Six weeks before he even takes office, U.S. Rep.-elect Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) has already succeeded in his first congressional task. Barrett, who defeated former state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr.

A New York state judge officially postponed President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing date Friday for the 34 felonies a jury ...

Voters in several states last week delivered a stinging rebuke to ranked choice voting, clouding the future of an idea that had seen strong momentum in recent years. Ranked choice voting, which allows ...

The Federal Reserve’s second consecutive key rate cut could mean more than just lower borrowing costs for the average consumer — state and local governments stand to benefit, too. Lower interest rates ...

Chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee Gary Peters criticized the leaders of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security for refusing to publicly testify in a scheduled Thursday hearing about ...

In the lead up to Election Day on Nov. 5, following a report of a University of Michigan student from China casting a ballot ...

WASHINGTON — Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz announced Thursday he’s withdrawing as President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Michigan House Democrats railed against a bill Thursday several of them supported in the past that would allow for the ...

Read more Stateline coverage on how states are either protecting or curbing access to abortion. Officials in blue states are ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans on a U.S. House ethics panel Wednesday opposed the public release of a long-awaited report on Matt ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Michigan GOP Chair and former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra to be the next U.S.

Barbara Rodriguez, is The 19th’s state politics and voting reporter. She has covered politics for several years, first as a ...