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President Biden spoke at a Democratic National Committee event on Friday, responding to House Republicans' "Commitment to America" agenda revealed Thursday.

The Democratic nominee for senator in Pennsylvania continued his social media mauling of his GOP rival.

Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the RNC, said every Republican candidate will have to address abortion ahead of the 2022 midterms, as Democrats have made it a key issue.

House Republicans say inflation is the top issue facing their constituents right now. The GOP "Commitment to America' addresses that, lawmakers told Fox News.

Hugh Hewitt told Bret Baier on "Special Report" that Abbott and DeSantis have put a human face not only on the migrants, but on the communities that receive them.

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A new CBS News poll shows Democrats leading key contests in Pennsylvania. For the Senate, Democrat John Fetterman leads Republican Mehmet Oz by five points. In the governor's race, Josh Shapiro holds an 11-point lead over Republican Doug Mastriano. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The GOP has been a staunch supporter of states making the decision regarding abortion access and rights so this statement from Sen. Graham goes directly against the GOP’s action regarding abortion rights. Recently, the Supreme Court, which has 3 Trump appointed Justices, repealed Roe v. Wade with Jackson Women’s Health Organization v. Dobbs on the basis of state rights.

The legislation would leave in place state laws that restrict abortion earlier than 15 weeks of pregnancy.

An Associated Press review has found that nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the 2020 presidential election.

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The Secretary of State's Office said thee data collectors illegally accessed a server and voting machines.

A busload of about 50 immigrants arrived Sunday in Chicago, days after the arrival of the first busload of about 75​.

The State Board of Canvassers deadlocked along party lines, meaning the abortion rights proposal and an overhaul of voting rights will go to the Michigan Supreme Court; The ballot needs to be finalized by Sept. 9, so we’re looking at a week to get a decision from the court.

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, rejected Republican Mehmet Oz’s offer to hold their first debate next week.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey speak on Aug. 24, 2022, at Schuler Farms in Lexington, Ill. during the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable.

"The funny thing is, I always thought it would be the other guys. And it's my side. That just rips at my heart," Rusty Bowers said.

In 2021, six tropical systems spawned in just three weeks between Aug. 10 and Aug. 30, a prime time period for tropical development.

Reports show that former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is in talks to be interviewed by the January 6 committee, which could have a ripple effect through the Michigan governor’s race.

Fox News' Steve Doocy said to House GOP Chair Stefanik that reports the FBI were seeking to retrieve classified nuclear documents from Mar-a-Lago is: "kind of a big deal!". President Trump overnight said that he encouraged the judge who authorized the search to release both the warrant and the list of items sought in the search.

The Chips and Science Act provides more than $52 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductors and roughly $24 billion in tax credits for new manufacturing facilities.

After long negotiations and more than 24 hours of voting, the Senate passed a spending bill aimed at tackling climate change, reducing drug costs and addressing inflation on Sunday along strict party lines. Congressional correspondent Nikole Killion details path to the final vote.

Tudor Dixon won the GOP primary for governor by a landslide, with nearly twice as many votes as second place. She won 80 of Michigan’s 83 counties. But in the five-way race, Dixon still ended up with less than 41% of the vote.

The dust has barely settled from primary election night, and the abortion issue is the subject of an ad attacking Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for governor.

In decision 2022, for the first time, two women will be facing off in the general election for the chance to be Michigan’s next governor.

Abortion is on the ballot in Kansas, while Trump's influence in swing state Arizona will be tested.

The Michigan GOP canceled an election watch party that was scheduled for Tuesday night after receiving threats.

Donald Trump rarely takes back his words, but made an exception after primary his battle with Ted Cruz in 2016, a book says.

"Christian nationalism is unchristian and unpatriotic," a petition reads from the online Christian community Faithful America.

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Former president Donald Trump has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon just days before Michigan’s primary election.

Veterans groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given veterans, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, health care and benefits for illnesses from toxic chemicals and burn pits.

Ahead of next week’s primary election, the five GOP candidates for Michigan governor weighed in on the topics that matter most to voters.

Here's where to find election results for the Michigan GOP gubernatorial primary election on Aug. 2, 2022.

