United States Secretary of Defense Gary Peters

Pete Buttigieg taking ‘serious look’ at Michigan Senate run

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters not running for reelection, opening up battleground Michigan seat in 2026

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the end of his second term and opening up a highly competitive battleground Senate seat.

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Key Senate Battleground Opens as Gary Peters Exits Michigan Race

Democratic Michigan Senator Gary Peters has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, giving Republicans a top target in a state likely to become a major midterm battleground. Peters, who won reelection in 2020 by a narrow margin of less than 2 points, surprised many with his decision.

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Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters will not run for reelection, opening a key Senate seat in 2026

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won't be seeking a third term in 2026. The surprise decision Tuesday again complicates for Democrats in Michigan, who will be forced to defend an open seat in the battleground state for the second straight election cycle.

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Senator Peters receives Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) was honored with the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award.

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Kristi Noem confirmed as Trump’s homeland security secretary

The job has proved fiendishly difficult in the Trump era. During his first term, the president cycled through no fewer than ...

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Defense secretary nominee Hegseth clears last hurdle before confirmation vote

The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite ...

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Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security protections

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark ...

Democrats’ 2026 Problems Have Already Started

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won’t seek re-election in 2026, complicating Democrats’ path to reclaiming the chamber.

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'Irresponsible to be putting out theories': Senator says 'stick to the facts'

Mich., weighs in on President Trump's social media post about Wednesday night's collision of an Army helicopter and passenger ...

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Senators push back on President’s firing of IGs

Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin said Trump didn’t follow the law when he removed 18 inspectors general ...

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Hegesth confirmed as defense secretary while Trump paid visit to disaster zones. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

“We have a great secretary of defense ... minister Winston Peters says he has spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and was “confident that the New Zealand-United States ...

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