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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.

What are shield laws and how do they protect telehealth abortion providers?

Donald Trump

Lawmakers say Trump’s tariffs will hurt Michigan consumers

Mike Rogers

GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers says he may run for US Senate again in 2026

Planned Parenthood building

GOP efforts to defund Planned Parenthood threaten affordable health care services

Trump executive orders

Trump executive order is first offensive against Biden efforts to lower drug costs

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) looks on during the confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Defense, on Capitol Hill Jan. 14, 2025.

Sen. Gary Peters won’t run for reelection in 2026

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

Michigan Legislature kicks off 2025 with new leadership, new policy priorities

Donald Trump

How a 1974 law prohibits presidents from blocking congressional spending

Avocado imported from Mexico

What to know about looming tariffs on foreign goods

Miracle on Ice celebration

Sen. Gary Peters backs bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to ‘Miracle on Ice’ team

U.S. Capitol building

Reproductive Rights

Republican lawmakers file misleading ‘born alive’ anti-abortion bills in House and Senate

Hospital patient

Medicaid is in Republicans’ sights. Here’s what you need to know.