Michigan loses seat in Congress, electoral college vote after 2020 census

Michigan will be losing a seat in Congress and a vote in the electoral college after the 2020 Census showed the state's population is lagging.

Michigan House introduces new transparency bills

Michigan is one of the least transparent governments in the country and only one of two states that don't require lawmakers to report personal finances when voting on bills.

Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones won't run for reelection

President Brenda Jones has served on the city council for 16 years and another seven as the body's leader. She is the second member to announce they would not run for reelection this week.

Protest held against GOP's proposed election integrity bills in Lansing

The 39 bills would prevent unsolicited voter applications by mail, restrict drop boxes, and require voter IDs for absentee ballots. 

‘Isolationist,’ ‘nativist’: George W. Bush sharply criticizes GOP in rare interview

Former President George W. Bush said the Republican Party he served has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist” in a rare television interview.

Virgil C. Smith announces his run for Detroit City Council

"Retirement does not suit me; I don't know how to sit around," says Virgil C. Smith as he discusses his run for Detroit City Council with Fox 2.

Political consultant shared internal Trump campaign polling data with Russia in 2016, Treasury says

The Treasury Department says Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian and Ukrainian political consultant, shared sensitive information from Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with Russian intelligence services.

Ford, GM, and 34 other Michigan companies oppose GOP voting bills

Republican lawmakers in almost every U.S. state have introduced new voting bills that many argue will restrict access at the ballot. The GOP has said it will reduce election fraud.

Detroit school dean Toson Knight running for open city council seat

In addition to his work as a school dean, Knight also started a non-profit called Caught Up to help at-risk youth. He was inspired to start the group after losing friends to violence when he was a kid.

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.