GOP slams Rep. Waters, accusing her of ‘inciting riot’ and ‘threatening violence’ ahead of Chauvin verdict

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters joined protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Saturday night, where she told them to “stay in the streets,” “get more active” and “more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is found not guilty. Her comments were not met well by some Republicans.

Whitmer: Michigan's COVID-19 outbreak could be seeing drop in infections

Michigan's governor said the state could be seeing a drop in infections soon after the seven-day average for test positivity fell last week for the first time in months.

‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden to pull remaining troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden is speaking Wednesday afternoon on his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. An excerpt released shows he plans to say the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later.

Gov. Whitmer doesn't add new COVID-19 restrictions, urges residents to get vaccinated

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer did not add any new COVID-19 restrictions this week, despite a warning from the head of the CDC that the state should shut down.

Derek Chauvin trial: Medical expert would rule Floyd's death 'undetermined,' not homicide

The defense called their own medical expert to the witness stand Wednesday to testify in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd.

Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ in wake of Daunte Wright police shooting

President Joe Biden said the question of whether Daunte Wright’s shooting was an accident or intentional “remains to be determined,” but called for peaceful protests in the wake of his death.

Michigan workplace restrictions to extend 6 months, Whitmer said

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said the state will extend the emergency orders mandating employers allow people to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic for another 6 months.

Gov. Whitmer vows to keep pushing White House for more vaccines

President Joe Biden has promised Michigan more federal resources to support vaccinations, as well as testing and treatments, but no additional vaccines. The state has the highest new infection rate in the country.

Biden tasks group with studying Supreme Court expansion, term limits

President Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.

Derek Chauvin trial: Medical examiner says restraint was 'more than Mr. Floyd could take'

The medical examiner who determined George Floyd's cause of death testified Friday in the trial of Derek Chauvin. The trial is streaming gavel to gavel at fox9.com/live.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer urges HS to go remote for 2 weeks, pause athletics

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will hold a COVID-19 update on Friday, April 9, as the state's cases have continued to surge over the past six weeks.