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KALAMAZOO, MI — New congressional district boundaries across Michigan have created some uncertainty, but also opportunity for candidates, of who will likely represent West and Southwest Michigan communities in Congress. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, has so far been silent about his plans for the future after new congressional boundaries after numerous requests from reporters about whether he plans to run for reelection in 2022.

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U.S. Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens are both running for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. Michigan’s 13th Congressional District is also poised to feature a primary match between U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, and state Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit. Michigan’s new 1st Congressional District is similar to its previous incarnation but now extends further south into the Lower Peninsula. Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District is expected to become more competitive with the adoption of new boundaries. “I’m excited to let you know that I’m running for reelection in Michigan’s new 9th Congressional District,” McClain said Tuesday.

Iowa’s 2nd congressional district has the dubious distinction of having the second-most structurally deficient bridges in the country.

Last week, the U.S. House passed the Protecting Our Democracy Act, largely along party lines. Listen: Rep. Andy Levin talks about the Protecting Our Democracy Act and federal response to the shooting in Oxford. GuestRep. Andy Levin is a Democrat from Bloomfield Township representing Michigan’s 9th District. Finally, Levin talks about the recent mass school shooting in Oxford and what he sees as the urgent need for federal laws to address America’s gun violence epidemic. “I’m sick of thoughts and prayers and it’s time for those of us with the power to act to act and pass laws,” he says.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A woman accused of threatening a congressman will undergo psychiatric treatment. Donna Marie Royal, 62, is accused leaving a death threat by voicemail at the Kalamazoo office of U.S. Rep Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, on Sept. 22.

KALAMAZOO, MI – A judge on Wednesday, Nov. 30, is expected to decide if a woman who allegedly left a death threat at U.S. Rep. Fred Upton’s Kalamazoo office is competent to stand trial. Donna Marie Royal was indicted by a federal grand jury in late September on a charge of interstate communication with threat to injure, a potential five-year felony. Royal, who was arrested in Lawton, is accused of calling the Upton’s Kalamazoo office on Sept. 22 and leaving a threatening voicemail, according to a transcript in the indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids. The message warned that a woman should be left alone “or you will be put away and murdered. Upton, R-St. Joseph, was also threatened after he joined 12 other Republicans in passing the federal infrastructure bill on Nov. 5.

President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.

The $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending law includes billions of dollars for Michigan, including to fix roads, replace lead water pipes and expand access to high-speed internet and electric vehicle charging stations.

The pending $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending law includes billions for Michigan, including to fix roads, replace lead water pipes, and expand access to high-speed internet and EV charging stations.

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Federal health experts are visiting the University of Michigan to learn more about hundreds of flu cases diagnosed by the campus health service.

President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser is expressing confidence the White House’s $1.85 trillion domestic policy package will quickly pass the House this week.

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton joins host Devin Scillian on this episode of Flashpoint to discuss the toxic political divide, as well as death threats he has received for supporting the infrastructure bill.

In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face.

In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face killing a figure with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s face.

It was 2015 when Congress last approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs.

Congressional Democrats who are facing potentially tough reelection fights next year are crowing about long-neglected public works projects set to spring to life thanks to the new infrastructure package.

A Republican congressman was threatened with death over his vote to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pushed by President Biden, a Democrat. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, shared a voicemail on CNN’s Anderson Cooper “AC360,” during an interview Monday, Nov. 8. I hope everybody in your f--king family dies,” and called him a “f--king piece of sh--t traitor.”The male caller also threatened Upton’s staff. The threat came after Upton was one of 13 Republicans who voted to pass the federal infrastructure bill Friday, Nov. 5. Related: Infrastructure bill would send more than $10 billion to Michigan“I’ll tell you it’s a terrible way – we have seen civility really downslide here,” Upton said on AC360.

Lawmakers on the far right of the GOP House caucus are seeking to take action against colleagues who voted for Biden's infrastructure bill.

Congressman Fred Upton was among the 13 Republican lawmakers supported the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

After seven weeks of mapping, Michigan’s new redistricting commission is starting to vote on much-anticipated draft congressional and legislative plans.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A Michigan woman was indicted this week for allegedly making a death threat against Southwest Michigan’s representative in Congress. The woman was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday, Sept. 28, on a charge of interstate communication with threat to injure. The message included a warning to leave a different woman alone and continued, in part, “or you will be put away and murdered. ... And leave her the f--- alone or you will be shot in the f---ing head,” per the indictment in United States federal court. There are no future court dates scheduled and court records do not list an attorney for the defendant.

