Four days before the 2024 election, Donald Trump declared in Dearborn, Michigan that "the Muslim population" is "liking Trump." On Election Day, the state's Arab Americans helped deliver Trump a victory.
Now, they want nothing to do with him — and are souring on the GOP overall.
Many Detroit-area Arab Americans, who swung hard to Trump over the war in Gaza and cost-of-living issues, are now saying they're fed up with the ongoing war in Iran and slow peace process in Gaza. It's a shift that could have direct consequences on the battle for Senate control, with former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers fighting to hold onto Trump's 2024 gains against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim whose parents are Egyptian immigrants.
Trump's perceived broken promises — exacerbated by GOP attacks against El-Sayed that some see as Islamophobic and racist — are pushing these voters out of reach for Rogers.
"[Trump] promised to make America great again," said Albert Abbas, who presented a peace prize to Trump during his 2024 Dearborn visit. "Did he do that? Did he put American interests first? It's the complete opposite."

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparked controversy on social media Monday night after comparing Sharia law to Christian canon law during an interview with Fox News anchor Jesse Watters.
"Getting rid of Sharia law is White supremacy?" Watters said to El-Sayed, bringing up past comments from the Michigan candidate opposing a ban on Sharia law and comparing those efforts to White supremacy. "Can you explain that one?"
Sayed responded by comparing Sharia, Islamic law based on religious texts, to Catholic Church law and governance.
"Nobody is trying to push Sharia law on anyone else, just like I hope **** ody is trying to push canon law on anybody else, because we live in an America where you should have the freedom of your religion," El-Sayed said.
Trump Inauguration Pastor Says Dearborn Christians 'Afraid' To Speak Out In Muslim-majority City

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Here are five story lines to watch going into the 2026 prep football season.
5. Will Jackson Lumen Christi head coach Herb Brogan surpass John Herrington as the state's all-time winningest coach?
In his 47th season as head coach, Brogan enters with 432 career wins, which is 11 behind Herrington, the former Farmington Hills Harrison legendary head coach. Brogan surpassed former Birmingham Brother Rice head coach Al Fracassa for second on the all-time list last year. Last season, Lumen Christi went 11-3 in adding to its state record total of 15 state championships.
If Lumen Christi repeats that win total, Brogan will tie Herrington. There are games against bigger schools like Toledo Central Catholic, Toledo St. Francis De Sales, Detroit Country Day and Dearborn Divine Child, but if Lumen Christi can win at least two of those, avoid slip-ups in other games and go on another championship run, it's possible Brogan could celebrate breaking the record and a state championship at the same time in November at Ford Field.
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Shawnee State men's basketball has announced the addition of Daniel Autrey to its coaching staff.
Autrey, a Detroit, Michigan, native, brings a wealth of collegiate playing experience, having competed for five seasons across the junior college, NAIA and NCAA Division II levels.
Autrey began his collegiate playing career at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan, where he competed during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. As a sophomore in 2021-22, he set a program record and ranked second nationally with 109 made three-point field goals.
After two seasons at Henry Ford, Autrey transferred to William Penn for the 2022-23 season. As a junior, he averaged 9.7 points per game over 33 contests while shooting 39.9% from the field and 38.3% from 3-point range.
Autrey then transferred to NCAA Division II member Maryville University, where he redshirted during the 2023-24 campaign. He did not appear in a game during his time with the Saints.

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Ford picked the Fourth of July to remind everyone it's serious about Le Mans, and it did it the smart way — not with a spec sheet, but with a sound. On Independence Day, Ford Racing posted a short clip of its still-secret prototype: a sheet half-draped over the bodywork, the blue-and-white development camo peeking out around the door, and the naturally aspirated V8 idling behind the ******* pit. No power figure, no full reveal, just a few seconds of engine note dropped on the country's 250th birthday. As teasers go, it's a good one, because the noise really is the whole point.
Strip away the marketing timing and there's a substantial program underneath. Here's what's actually beneath that cover, pulled from Ford's own materials and the championship's rulebook rather than paddock rumor.
Ford's own release confirms the car uses a 5.4-liter naturally aspirated V8, designed and built in Dearborn, sharing its architecture with the V8 Ford already races in the Mustang Dark Horse R, GT4 and GT3. Program boss Dan Sayers says it's already turning promising numbers on the dyno. What Ford has pointedly not published is a horsepower figure — and that isn't coyness, it's the regulations.
The Hypercar class doesn't reward building the most powerful thing you can. The FIA and ACO cap combined output at 500 kW — roughly 680 horsepower — and set a minimum weight of 1,030 kg, then lean on Balance of Performance to squeeze the whole field toward the same lap time. They even clamp torque meters onto the driveshafts to measure and limit that power live, on track. So whether Ford's 5.4 makes 700 or 900 on the bench is almost beside the point: once it races, it'll be pegged to the same ceiling as a Ferrari's turbo V6 or a Cadillac's V8 and balanced against them. The engineering that actually wins here is fuel efficiency, cooling, reliability, and how little you give away over 24 hours — not a dyno headline.
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