Politics

A Republican state legislator was jailed early Thursday following an incident that included a police report of shots fired.

Michigan bills expected to move from the House Elections Committee Tuesday could change how candidates and proposals make the ballot.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on rules covering partisan challengers and poll watchers on Election Day.

Former President Donald Trump made a play for Black voters during a campaign stop in Detroit on Saturday. The presumptive Republican nominee shied away from some of his frequent talking points like election conspiracies and claims that prosecutors are treating him unfairly in his criminal trials. Instead, Trump touched on many issues he felt would be relevant to Black voters, including immigration, the economy and criminal justice.

While conservative voters have put their spotlights on the economy, liberal-leaning voters have many national issues top of mind. Michigan voters are aligned with national poll data in the Midwest.

Mary Draves is one of three candidates in the competitive 8th congressional GOP primary. She talks about her platform and issues at hand to voters in central Michigan.

First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Marquette Thursday as part of the Women for Biden-Harris campaign to re-elect the president.

Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand Rapids Tuesday. His visit comes in the wake of the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia, allegedly by a former romantic partner. The suspect is in the country without permission from immigration officials, something the former president hammered down on.

Wildland firefighters across Michigan are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. House of Representatives passed another funding bill earlier this week that renews salary requirements. But the bill is set to expire in September. WCMU's Rick Brewer explains.

Every four years, the 2nd Congressional Districts in Nebraska and Maine become mini swing states in the presidential election. That’s because those states can split their electoral vote by district, instead of giving all the votes to the popular vote winner. Does the split vote approach offer a better option for the electoral college?