Local 4 is asked the Michigan GOP candidates the same questions ahead of the Michigan Primary Election. Each candidate has a different opinion on the important topics that Michiganders care about. On Tuesday, the topic was based on the economy in the state and what they would do to help fight inflation.

Local 4 is asked the Michigan GOP candidates the same questions ahead of the Michigan Primary Election.

There are new developments surrounding the battle over certifying Michigan’s results in the 2020 election.

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In this video, watch Nick Kokonas' make sous vide at home. The tri-tip roast cooks slowly and gently in a sealed bag submerged in barely hot water, resulting in luscious, juicy beef.

LANSING - The fight to maintain abortion rights intact in the state continues, with new actions from Governor Whitmer, as well as voters.

State Attorney General Dave Yost (R) has said the girl didn't need to leave the state for an abortion. Here's what the law actually says.

Progress Michigan has filed a lawsuit with the goal of preventing Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley from appearing on the general election ballot.

The U.S. president is continuing his first trip to Israel since becoming president.

With absentee ballots in homes right now, the GOP hopefuls for governor turned the pressure up on each other at a debate in Grand Rapids.

In the wake of another mass shooting, similarities between the Highland Park suspected gunman and other recent shooting suspects are emerging. Catherine Herridge talks with a former FBI and ATF investigator about the online warning signs that were missed.

The Michigan Republican Party has resubmitted a list of three nominees to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to fill a vacancy on the state’s Board of Canvassers after the Democratic governor rejected an initial list due to one nominee, a current state...

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) says she is “tired” of the longstanding separation between church and state in the U.S., adding that she believes “the church is supposed to direct the government.” In a Sunday speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, Boebert argued that “the government…

A Republican lawmaker from Illinois on Saturday night called the decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life” during a rally alongside ex-President Donald Trump.

Former leaders of the Department of Justice testified during the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on Thursday. They described a relentless effort by former President Donald Trump to pressure the DOJ into challenging the 2020 election results. CBS News chief political analyst John Dickerson shares his biggest takeaways and what this all means.

Georgia and Arizona officials take center stage as the House select committee begins its third week of public hearings.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will convene the second of a series of hearings on Monday, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Follow along for live coverage and analysis.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell will lead prime-time coverage.

One of the leading Republican candidates for Michigan governor was arrested by the FBI and charged for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday morning.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was reportedly arrested by the FBI on Thursday at his Michigan home.

A major storm system is bearing down on Florida as the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway. Weather Channel meteorologist Reynolds Wolf has the latest.

The House package stands little chance in the evenly divided Senate. But Democrats are hoping to pressure Republicans to join them in taking some action in response to recent mass shootings.

Two more Republican candidates for governor are suing to get on the Aug. 2 primary ballot, just days before the Michigan lineup must be settled.

"It is also fair to say that without the failure to act by Senators like you, these shootings may never have happened," Fred Guttenberg added.

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Two of the leading candidates for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor will ask the courts to intervene after they were found ineligible for the August primary.

GOP candidates for governor are state Sen. Darren Bailey, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, paving magnate Gary Rabine, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, attorney Max Solomon and cryptocurrency venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan.

On Monday, five Michigan Republican candidates for governor failed to file enough nominating signatures that would qualify them for the August primary.

The Michigan Bureau of Elections says five GOP candidates for governor are ineligible for the August ballot, including former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and Quality Guru Perry Johnson.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Alabama primary elections. Notable primaries include governor, U.S. Senate and House district races.

The late night host mocked the former president's pull for Dr. Mehmet Oz in the state's Republican primary.

The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in striking down a provision of federal campaign finance law.

Eight GOP Gubernatorial hopefuls had a chance to woo primary voters at the Livingston County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner. A debate, of sorts, was the feature of the evening.

The president plans to order that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to mark 1 million deaths from the coronavirus in the United States. In a statement, he also nudged Congress to pass additonal funding to combat the pandemic.

Multiple campaigns that used the same paid signature gatherers appear to have the same petition problems, starting with forged signatures.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) published a press release on Monday detailing a brief that he and 84 legislators filed to the Supreme Court that calls for an end to discrimination against Asian American college applicants. Cruz spearheaded the brief with Korean American Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R, CA-48), who has consistently denounced elite higher education institutions’ admission policies that factor in an applicant’s race to promote campus diversity. Cruz and Steel rallied the support of 13 Republican Senators, including Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rand Paul (R-KY), and 70 Republican House Representatives.