Proposals to upgrade roads and bridges have long passed with large bipartisan votes. But now the issue is part of a messaging war about the president's broader agenda, and it's split GOP lawmakers.

Former President George W.

KALAMAZOO, MI - The Kalamazoo community gathered at Bronson Park on Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost on September 11, 2001, including 343 firefighters killed while trying to saving lives. Zion Baptist Church’s Dr. Addis Moore made closing remarks before Supervisor for Strategic Ministry Initiatives and Local Missional Engagement Rev. “9/11 was a 911 call to America,” Moore said. “We heeded the 911 call brought on my 9/11; we prayed together, prayed for one another, cared for one another,” Moore said.

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed a Wyoming attorney in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most vocal Republican critics.

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First responders in two West Michigan communities are receiving grants from the federal government. The Comstock Township Fire Department will get $34,871 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Both grants are provided through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The money is to help daily operations and safety protocols, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announcing the grant funding. “Our first responders and firefighters across Southwest Michigan are real heroes — period,” Upton said in a statement.

Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn)Listen: Reps. Dingell and Upton talk about importance of working across the aisle to create broad legislative changes. Dingell says while instances of monumental legislation such as the infrastructure package demonstrate what can happen from bipartisan cooperation, smaller instances of collaboration frequently take place. We are the Great Lakes State.” — Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. JosephRep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) represents Michigan’s 6th District. Upton explains that the work for the infrastructure package began last April and the bill contains the same framework that was laid out in those early days. We are the Great Lakes State.”

An internal committee of the Michigan Republican Party is set to vote on a pair of resolutions on Saturday censuring two members of Congress who supported the Jan. 6 commission and calling for the resignation of a state senator who authored an election report stating that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

I hope it’s better.”Faul served as Van Buren County administrator from 2000-06. Overseeing issues related to the Palisades plant closure and economic development, his new job will have a significant impact on the region’s future. That’s the goal.”The Palisades Nuclear Plant along Lake Michigan in Covert, Mich., near South Haven on Sept. 15, 2019. The Palisades plant, five miles south of South Haven, is a large structure visible from the shores of a public beach nearby. “This position is focused on the closure impact and is tasked with promoting economic growth in Van Buren County.

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KALAMAZOO, MI — A new development aims to help families by combining apartments with 24/7 child care in one location. The YWCA Children’s Center expansion, once it opens, will feature on-site affordable child care for children 0-3 years old, and the area’s first 24-hour drop-in child care center for children 0-12 years old. Related: Construction finished on apartments, daycare center in Kalamazoo’s Edison NeighborhoodYWCA Vice President of Development Lisa Rodriguez talked about the importance of child care, which provides more than typical daycare services. “We’re very excited to have the center in the Edison neighborhood because child care is desperately needed there. “Having stable child care is really an economic enhancement for families,” Rodriguez said.

Michigan lawmakers are frustrated the independent commission that would investigate the fatal attack was blocked in a partisan vote.

ST. JOSPEH, MI — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin emergency dredging of St. Joseph Harbor early June, expediting the process to restore critical navigation, the agency said in a news release. In some areas the restriction was as little as 13 feet below low water datum, effectively closing the inner harbor to commercial navigation, the news release states. St. Joseph Harbor is a deep draft commercial harbor with stakeholders receiving limestone, sand, gravel, armor stone, cement, slag, salt and petroleum products. of Muskegon received the $442,000 contract to dredge about 11,500 cubic yards of material from St. Joseph Harbor on Lake Michigan’s southeastern side in Berrien County. St. Joseph Harbor is located on the east shore of Lake Michigan, 60 miles easterly from Chicago, and 24 miles south from South Haven.

The U.S. National Guard’s deployment in Washington, D.C. comes to an end Monday.

Thirty-five House Republicans have joined Democrats and voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The Republicans, who both voted to impeach former President Trump, argued that an independent commission is needed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.

