Congress

Primary elections in Michigan will be held on August 5. Voters in parts of Detroit and Wayne County will decide between two Democratic candidates in the…

Arsenic is nearly synonymous with poison. But most people don't realize that they consume small amounts of it in the food they eat and the water they…

DETROIT (AP) - Longtime Congressman John Conyers has joined a federal lawsuit taking aim at the requirement that petition collectors be registered…

Congressman John Conyers turns 85 on Friday, but a petition-gathering snafu is likely not the birthday gift Conyers would have wished for.He’ll be filing…

If you like irony, think about this. Sixty years ago, the president of General Motors was nominated to be Secretary of Defense.Today, we remember only one…

Today we spoke with Michigan Radio’s political analyst, Jack Lessenberry, about the upcoming elections.We are a little more than four months away from the…

Congressmen don’t stay on the job forever, though it sometimes seems like it.This year will be the last for Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, first elected in…

Today is the day. After months and months of debate, Healthy Michigan is here. That's the official name for the state's newly expanded Medicaid program.…

Another hugely surprising retirement from Congress: Republican Congressman Dave Camp, who represents Michigan's 4th district, announced that he will not…

President Barack Obama will issue a call for expanding economic opportunity in his State of the Union address. He'll press a divided Congress to help…