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Thomas Smith dropped his Michigan House bid last month, but won the GOP primary anyway, beating Trump-backed opponent

Thomas Smith won Michigan’s 8th District GOP primary with just over 50% of the vote Tuesday, CBS News projected — even though he had suspended his campaign in mid-July.  Perhaps even more surprisingly: Smith defeated Amir Hassan, who had received President Trump’s endorsement.  Mr. Trump even appeared at a campaign rally with Hassan and other…

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Sen. Gary Peters wants ICE to explain why it bought spyware that can covertly take control of phones

Washington — The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement explain why it has purchased commercial spyware capable of covertly taking control of phones as well as collecting messages, photographs, location information and other personal data. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan called…

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