McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the...

Detroit Evening Report: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig drops bid for U.S. Senate seat

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is suspending his Republican bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan — just...

Tensions rise during Senate hearing with union leaders as UAW voting continues

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other labor leaders were invited to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

Detroit Today: Trump critic Peter Meijer enters Michigan’s US Senate race

Former Michigan Congressman Peter Meijer — who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before losing a Republican...

Detroit Today: Mike Rogers makes his case for U.S. Senate

Former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan long held by Democrats. An...

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992...

Detroit Today: Actor Hill Harper explains why he wants his next role to be a real US Senator

Actor and entrepreneur Hill Harper announced earlier this week that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat that...

Hill Harper launches US Senate bid with event at Detroit’s Cadillac Square

Hill Harper, an actor best known for roles in hit TV shows such as “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,”...

Michigan Board of Education president launches campaign for US Senate

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Pamela Pugh, the president of Michigan’s Board of Education, announced Tuesday that she will seek the...

Senate passes bi-partisan bill to battle chip shortage, moves to House (Updated)

Update 7/28/22: The House passed the CHIPS and Science Act by a decisive margin of 243-187 on Thursday, reports the...

Stabenow reacts to Biden’s renewed call for voting rights and changing the filibuster

President Joe Biden is doubling down on his push to expand and protect voting rights across the country. In fact,...