Mount Pleasant, MI

Food and farm programs historically persist through the farm bill. Packaging multiple cross-party issues into one bill ensures rural and urban legislators come together to pass it. But that coalition has been fracturing over past farm bill cycles, creating uncertainty on the farm and in grocery stores.

A new Democratic majority in Congress could pressure the president to end the war in Iran. But it will be harder for them to directly affect fuel prices, which are tied to a complex international oil market.

The proposal failed with 75% of voters rejecting the ballot measure, according to unofficial results from the New York Times.

Michigan Democrats won the governor’s race, control of the state House of Representatives, and an expanded majority in the state Senate during this week’s election.

Unofficial results from the New York Times show Proposal 2 received support from 81% of Michigan voters.

Few details were offered as the governor-elect begins putting together a transition team and plan for her first 100 days in office.

Michigan's first Muslim senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, discusses his historic victory, an unlikely agreement with Trump on Israel military aid and the political divisions that remain.

El-Sayed's campaign tested how an antiestablishment candidate on the left would fare in a perennial Midwest battleground. With the win, he'll become the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate.

Key victories for Democrats include Texas, South Carolina and Kansas

Polls closed at 8 p.m. in nearly half of states, with the AP calling the Senate race in Georgia for Democrat Jon Ossoff and North Carolina for Roy Cooper.