Bridge Michigan’s Lauren Gibbons speaks on how the republican party is responding to the possibility of Roe V. Wade in Michigan.

The only public event on President Biden’s schedule Thursday is a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden at the White House. But behind the scenes, Biden and fellow Democrats are scrambling to respond to the expected demise of Roe v. Wade.

Trump won the state by 8 points, and once Vance won the former president's endorsement, his popularity soared.

The former president backed author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke says his “bold” proposal to eliminate Michigan’s personal income tax would help residents and sets him apart in a 10-person primary field.

We’re diving into what the Republican Party in Michigan is about right now.

Petitions filed by three Republicans seeking to run for Michigan governor this year are being challenged due to alleged forgery and other signature and form issues.

Maddock’s removal comes after he and his wife Meshawn were front and center at the party’s early endorsement convention in Grand Rapids

The president is issuing three pardons and 75 commutations of sentences of nonviolent drug offenders.

In advance of Jan. 6, 2021, a top Secret Service official warned White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about the threat of violence that day as Trump supporters planned to mass on the Capitol, according to new testimony released late on Friday by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

It's unclear whether Lizelle Herrera is accused of having an abortion or whether she helped someone else get an abortion.

A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process.

Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican who has been serving the 6th district in West Michigan since 1987, says he’s retiring from Congress.

Pizza, pierogies, politics, and punches? That’s what went down in Shelby Township Thursday (March 31) night, according to police at a GOP delegate event.

Monday (Jan. 31) night, John James announced that he is running for Michigan’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District. The 10th Congressional District has no incumbent, and both Democrats and Republicans view it as winnable. There are still fights over the district maps, but James’s entry into the race would seem to shift the dynamic if this district holds its shape.

Monday (Jan. 31) night, John James announced that he is running for Michigan’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District. The 10th Congressional District has no incumbent, and both Democrats and Republicans view it as winnable. There are still fights over the district maps, but James’s entry into the race would seem to shift the dynamic if this district holds its shape.

Monday (Jan. 31) night, John James announced that he is running for Michigan’s newly drawn 10th Congressional District. The 10th Congressional District has no incumbent, and both Democrats and Republicans view it as winnable. There are still fights over the district maps, but James’s entry into the race would seem to shift the dynamic if this district holds its shape.

The chairperson and secretary of a group of 16 Michigan Republicans who signed a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Michigan’s electoral votes in the 2020 General Election have been subpoenaed by the U.S. House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was out and about in Flint on Thursday, the first stop in what she’s calling her “Post State of the State Tour.”

Fresh off a victory with a 7 billion dollar investment from General Motors, Governor Whitmer pitches her plans as she heads into an election year. Because of COVID, Gov. Whitmer did her State of the State remotely. Breaking tradition, Whitmer took her show on the road to Detroit Diesel to give her address.

Documents show a group from Michigan attempted to overturn the 2020 election by sending false documents to the state, the courts and the national archives.

A Michigan group has raised $2.5 million from a liberal nonprofit to fight a Republican-backed ballot drive that would toughen voter ID requirements, ban the unsolicited mailing of absentee ballot applications and make other election changes.

The run to be the next governor of Michigan is heating up, especially on the Republican side.

The investigation included 30 hours of public hearing, witness testimony from nearly 90 people, more than 400 pages of testimony and subpoenaed key documents from Secretary of State and municipal governments.

The campaign finance complaint argues the plane cost falls outside an incidental office expense and that the trip was personal.

A restrictive voting bill in Texas that was on the verge of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk failed to pass Sunday night after Democrats walked out of the House chamber before a midnight deadline.

State Rep. Matthew Maddock is no stranger to conspiracy theories and lies about both the election and pandemic.

The group’s members include former governors, members of Congress, presidential advisors and party officials who all agree the Republican Party needs to be fixed of challenged by a new party entirely.

Multiple COVID data points are severe enough that under a bill passed in the Michigan’s Republican-controlled Senate, the data would trigger a shutdown of indoor dining.

The company at the center of unproven claims of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. General Election is now going after a former Michigan state senator.