U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and three state Democratic lawmakers warned that rhetoric from Washington and plans to send Justice Department election watchers are fueling fears among Michigan voters about whether their ballots will count or be challenged Nov. 3.

Michigan’s Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate and three competitive congressional seats reported a combined $37.2 million in third-quarter receipts, more than twice the $17.46 million reported by their Republican opponents. A spreadsheet with the totals can be found here.

If the majority of the 203 political junkies who filled out the MIRS Master Prognosticator contest are correct, the Democrats will retain control of all four statewide constitutional offices, Abdul El-Sayed will be Michigan's next U.S. Senator, Democrats will pick up one state Senate seat and Republicans will narrowly retain control of the House, 56-54.

The national political environment has Democrats expanding their congressional battlefield into territory that, in most election cycles, would be considered a reach.

With less than six weeks before the Nov. 3 general election, House Republicans and Democrats used Wednesday’s session to sharpen competing political messages, with Republicans targeting socialism and Democrats repeatedly trying to force action on gas prices.

William Lawrence responded today to a dig from President Donald Trump that he’s a “self-described Marxist” who “hates family households” and “wants to destroy the American way of life." In responding, Lawrence sounded less like a candidate on the defensive and more like one celebrating the attention.

Democratic nominee Jocelyn Benson is holding a larger lead in the governor's race than Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has in his contest, according to a new Michigan State University (MSU) poll that shows GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers is performing better than gubernatorial nominee John James.

As U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-sayed bounced around among the different Democratic caucus meetings at Saturday's convention, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson stayed mostly out of public eyesight.

Opposition to automated license plate-reading cameras is swiftly becoming an unusual bipartisan issue, drawing criticism from Republican activists, progressive candidates, civil libertarians and local officials concerned about how much information the systems collect and who can access it.

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) wasted little time turning Jay DeBoyer (R-Clay)'s selection as the Republican lieutenant governor nominee into another front in their months-long fight over allegations of sexual abuse at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Nearly 1.5 million Michiganders cast votes in the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday, driving the party's highest primary turnout as a share of registered voters in more than four decades.

More than 61% of Michigan voters who cast partisan ballots in Tuesday’s August primary chose the Democratic ballot, an enthusiasm advantage that appeared from the top of the ticket down to legislative races.

Democrats are accusing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of failing to pursue an administrative option that they contend could have provided emergency funding for Planned Parenthood, although they have not publicly identified the appropriation that could have been used.

Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday she will not attend the Michigan Democratic Party’s August nominating convention because she does not feel safe or welcomed amid what she described as growing antisemitism within her own party.

A fiery exchange broke out between Democratic SD-1 candidates Justin Onwenu and Abraham Aiyash following a candidate forum for their race. Onwenu accused Aiyash of telling him that there was a "silver lining" to the war in the Middle East in that it benefited his campaign.

A former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) has asked the MDP for an investigation into five of the eight people indicted in a conspiracy threatening University of Michigan officials.

The three Democrats seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) in MI-10 – one of the country's most competitive battlegrounds – were set to debate next Tuesday until organizers canceled it.

A transgender candidate in the 2nd House District should be kicked off the ballot because her new name was never made official, according to a complaint filed this week by the candidate's opponent, former Rep. Frank Liberati.

Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive U.S. Senate candidate, has apologized to opponent and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) who was booed at during Sunday's Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) endorsement convention.

Former State Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli, who's running to be Democrats' Secretary of State nominee, says her opponent, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II "told me point-blank that he didn't want this job" ahead of her entering the race last December.