u.s. senate race

State Rep. Joe Tate announced Friday he will exit the race to to replace Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters. Tate struggled to fundraise against the other candidates.

Eye-raising fundraising numbers are released in Michigan’s 2026 race for governor. Plus, President Trump puts his thumb on Michigan’s political scale in the GOP primary race for U.S. Senate.

As more than 1,500 business leaders, lawmakers, lobbyists and philanthropists meet on Mackinac Island for the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, new election 2026 polling is released.

Tate is joining a crowded Democratic primary field to replace outgoing Sen. Gary Peters who is not running for reelection in 2026.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announces his run for U.S. Senate, remembering the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years later, special needs students suffer from federal budget cuts, and the Detroit Pistons return to the NBA playoffs.

A former Michigan public health official is launching a bid to represent the state in the U.S. Senate as the 2026 race for control of the chamber takes shape.

Republican politician Mike Rogers announced that he is running for an open seat in the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. He says he plans to invest in skilled trades, cut government spending, and support President Donald Trump.

Michigan’s U.S. Senate race is considered a toss-up, with polls giving a slight edge to Democrat Elissa Slotkin over Republican Mike Rogers, though within the margin of error.

Republican Mike Rogers is holding a rally this week to highlight questions about a planned Chinese battery plant in Michigan. Democrat Elissa Slotkin suggests its just a way to distract from Rogers' own business dealings.

On today's show, Doug Tribou continued his coverage of Senate hopefuls with Republican candidate, Sherry O'Donnell. We then learned about a potential designated music district in Detroit with Keith Owens. And we discussed how a districting error impacted voters of the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Indian Reservation with Melissa Isaac.