U.S. Congress

Supporters of the EPA's work in Michigan and the U.S. to protect the environment urged Congress to rein in a plan to roll back multiple pollution regulations.

Democrat Michael Lynch said he hasn't officially decided if he's going to run again for Michigan's 2nd Congressional District seat. Lynch ran against incumbent U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia) in 2024 and lost after receiving only 31% of the vote.

During U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee's final interview with WCMU as a member of Congress, he spoke with News Director Rick Brewer about being a lame duck, how Washington works from the inside, the future of the Democratic party, political discourse in America and his biggest accomplishments.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia) says fighting the security threat posed by the U.S. adversary is one of the few issues that bring Democrats and Republicans together in Congress.

A Republican is seeking to disqualify Democratic candidate Curtis Hertel Jr. from Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, claiming he made errors in his election forms. Hertel's campaign says the former GOP election official ignored comparable technicalities on his own watch.

Moolenaar says the committee has a broad agenda, from helping U.S. automakers remain competitive to addressing China’s potential control over TikTok.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would settle land claims by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and clear the titles of current landowners.

Dan Moilanen is hoping to replace retiring Rep. Dan Kildee.

The leaders of both Congressional agriculture committees say federal lawmakers will move back farm bill negotiations to December. The current law expires Sept. 30, but experts say there should be little peril despite the blown deadline.

Now four months removed from office, former US Congressman Peter Meijer said he received death threats during his time in the House of Representatives.