Michigan lawmakers are split on a proposal to create an independent commission to probe the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The House has voted to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican leaders work to stop a bipartisan investigation that is opposed by former President Donald Trump.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy opposed legislation Tuesday that would create a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton criticized comments made by other Republicans officials downplaying the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A Republican lawmaker is calling out colleagues who have downplayed the Jan. 6 attack.

Upton is pushing for Congress to form a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and is condemning GOP colleagues who continue to downplay its impact.

Republicans in Congress who oppose Donald Trump are usually consigned to the same fate: a quick end to their political careers.

PORTAGE, MI -- A high school senior from Portage is the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s 6th District. Hayden Siebers, a senior at Portage Central High School, was announced as the winner of the annual competition hosted by Rep. Fred Upton, according to a press release from the congressman’s office. “Hayden’s art demonstrates his exceptional talent, and despite receiving a number of exceptional submissions, “Sunset in Playa del Carmen” stood out,” Upton said. The competition in the 6th District was held in conjunction with the KIA’s High School Area Show, the release said. “It’s such an honor that my art – “Sunset in Playa del Carmen” – was chosen to represent southwest Michigan in the Capitol in this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” Siebers said.

WASHINGTON, DC — Actor Mark Ruffalo lent some celebrity heft on Tuesday to an announcement by Michigan Congressional delegates about the reintroduction of legislation that would force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start regulating PFAS chemicals in drinking water and officially designate them as hazardous substances. “The PFAS Action Act, which is what we’re talking about today, will simply set deadlines for the EPA to act,” Ruffalo said. In Michigan, those chemicals are regulated in drinking water because the state passed its own standards last summer. “The safe drinking water standard drives me nuts that we can’t do it,” said Dingell, who represents Ann Arbor, one of the earliest and largest cities in Michigan to detect the chemicals in the drinking water. The Biden administration has shown support for both a national drinking water standard and the Superfund classification.

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The University of Michigan Board of Regents censured Regent Ron Weiser on Friday for his comments against Michigan lawmakers.

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party called the state's top female Democratic officials "witches" and joked about assassinating GOP Congress members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. "We're focused on the three witches," Weiser said, adding that he was also working on winning Republican majorities in the state's House and Senate. Do better, Michigan GOP." Do better, Michigan GOP. https://t.co/v14V0mJE4G pic.twitter.com/NC2XTuNs3c — Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 26, 2021CBS News has reached out to Weiser and the Michigan Republican Party for comment.

Here’s what is coming up on Local 4 News at 5:Michigan GOP chair causes controversy with ‘witches,’ assassination remarksThe leader of Michigan’s Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected woman as “witches” that the GOP wants to “soften up” for a “burning at the stake” in the 2022 election. He also joked about assassination when he was asked how to remove two GOP congressmen, Reps. Fred Upton and Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump.

NOTE: This story was updated to include a response from Ron Weiser. ANN ARBOR, MI - Some members of the University of Michigan Board of Regents are calling on fellow regent Ron Weiser to resign after comments he made as the head of the state’s Republican Party. The calls for his resignation came following comments made by Weiser during an event for the North Oakland Republic Club Thursday, March 26, when Weiser called Gov. He should resign.”Regent Jordan Acker also called on Weiser to resign, referring to Weiser’s language as reckless and dangerous. Ron Weiser will surely react with shock & deny any culpability.”The Michigan Democratic Party also called on Weiser to resign from the Board of Regents in a statement from Party Chair Lavora Barnes Friday.

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party called the state's top female Democratic officials "witches" and joked about assassinating GOP Congress members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. "We're focused on the three witches," Weiser said, adding that he was also working on winning Republican majorities in the state's House and Senate. Do better, Michigan GOP." Do better, Michigan GOP. https://t.co/v14V0mJE4G pic.twitter.com/NC2XTuNs3c — Dana Nessel (@dananessel) March 26, 2021CBS News has reached out to Weiser and the Michigan Republican Party for comment.

LANSING, Mich. – The leader of Michigan's Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected woman as “witches" that the GOP wants to “soften up” for a “burning at the stake” in the 2022 election. He also joked about assassination when he was asked how to remove two GOP congressmen, Reps. Fred Upton and Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. Someone asked Weiser about “witches in our own party.”He said: "Ma’am, other than assassination, I have no other way other than voting out. Weiser, a major Republican donor, personally gave money to both Upton, a longtime congressman, and Meijer — now a freshman representative — in 2020.

