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Rich Eberwein is a multimedia journalist for Heartland Signal. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois before joining Heartland Signal in 2022. In addition to politics, Rich writes about baseball and entertainment for Fansided. Read Richard’s reporting

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Michigan state Representative Donavan McKinney speaks at a rally for Abdul El-Sayed
Progressive state Rep. Donavan McKinney ousts incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan primary 

Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. McKinney, a progressive lawmaker and former labor organizer, will now advance to the November general election.

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed smiles while standing at a podium with a microphone.
El-Sayed defeats Stevens in Michigan Senate primary, giving progressives massive win

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed secured Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination on Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. El-Sayed will face Republican nominee Mike Rogers in November to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters.

William Lawrence sits surrounded by campaign signs reading "William Lawrence for US Congress."
Rep. Tom Barrett will face progressive William Lawrence in Michigan 7th District

Grassroots organizer William Lawrence secured the Democratic nomination in Michigan's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, setting up a tossup general election battle against incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Barrett.

Rep. Hillary Scholten laughs while speaking at a podium in front of American flags and autumn foliage.
Rep. Hillary Scholten to face Terri DeBoer in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District race in November

In Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) will face Republican nominee Terri DeBoer in a general election match-up this November. DeBoer is a former meteorologist who has received heavy financial backing from the billionaire DeVos family.

A person views the Korean version of Ashley Madison homepage on a desktop monitor.
Two Wisconsin candidates face scrutiny over extramarital dating site accounts

Leaked data from Ashley Madison and AdultFriendFinder links two Wisconsin Assembly candidates — one Republican incumbent, one Democratic challenger — to accounts on sites marketed to married people seeking affairs. Both have now confirmed them.

Rep. Mackenzie, smiling and wearing a blue suit, walks forward in front of a large American flag backdrop.
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie avoids constituent’s question on Iran military spending, then votes for more spending

Mackenzie declined to answer a constituent question regarding federal spending on foreign military conflicts during a telephone town hall, hours before voting against a House resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga speaks into a microphone.
Rep. Bill Huizenga has a 15-year record of voting to cut Social Security and Medicare

More than 330,000 people in Bill Huizenga's district collect Social Security or Medicare. Over 15 years in Congress, he has voted repeatedly to shrink both.

A leashed dog walks along a beach as another stands in shallow water, with a pier and lighthouse shrouded in thick wildfire haze.
DOGE grant freeze left Minnesota forest vulnerable to wildfires

A federal funding freeze by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) delayed $10 million in Minnesota wildfire prevention. Local officials say the Trump administration's pause set back forest clearing efforts by a year and a half — right before over 60,000 acres burned in the Superior National Forest

Official portrait of Michigan state Rep. Jamie Thompson smiling
Michigan state Rep. Jamie Thompson touts endorsement from anti-vaccine mandate group

Thompson is a nurse, but she is touting an endorsement from Stand for Health Freedom — an advocacy group lobbying to roll back public school vaccine requirements.

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts looks off-camera outdoors against a blurred green background.
Pete Ricketts PAC funded Ken Paxton after plea deal sent convicted child abuser to Nebraska

FEC records show Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts’ leadership PAC donated $5,000 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign on June 17. The contribution came shortly after local officials in Papillion, Nebraska, required a convicted child abuser released under a Paxton plea deal to register as a sex offender.