolitico.com/news/2026…
2020, clearly, was the beginning, not the end, of a multiyear, multifaceted effort to dismantle Americans’ trust in our elections and our elections themselves,
- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told CNN in Washington on ThursdayCNNcnn.com/2026/01…
The facts are clear, Trump lost, and he has to accept that and move on with his life,
- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in an interviewPoliticopolitico.com/news/2026…
Our fight right now is both to protect the security of our elections and people’s faith in them, because they’re deeply intertwined and they’re both under attack,
- said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn BensonPoliticopolitico.com/news/2026…
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Republican John James seeks some distance from Trump in Michigan governor debate
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…Transcript: Sunoco chairman Ray Washburne on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 6, 2026
CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/ray…Bernie Sanders backs Angie Nixon after her stunning Florida primary upset
Axiosaxios.com/2026/08…Another Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member just toppled the party establishment’s preferred candidate, this time in Florida
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/who…Angie Nixon, Democratic socialist, wins Florida Senate primary in major upset
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1412810…Nixon, a progressive activist and DSA member, defeated the retired Air Force officer by more than 10 percentage points despite Vindman’s $16.3 million campaign war chest, compared with Nixon’s roughly $1 million
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/who…Pro-Israel Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss wins Michigan congressional primary
Haaretzhaaretz.com/us/news…Bronze Star veteran and Republican congressional candidate Michael Bouchard won a GOP primary on Tuesday evening in a bid to represent Michigan’s 10th Congressional District after receiving an endorsement from President Donald Trump
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/trump…Michigan's Democratic voters head to polls in 2026's most consequential primary on Israel
Haaretzhaaretz.com/us/news…Former public health official Abdul El-Sayed faces US Representative Haley Stevens in the race to replace retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1411231…Michigan primary puts Democratic Party divide to the test and more top headlines
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/us/michigan…Five states hold primary elections with all eyes on high-stakes Michigan Senate race
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Ahead of the midterms, Democrats face reckoning in Michigan primary
France 24france24.com/en/ahead…Five states hold primary elections with all eyes on high-stakes Michigan Senate race
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…The letters, signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the department's Civil Rights Division, give states five days to explain how they will comply with federal voter eligibility requirements and maintain what the department called "clean voter lists," NBC News reported Wednesday
Newsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/doj…Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…Duggan was a popular mayor of the Motor City who garnered sizable support in his first unsuccessful write-in campaign and forged relationships with key city stakeholders like Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford Jr., an early backer of his gubernatorial bid
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/former…Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan's voter roll data
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/elections…The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/02…Trump's election threats shape this year's key secretary of state races
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/2026…As the election officials gathered, the FBI was executing a search warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia, elections office in search of ballots from 2020
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Close Democrat senator questions why DNI chief Tulsi Gabbard was at Georgia election raid
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Nationwide protests begin over ICE amid mixed messages from Trump
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026013…The Minnesota Timberwolves released a statement from its players regarding the rising anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tensions in Minneapolis
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/sports/timberwolve…Some Maine residents say they are being harassed and intimidated by ICE agents
CNNcnn.com/2026/01…White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson called fears of voter suppression “Democrat conspiracies” with “no basis in reality.”
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…‘A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Donald Trump appears to be practicing his “art of the deal” on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: he is attempting to extract concessions from the North Star state in exchange for a “drawdown” of federal ICE agents
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Gabbard expected to join election officials' meeting after Georgia raid
Axiosaxios.com/2026/01…Top Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees called on Thursday for US President Donald Trump’s chief spy to brief their panels on why she was present at an FBI raid on an election facility in Georgia
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/01…A pair of Republican secretaries of state who rejected Trump’s false 2020 election claims and then survived MAGA-fueled 2022 primaries are running for governor
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…These gov candidates stood up to Trump in 2020. Now they’re betting voters have moved on.
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…The 2028 Democratic nomination battle in the race to succeed term-limited President Donald Trump is expected to draw a crowded and competitive field
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/democrat…