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Pete Buttigieg taking ‘serious look’ at Michigan Senate run

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

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats’ Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly contested battleground seat expected to be highly coveted by both parties.

USA Today · 1d

Sources: Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looking at U.S. Senate run in Michigan

Buttigieg is reportedly weighing a run for U.S. Senate in the seat that will be vacated by outgoing Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters.

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Open Senate seat puts Democrats on defense in Michigan

His unexpected retirement in the battleground states comes in an already difficult Senate cycle for Democrats.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks

Task & Purpose · 16d

Pete Hegseth grilled over leadership experience during defense secretary confirmation hearing

Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members and civilians.

Hosted on MSN · 16d

Sen. Peters says Hegseth would lower standards if he became defense secretary

Mich., said President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, lacks the experience and qualifications need to lead the defense department.

Democracy Now · 3d

JD Vance Breaks Senate Tie to Confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. Vice President JD Vance cast a rare tie-breaking vote to confirm Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran who faced accusations of rape,

Hosted on MSN16d

Slotkin, Peters hit Pete Hegseth with questions at Senate hearing for Pentagon nominee

peppered former Fox News commentator and former Army National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as to whether he would reject ..

Wall Street Journal16d

Sen. Peters Says Hegseth Not Ready to Manage Pentagon Bureaucracy

Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) In response to questions from Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.), Pete Hegseth said he hasn’t managed more than 200 ...

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Senate panel advances Defense secretary nominee Hegseth on party-line vote

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary ...

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Scoop: Key GOP senator who hesitated on Pete Hegseth pushes Kash Patel for FBI

N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down ...

New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives at Pentagon and vows support for Trump border policies

Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon on Monday, starting his first official day as Secretary of Defense. At the top of his to ...

Live updates: Trump departs Las Vegas after first post-inauguration rally; Pete Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary

President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks in Las Vegas as the administration pushes his immigration agenda.

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Here are the 7 Democrats who voted for Noem as Homeland Security secretary

Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as the head of the Department of Homeland ...

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Who else is going to retire from the Senate?

Michigan Democrat Gary Peters won’t be the only senator to retire this cycle, at least according to almost a century of ...

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