Michigan politics

The Michigan Republican Party held its first debate of the 2026 race for governor Wednesday night near Grand Rapids.

The Trump administration has been targeting small boats it claims are moving illegal drugs from South America to the United States. The administration claims the strikes have killed dozens of people.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia) said in an email that the town hall will be an opportunity for people to ask him questions about how federal agencies are being impacted by the shut down.

The rally against President Donald Trump and his administration was one of over 100 No Kings protests in the state of Michigan on Saturday.

Republicans are pressuring Democrats to vote to open the federal government before negotiating subsidies for health care. A Democrat in a vulnerable district in Michigan says no, as do most of the Members of Congress in her party.

Understaffed, untrained, and sometimes even married townships officials control taxpayer dollars in many northern Michigan communities.

Mutual trust between President Donald Trump and the Democrats is elusive as leaders in both parties bet that public sentiment will pressure the other side to cave.

Chedrick Greene, a Democrat, joins a crowded field with five Democrats and two Republicans.

The state Senate gaveled in a rare Monday session, but there was no budget deal to vote on. There's a little more than a week left to avert a partial government shutdown.

“It went spectacular. I can’t go from one part of this conference to the other without people saying, ‘My God. You brought the party back,’” said Michigan GOP Chair Jim Runestad.