US Senate
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US Rep. Haley Stevens enters race to represent Michigan in US Senate
Fourth-term US Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan’s open US Senate seat on Tuesday
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Former Michigan health officer Abdul El-Sayed enters Democratic US Senate race
A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state’s open US Senate seat on Thursday.
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After loss to Slotkin, Michigan Republican Mike Rogers launches another Senate bid
Former US Rep. Mike Rogers is launching another Republican bid for the US Senate in Michigan, following a narrow loss to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin last year in a hotly contested open race.
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Republican US Rep. John James announces run for governor
Republican US Rep. John James announced Monday he’s running for Michigan governor in 2026.
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Michigan lawmaker Mallory McMorrow announces Democratic bid for US Senate
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow is running for a seat in the US Senate.
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Republican congressman from Michigan won’t meet with voters—so Dems are doing it for him
Republican US Rep. John James won’t sit down to meet with voters in his district. So Democratic US Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and US Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-Florida) are flying into Michigan on Saturday to hold a town hall meeting with Michiganders instead.
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Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter small-town hospitals across Michigan
Tens of thousands of rural Michiganders are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage—and their local hospital—under a Republican-led budget plan that would cut Medicaid funding.
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Pete Buttigieg won’t seek US Senate seat in Michigan, leaving door wide open for 2028 run
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that he will not seek an open US Senate seat in Michigan, a move that leaves the door wide open for him to seek a much bigger role as his party’s next presidential nominee.
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Elissa Slotkin assails Trump’s early actions, offers Democrats a way to fight back
First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends” in Tuesday night’s Democratic response to his first joint congressional address of his second term.
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Michigan is on stable fiscal ground, but federal cuts could cause ‘chaos,’ state officials warn
State fiscal experts in January projected modest economic growth in 2025. But Michigan budget officials on Wednesday warned that big cuts from the federal government could wreak havoc on next year’s budget.
