Democrat Gary Peters' announcement means Michigan will have an open U.S. Senate seat for the second time in two years.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) was honored with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award.

It's no secret that change is sweeping through Michigan’s political landscape in a way that stirs conversation at every gathering. Second-term U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday that he will not run for reelection in the 2026 midterm election.

His unexpected retirement in the battleground states comes in an already difficult Senate cycle for Democrats.

The job has proved fiendishly difficult in the Trump era. During his first term, the president cycled through no fewer than six Homeland Security chiefs.

The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite reports of misconduct and the objections of Democrats who say he is unqualified.

It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley.

Gary Peters (D-MI) to retire at the end of his term in 2026 sent shockwaves across Capitol Hill and in Michigan political circles, opening up a battleground Senate seat in a state that’s the epicenter of many of the thorniest electoral divides,

Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, of Michigan, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a third six-year term in 2026 leaving an open Senate seat.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won’t seek re-election in 2026, complicating Democrats’ path to reclaiming the chamber.