Gretchen Whitmer

Senior citizens are among the scores of displaced people staying in shelters after flooding overwhelmed two dams, submerged homes and washed out roads in Central Michigan.

Pandemic politics have shadowed President Donald Trump’s trip to Michigan

A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations by federal regulators

Rapidly rising water has overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discusses some strategies former Vice President Joe Biden can use to win her state in the 2020 presidential election.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday that the auto companies in the state can begin reopening starting on Monday.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend immigration is distracting from efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and part of “inconsistent messages” that scare people and put the public in greater danger.

The protesters were instructed to stay in their cars by organizers, but many ignored the directives and protested outside, not wearing masks or keeping distance between each other.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night to swivel from impeachment to working-class voters’ worries, saying her party is focusing on easing health care costs and other pocket-book concerns.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

Democrats are putting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the national stage Tuesday to rebut President Donald Trump’s State of the Union message

Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, the latest state to act following hundreds of serious breathing issues in people using vaping devices that prompted a federal investigation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the ban was effective immediately and gave retailers, including online sellers, two weeks to comply. The ban includes menthol and mint...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moved Wednesday to make her state the first to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, accusing companies of using candy flavors and deceptive advertising to “hook children on nicotine.” The Democrat ordered the state health department to issue emergency rules that will prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products, including to adults, and the misleading marketing of...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is moving to make her state the first to ban flavored e-cigarettes.

For more than two decades, Nancy Mace did not speak publicly about her rape. In April, when she finally broke her silence, she chose the most public of forums — before her colleagues in South Carolina’s legislature. A bill was being debated that would ban all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected; Mace, a Republican lawmaker, wanted to add...

Sen. Bernie Sanders is embarking on a nine-state battleground tour on behalf of Democratic candidates competing in the November elections, returning to the campaign trail ahead of a decision on another White House bid. The packed October schedule marks the Vermont independent’s most extensive stretch of campaigning since the 2016 presidential race. It will include stops in Iowa, South Carolina...

A Virginia-based company is one step closer to building a private immigration detention center near Chicago after trustees of a small village approved the plan despite pushback from activists.

With their grip on power set to loosen come January, Republicans in several states are considering last-ditch laws that would weaken existing or incoming Democratic governors and advance their own conservative agendas. In Michigan, where the GOP has held the levers of power for nearly eight years, Republican legislators want to water down a minimum wage law they approved before...

While Democrats romped to statewide victories and flipped House districts in Illinois, other Midwestern states had mixed results in Tuesday’s voting.

Democrats made some big gains in Illinois, but they had more mixed results in neighboring states. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the latest results from around the Midwest.