That’s the overwhelming sentiment GOP groups in various Michigan counties have expressed while admonishing powerful Republicans they once helped elect. We voted for Fred almost unanimously in the 2020 election, we now feel that he has betrayed our support.”The censures are official statements conveying a rift within the Republican party. Phillip Joseph, spokesperson and deputy chair of the Barry County Republican Party, previously told MLive that the group shares Calhoun’s sentiments. “We did support President Trump, but it’s because we thought he was the one who best supported our principles,” he said. As such he is further banned from future events,” wrote Joel Web, an executive committee member of the county Republicans.

While the state has swung back to Democrats since Trump's narrow 2016 win, choosing President Joe Biden by more than 150,000 votes, Michigan's Republican Party has taken a hard right turn. Ad“All these things were a catalyst,” said Ken Sikkema, a former Michigan GOP Senate leader whose Grand Rapids district lost 5,000 jobs with three plant closures just before the 2008 crash. “Forces of nature take over at that point, and those forces were definitely tilting right, extreme far-right," said Venable, who was state Republican Party chief of staff in 2010. AdNodding to the emerging right wing, Michigan GOP fundraiser Ron Weiser invited Maddock to share the ticket for his bid to become state party chair. All the while, Michigan's GOP leadership has for the first time in memory bestowed legitimacy on its state's militia, long relegated to the shadows.

Upton posted a statement on Twitter late in the evening on Feb. 23 after the Cass County Republican Party’s executive committee approved a resolution censuring Upton because of his vote to remove the congresswoman from Georgia from the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor. “Does the Cass GOP really think someone like that represents Republican values and should be serving on the education committee? “Whereas, traditionally, comments/speech, that occurred before lawmakers have joined congress, were not policed,” the Cass County GOP group’s resolution continues. “Representative Greene’s comments came before she was a member of Congress, not after.”The board censured Upton and condemned his vote to revoke Greene’s committee assignments. Read more:Rep. Fred Upton ‘shell-shocked’ after rioters breach U.S. CapitolCongressman Upton says attack on Capitol will stain Trump’s legacy

The 63-year-old auto mechanic praises Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse for condemning former President Donald Trump's actions before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. AdSasse's criticism of Trump is angering plenty of activists in deeply Republican Nebraska. He is, in effect, betting there's a political future in trying to fight for the comeback of the establishment Republican party. Limited government.”Even in Nebraska, Sasse has some reason to think there's a market for what he's selling. Meanwhile, 7% of Republicans voted for Biden, while 3% of Republicans voted for Sasse's challenger, Democrat Chris Janicek.

Several members of Michigan’s congressional delegation are backing a bill that would help neighborhoods rebound from the current financial crisis. The bill, introduced Thursday by Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, is large and sweeping. It would be one of the largest bills aimed at fixing blight and keeping low-income neighborhoods together. “We don’t want to tear down our neighborhoods anymore, we want to invest in them,” Tlaib said. The only GOP official to co-sponsor the bill is also from Michigan, Rep. Fred Upton.

CASS COUNTY, MI — One week after the Allegan County Republican Party chapter voted to censure Congressman Fred Upton over his support of Donald Trump’s impeachment, Cass County GOP leadership voted to do the same. The Cass County Republican Party, by a majority voice vote at a Jan. 28 special meeting, voted to censure Upton, Cass County GOP secretary Wally Berndt said in a news release. Related: Allegan County Republicans censure Congressman Fred Upton for Trump impeachment vote“I always said I’d support President Trump when I agreed with him and disagree when I thought he was wrong,” Upton said. Many Cass County Republican delegates and residents of Cass County attended Trump’s Jan. 6 rally in Washington D.C., according to the proclamation. The Cass County Republican Party stated it strongly condemned politically-motivated violence experienced throughout the country and on the U.S. Capitol.

Former Scott County Republican Party chairman Dave Millage at his home, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Bettendorf, Iowa. “These were friends I had made over the years in the Republican Party,” Millage, a longtime conservative activist in eastern Iowa, said in an Associated Press interview days later. But it turned a little personal.”Indeed, years of anti-abortion rights advocacy and devout party organizing didn't shield the typically understated Iowa Republican from retribution. Millage's adopted hometown of Bettendorf especially has a tradition of electing Republican state legislators and local officials. AdIn Maricopa County, Arizona, Rae Chornenky stepped down as GOP chair this month amid a power struggle with those in the state party claiming widespread election fraud.

