Candice Miller

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee asked the Obama administration Friday to provide data to back up its assertions that the southwest border is more secure than it has been in decades. In a letter to Janet...

Official Washington went all atwitter last week when Republicans named white men to every one of the 19 committee chairmanships in the House of Representatives. More than one observer accused the party of sexism, but one watchdog group in the Capitol...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A member of Congress from Michigan called for a federal review Thursday of water releases from Lake Michigan through an outlet at Chicago, a century-old practice that she said should end as Great Lakes levels approach...

DETROIT (AP) — Republicans are heading into Election Day with a two-seat majority in Michigan's congressional delegation and high hopes of maintaining the edge, but three surprisingly close races have Democrats eyeing a previously unexpected...

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Business leaders, elected officials and others are joining forces to persuade Air Force brass to pull back the throttle on their plan to cut hundreds of Air National Guard personnel in Macomb County, Battle...

DETROIT  — A stunt wing walker died Sunday after falling 200 feet at an air show in southeastern Michigan, officials said. Technical Sgt. Dan Heaton, a spokesman at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, said wing walker Todd Green was trying to move...

DETROIT (AP) — Salaries have been on the rise for the staffs of U.S. House members at a time of pressure on the federal budget, according to a newspaper's analysis published Sunday. Staff spending by Michigan's representatives in 2010 ranged...

BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Expressions of regret are pouring in from Michigan's congressional delegation after the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson in which six people died. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, served with...

DETROIT (AP) — A third of Michigan's congressional delegation in 2011 is new, though lawmakers from the state still will wield considerable clout in Washington in the new year. The Republican domination in November means two of the state's U.S....

TRAVERSE CITY — A Great Lakes environmental fix-up is on shaky ground as President Barack Obama continues scaling back spending proposals and congressional Republicans push for even deeper cuts, supporters said Monday. For the second consecutive...

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Candice Miller of Michigan is set to chair a congressional hearing that will examine a new government report about the border with Canada. The Republican from Macomb County's Harrison Township heads up the...

SANDUSKY, Mich. — A Cessna airplane touched down about midnight, dropped a load of drugs and was back in the air in 90 seconds. Suddenly, the pilot of a U.S. border patrol helicopter hovering nearby turned on a powerful spotlight and tracked an...