(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Democratic Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters voted alongside the majority of senators to approve the Laken Riley Act earlier this week.

Michigan's two Democratic senators probed Pete Hegseth's qualifications to lead the Pentagon and whether he'd follow illegal orders from Donald Trump.

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also ... "You talk about standards," Peters said, adding that he saw the Senate advise and consent role in helping to confirm a Defense Department ...

The fearmongering bill "fails to reckon with a global culture that tolerates and perpetuates violence against women and girls," one advocate told reporters. "Instead, it puts immigrant survivors at risk.

The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his signature.

Senators voted 61-35 to end the debate on the bill. Every Republican senator voted for it along with 10 Democrats.

Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also ... "You talk about standards," Peters said, adding that he saw the Senate advise and consent role in helping to confirm a Defense Department ...

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...

President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.