(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.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday ... week featured some fireworks as Democrats went on the attack. Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), a Democrat on the committee, called the Monday vote ...

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

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem served in Congress during Trump’s first administration and sent the National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border.

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 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.

Passage in the Senate came after Republicans and Democrats ... voted in favor on Monday were Senators Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters of Michigan, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Mark ...

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 ...

Twelve Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to pass an immigration bill to address one of President Donald Trump's top campaign issues.

In an interview with WDET, Peters discussed his efforts to reach across the aisle, as well as his goals to build a more self-sufficient supply chain.