Michigan's governor met privately with President Donald Trump to urge him to change course on tariffs that are having a big impact on automakers in her state.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been a career Democrat in the battleground state of Michigan but is now planning to run for governor as an independent.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the impact tariffs and Medicaid changes are having on her state.
Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.
Authorities say they plan to file terrorism and assault with intent to murder charges against the suspect in a weekend knife attack at a Walmart store in Michigan.
The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country.
Democrats have spent the early months of Donald Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration.
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan's governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and is continuously floated as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political allies and prominent public officials, including those convicted of defrauding the public.
The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
A Michigan congressman is on a doomed mission to impeach President Donald Trump as he faces challenges at home in his Detroit-area district.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, “The Purposeful Warrior,” including her experience with miscarriage.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump have shared a hug as he arrived in her home state.
President Donald Trump has marked his first 100 days in office with an interview with ABC News and a rally in Michigan.
President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term — yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is speaking at a major Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire as he continues to build his national profile.
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan in what will undoubtedly be an expensive and competitive race.
Chris Van Hollen has emerged, for now, as a leading figure in the resistance to President Donald Trump.
A fire set by a man who broke into Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home over the weekend is just the latest in a string of attacks against political leaders in the United States.
President Donald Trump has offered rare praise for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she appeared with him in the Oval Office.
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is trying to chart a path for national Democrats to counter President Donald Trump.
Vice President JD Vance has toured a Michigan plastics manufacturing facility while promoting a promised Trump administration industrial renaissance nationwide even as jitters about rising tariffs and steep drops in consumer confidence and financial markets point to the opposite.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes have adopted sharply different approaches to handling Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump.
Democrats filled Republican town halls during the congressional break to protest President Donald Trump’s power grab in Washington.
President Donald Trump’s real-time confrontation with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes captured the conundrum many Democratic governors are facing in the Republican’s second term.
Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.
Pete Buttigieg is quietly contemplating his future from a small city in northern Michigan while talking to Democratic Party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.
Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.
Alabama has carried out the nation’s fourth nitrogen gas execution, putting a man to death for the killing of a woman who was raped and shot during an apartment break-in.
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is preparing to announce a Democratic bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state.
A federal judge has heard competing testimony over a request to block the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas.
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he thinks it's time to turn over the reins so he won't be seeking a third term in 2026.
Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried dozens of times in seeking to thwart their opponents.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she does not want to pick a fight with President-elect Donald Trump, but she won't back down from one either.
An increasing number of Democrats are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to more political struggles in the Trump era.
Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity and inaction.
Justice Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman to be elected to the Michigan Supreme Court.
A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he'll run for Michigan governor in 2026 as an independent because “there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both” the Democratic and Republican parties.
A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023.
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.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both seeking support from Arab American voters as they campaign in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race.
The Democratic governors of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this week have embarked on a bus tour through their states to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Americans to seize a “precious, fleeting opportunity” to move beyond political divisions and the threat of Republican Donald Trump on Thursday as she closed out the Democratic National Convention.
The fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention is underway, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s nomination for president.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is hosting the first of four delegation breakfasts on Monday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Kate McKinnon, Malcolm Gladwell and Eva Mendes will be among the featured speakers this fall at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, a leading venue for arts events.
Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.
In 2022, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer welcomed a Chinese battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids.
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada.
President Joe Biden's decision to step down as the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president has opened the door for other possible candidates.
Voters nationwide reacted with relief and hope to news that President Joe Biden would drop his reelection bid.
She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could soon become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid.
With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.
It’s simply reality that based on campaign funds, Harris appears to be the only viable option for Democrats as an alternative to Biden.
President Joe Biden insists that only “the Lord Almighty” can convince him to quit the presidential race.
Gavin Newsom has emerged as President Joe Biden’s most prominent battleground-state soldier.
Democrats are circulating several high-profile names as potential presidential alternatives, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the co-chair of the Biden-Harris campaign.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance.
The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.
Michigan Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives when voters fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new book “True Gretch” will detail her five-year tenure as governor and her journey along the way.
A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors.
New gun laws take effect Tuesday in Michigan on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at Michigan State University that claimed the lives of three students and left five in critical condition.
President Joe Biden has chatted cheerfully with a friendly union crowd inside a United Auto Workers hall in Michigan.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night.
More than a dozen states have given themselves the power to override local zoning restrictions that block large-scale renewable energy projects.
Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024.
A Michigan man described by prosecutors as a self-professed militia leader has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for attacking law enforcement with a stolen police baton during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
A judge has handed down the last sentences involving a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street west of downtown Detroit.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign legislation in the coming days aimed at curbing deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media.
Democratic governors across the country are sending a joint letter to leaders in Congress calling for additional funds for security at places of worship.
Michigan Democrats have warned the White House that President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war could put his reelection campaign in jeopardy in the key swing state next year.
Police say a man dressed in black who works for a group that conducts opposition research on Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near the Michigan governor's summer home.
Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent’s coverage until age 26 is now codified separately into Michigan law.
Police say a man brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol and demanded to see Gov. Tony Evers and returned at night with an assault rifle.
A new generation of Democratic presidential prospects is taking steps to strengthen their national profiles as they fan out across the country to help President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
A jury has acquitted three men in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
One of three men accused of assisting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is testifying in his own defense.