A group of Michigan members of Congress are seeking an intelligence briefing on the redeployment of the Michigan National Guard to Washington, D.C. It has come to our attention that 1,000 members of the Michigan National Guard will be returning to Washington, D.C. to assist with ongoing security efforts at the U.S. Capitol. It is also our understanding that this new assignment will require the Guard members to be in our nation's capital until mid-March. It is critical that there remains due justification to send members of Michigan's National Guard back to Washington, D.C. AdRelated: Michigan National Guard deploys additional troops to assist state with COVID-19 response

LANSING, Mich. – Freshman Michigan GOP Congressman Peter Meijer was joined by the delegation’s most senior GOP Congressman Fred Upton in supporting the impeachment of President Donald Trump. “At the end of the day, this was a vote of conscience and this is where my conscience led me,” Meijer said. READ: President Trump releases new video condemning US Capitol riotREAD: Michigan lawmakers react to second impeachment of President Donald TrumpHouse votes to impeach President Trump for violent Capitol insurrectionThe U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday for his role in inciting the attack on the Capitol last week. All of Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers voted in favor of impeachment. A total of 10 Republicans voted to impeach Trump, the most bipartisan support any impeachment has received in U.S. history.

3 House GOP leader — voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday over the deadly insurrection at the Capitol. The GOP votes were in sharp contrast to the unanimous support for Trump among House Republicans when he was impeached by Democrats in December 2019. Cheney, whose decision to buck Trump sparked an immediate backlash within the GOP, was the only member of her party's leadership to support impeachment, which was opposed by 197 Republicans. The younger Cheney has been more critical of Trump than other GOP leaders, but her announcement hours before Wednesday's vote nonetheless shook Congress. After the impeachment vote, Trump released a video calling on his supporters to remain peaceful amid concerns about additional violence in the days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

___5:40 p.m.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vows there will be an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, even if it’s after he leaves office and Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated. If the House impeaches President Donald Trump, a Senate trial on whether to convict him of inciting insurrection seems all but certain to have to wait until President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated. ___1:05 p.m.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is suggesting that President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting Arab-Israeli peace. ___12:45 p.m.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump represents a “clear and present danger” to the nation and must be impeached. ___8:15 a.m.Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger is predicting more Republicans will join him in voting to impeach President Donald Trump.

After the rioting at the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said "we must take action,” and Democrats — and some Republicans — share her view ahead of Wednesday's vote. That’s what happened in 2019, when the House impeached Trump over his dealings with the president of Ukraine. No Republicans supported Trump's first impeachment in 2019. Some Democrats suggested Pelosi might wait to send the articles and allow Biden to begin his term without impeachment hanging over him. What impeachment would meanDemocrats say they have to move forward, even if the Senate doesn't convict.

With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard troops inside and out, the House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump. Even Trump ally Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, shifted his position and said Wednesday the president bears responsibility for the horrifying day at the Capitol. A Capitol Police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. Ten Republican lawmakers, including third-ranking House GOP leader Liz Cheney of Wyoming, voted to impeach Trump, cleaving the Republican leadership, and the party itself. The president’s sturdy popularity with the GOP lawmakers’ constituents still had some sway, and most House Republicans voted not to impeach.

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House days before leaving office, becoming the first American president to be impeached twice. The previous three impeachments — those of Presidents Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Trump — took months before a final vote, including investigations in the House and hearings. It's unclear, for now, exactly how that trial will proceed and if any Senate Republicans will vote to convict Trump. In the House, 10 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking Republican. DIFFERENT CHARGES, DIFFERENT IMPEACHMENTThis impeachment trial is likely to differ from the last one in many ways.

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., is seen at U.S. Capitol in Washington. For more than 30 years and under five presidents, Upton has easily won re-election to his southwest Michigan House seat by touting "common-sense values" and bipartisan accomplishments. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – Michigan GOP Congressman Fred Upton of St. Joseph said he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Upton is the first Republican member of the state’s delegation of U.S. House to say he will vote for impeachment. New York Rep. John Katko was the first Republican to say he’d vote to impeach Trump.

