Gary Peters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman...

HELICOPTER PATROLS-WEST MICHIGAN After complaints, Grand Rapids copter patrols halt (Information in the following story is from: The Grand Rapids Press:MLive.com, http://www.mlive.com) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — State police say they're halting...

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan U.S. Rep. Cohn Conyers is warning about dangers from storing piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke near the Detroit riverfront. The Detroit Democrat said Tuesday that the "unsightly mountain of petroleum...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Gary Peters' campaign for U.S. Senate is kicking into full-gear with the announcement of his campaign manager. Julie Ann Petrick is expected to announce her role as the Democratic congressman's campaign manager Tuesday....

Congressman Gary Peters, D-Rochester Township, announced Wednesday he would run for retiring Democrat Sen. Carl Levin's seat in 2014, making him the immediate top contender for the Democratic nomination. The move was expected this week, after 54 of the...

IMMIGRATION RALLY-MICHIGAN Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Rep. Gary Peters has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat opening up with the retirement of Carl Levin. With Peters' announcement Wednesday, the Democratic field is cleared until his November 2014 showdown...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Congressman Gary Peters says he's running for the U.S. Senate seat that's being vacated by Carl Levin. The three-term Democrat is a former state senator and lottery commissioner who won tight House races in 2008 and...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that party powerbroker Debbie Dingell has decided against running for U.S. Senate in 2014, Democrats are urging suburban-Detroit Congressman Gary Peters to run. Democratic Sen. Carl Levin is retiring, and 54 Democratic...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does not...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...