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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump's unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, announced Wednesday that she's running for Congress in one of Michigan's most competitive districts.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A former GOP state lawmaker who served as speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives is joining a crowded bench seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial race in the battleground state.
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday -- reminiscent of President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions that became known to many as the " Muslim ban " -- is once again souring relationships among Arab American voters in the key battleground state of Michigan, a group that Trump sought to make inroads with...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Republicans are suing the battleground state's top elections executive over access to election training materials. The lawsuit filed Thursday is the latest escalation in a brewing dispute that began when the GOP took majority control of the state's House of Representatives last year.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump would be going back on his word to her if he pardoned two men who are serving prison sentences for leading a 2020 plot to kidnap her.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor in a speech Thursday as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan congressman is charging ahead -- largely without support from his own party -- in his attempt to impeach President Donald Trump, a move that comes as the congressman faces political trouble at home.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's open Senate seat, one of the most critical races as the party aims to regain a majority in the 2026 midterm election.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan's next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a miscarriage she had about eight years ago -- an experience she says will shape her commitment to increasing access to reproductive healthcare in the swing state.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused on the economic crisis caused by President Donald Trump's volatile tariffs policies.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused on the economic crisis caused by President Donald Trump's volatile tariffs policies.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused on the economic crisis caused by President Donald Trump's volatile tariffs policies.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with a video focused on the economic crisis caused by President Donald Trump's volatile tariffs policies.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat on Thursday.
As a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy has failed, some lawmakers hope their states can find solutions to bring and keep younger women in state capitols.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic Party, announced her bid Wednesday for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, becoming the first well-known candidate to officially enter the race for what will undoubtedly be one of 2026's most competitive and expensive contests.
The #MeToo movement hit critical mass in 2017, toppling politicians and public figures across the country. Allegations of harassment and misconduct -- some from many years prior -- emerged. Many state legislatures responded by adopting or enhancing policies against sexual misconduct.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin said it's no secret Democrats don't have their strategy figured out, but insists the "yelling" coming from some progressive Democrats has not stopped President Donald Trump's agenda.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court announced its justices have selected a new chief justice with the upcoming departure of the current incumbent.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Republicans gathered in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several key races will be decided including a critical U.S. Senate seat.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Republicans are gathering in Detroit on Saturday to elect a new chair who will lead the party into the 2026 midterms in the battleground state, when several key races will be decided including a critical U.S. Senate seat.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Republicans in Michigan may choose a MAGA activist leader who is charged with being a fake elector for Donald Trump to lead the party into the 2026 midterms, when the battleground state will hold several major races, including for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court announced Wednesday that she is stepping down from the court by the end of April, opening the door for the court to have a 6-1 majority of Democratic-backed justices.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump's early actions this week that she underwent elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday that she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November's significant losses in the battleground state.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- During Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden's first campaign, a critic told her she wasn't Michelle Obama or Kamala Harris, "but you feel emboldened to run for this office."
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety of digital health data, ahead of Republicans taking over the state House in 2025.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's elections board voted unanimously Friday to certify the results of the 2024 election, a stark difference from 2020 when Republican allies of Donald Trump sought to delay certification in an effort to cast doubt on the election.
Women will for the first time make up a majority of state legislators in Colorado and New Mexico next year, but at least 13 states saw losses in female representation after the November election, according to a count released Thursday by the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics.
Women will for the first time make up a majority of state legislators in Colorado and New Mexico next year, but at least 13 states saw losses in female representation after the November election, according to a count released Thursday by the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Democrats will lose their historic trifecta after Republicans gained a majority in the state House of Representatives.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats and Republicans each claimed two of the races -- some of the most competitive in the country -- with millions of dollars poured into the campaigns.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Democrats have successfully defended control of the state Supreme Court after an expensive campaign with reproductive rights as a key issue.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Democrats and their allies were defending their majority on the state's Supreme Court in a campaign marked by exorbitant spending. The results remained too early to call early Wednesday.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
DETROIT (AP) -- Michigan Democrats and their allies were defending their majority on the state's Supreme Court on Tuesday after a campaign marked by exorbitant spending.
DETROIT (AP) -- Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan are key targets as the parties vie for control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A student from China at the University of Michigan faces criminal charges for casting an illegal ballot during early voting, a rare case of a non-U.S. citizen voting.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Two township clerks in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were removed from their election duties this week after they planned to hand count votes in Tuesday's election, state officials said.
TRENTON, Mich. (AP) -- The same Michigan voters Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris needs in the critical swing state will also determine whether her party maintains its foothold on state government two years after pulling off a historic sweep.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun's bid to become governor of Indiana seemed fairly straightforward until he got the running mate he didn't want: a pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who finessed his way onto next month's ballot.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A decision by the elections clerk in Michigan's third-largest city is raising concerns of a slowdown in reporting election night results in a county that is being targeted by both presidential campaigns and includes a competitive congressional race.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake.
Georgia Democratic Sen. Kim Jackson has two boys -- a 3-year-old and a 4-month old. Her older son attends daycare but finding someone to watch him when Jackson is campaigning for reelection in the evenings and on weekends is a tricky scheduling and financial puzzle.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the state's November presidential ballot, ending Kennedy's efforts to withdraw his name to help support former President Donald Trump.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan judge ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the November presidential ballot, dealing a blow to his crusade to strategically remove his ticket from the battleground state.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan, a judge ruled about a week after West was disqualified.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Donald Trump ally who faces felony charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines is seeking the Republican nomination for the highest court in Michigan, an epicenter of efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan voters could play a major role in choosing who the next president will be -- and they could also determine which major party controls Congress in 2025. Next week's party primaries over an open U.S. Senate seat and two congressional races in the battleground state will set the stage for November.
Lansing (AP) -- Federal judges gave final approval to a new map of Michigan state Legislature boundaries, concluding a case in which the court previously found that several Detroit-area districts' maps were illegally influenced by race.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through airport security, authorities said Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Republicans have rejected Sen. Mike Braun's choice for lieutenant governor, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be his running mate.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Republican delegates are set to gather Saturday at the party convention to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor, and in a decidedly unconventional situation they'll have multiple choices this time.