LANSING, Mich. – Members of the Michigan delegation are weighing in on the stimulus stalemate. With President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 checks, some democrats are finding themselves in a pretty unusual situation. Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on ThursdayREAD: GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaosCongresswoman Debbie Dingell spoke out in Washington on Thursday. Republicans blocked the bill in part because they wanted to cut foreign aid before sending larger checks to Americans. The rare Christmas Eve session of the House lasted just minutes, with help for millions of Americans awaiting Trump’s signature on the bill.

The Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party want the board to adjourn for 14 days to investigate alleged irregularities in Wayne County, the state's largest and home to Detroit. “Michigan election law clearly requires that the state’s electors must be those nominated by the party that received the most votes — not the Legislature,” says a stock email House Republicans are sending in response to people who contact their offices. Experts on Michigan election law have said the state board's authority is limited in scope and that it must certify the results now that all 83 counties have reported theirs to the state. The deadline is Dec. 13, but that is five days after the federal “safe harbor” date — when Congress cannot challenge any electors named by that date in accordance with state law. In fact, election officials from both political parties have stated publicly that the election went well and international observers confirmed that there were no serious irregularities.

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):2:45 p.m.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that Congress funnel $455 billion of unspent small business lending funds toward a new COVID-19 aid package. The Republican leader’s offer Friday comes after a morning meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Critics said the Treasury Department’s move was designed to hinder President-elect Joe Biden’s administration by halting needed lending. Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election on Nov. 7, but President Donald Trump has refused to concede. Upton says he has not been in contact with the lawmakers from his state who are meeting later with Trump at the White House.

According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which recruits and supports LGBTQ candidates, that leaves only Alaska, Louisiana and Mississippi as states that have never elected an LGBTQ legislator. With the addition of Jones and Torres, there will be nine openly LGBTQ members of the House as of January. Two other Democrats became the first openly transgender people to win seats in their states’ Houses: Taylor Small in Vermont and Stephanie Byers in Kansas. And in New York, Jabari Brisport, a gay math teacher, became the first openly LGBTQ person of color elected to the legislature. And in southwestern Michigan’s 6th District, Jon Hoadley, seeking to become the state’s first openly gay congressman, lost to 17-term GOP Rep. Fred Upton.

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In the Republican-leaning California 48th Congressional District in Orange County, Republican challenger Michelle Steel has talked about taxes, while Rouda has focused on health care and prescription drug costs. The pattern is similar outside Philadelphia, where GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick accuses Democratic challenger Christina Finelo of supporting police defunding. Wagner has voted for bills that would have ended the coverage that former President Barack Obama’s health care law guarantees people with preexisting conditions. Freitas has said he thinks government intrusion into health care doesn't help. Democrats have run health care themed ads against Republicans in numerous states including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Texas.

Election Day has turned into Election Week in Michigan with the surge in mail-in voting. While a handful of key races were actually called on Election Night on Tuesday, many races remain in limbo while clerks sort out the remainder of ballots. (UPDATE: Dave Coulter has been declared the winner)Oakland County ProsecutorKaren McDonald is leading incumbent Jessica Cooper in the Democratic primary election for Oakland County Prosecutor. (UPDATE: McDonald has been declared the winner)Primary Election Results by county:🌟 Become an Insider 🌟Introducing WDIV Insider: A new way for loyal Local 4 fans to gain access and customize your ClickOnDetroit news experience. Learn more about WDIV Insider - and sign up here!

(CNN) - Tuesday's vote on the House Democratic effort to condemn President Donald Trump's use of racist language ended up falling along party lines, with 240 Democrats in favor and 187 Republicans opposed. Four Republicans, however, refused to join their colleagues and decided to condemn their party's President, calling Trump's racist attacks unacceptable. Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23)In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour Monday, Hurd, the sole black Republican House member, deemed Trump's tweets "racist." Rep. Susan Brooks (IN-05)Brooks, who is retiring from Congress at the end of her term, tweeted Tuesday she voted to condemn Trump's "racially offensive remarks" because they "do not reflect American values." Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)Speaking with a Pennsylvania talk radio station ahead of Tuesday's vote, Fitzpatrick said he took issue with Trump's tone.