After Sen. Gary Peters' surprise announcement, Michigan Republicans are hoping for their first Senate win in the 21st century.

ADRIAN, Mich. (TNND) — A local official in the Michigan Democratic Party slammed Trump supporters in a lengthy Facebook post Monday, suggesting anyone who supports the president is a Nazi.

A Democratic candidate won a state Senate special election in Iowa, which wouldn’t be especially notable were it not for the fact that it was a Republican-held seat in a district that Donald Trump won by 21 points.

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 coveted by both major political parties.

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator who won national Democratic acclaim in 2022 with a speech defending liberal values while identifying herself as a “straight, white, Christian, married suburban mom,” said she had not ruled out a run for either governor or the Senate.

There’s a lot of talk and even some action here around something that is forbidden in the Constitution. And it is not just the news that has taken notice. At least one betting market — Kalshi — has not inserted Trump into its odds to win the 2028 election.

Gary Peters' exit creates a highly contested U.S. Senate battleground seat expected to be coveted by both major political parties.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she is “looking to collaborate” with President Donald Trump after embracing policies antithetical to those of the new administration. “We do have a problem at our southern border,

Gov Gretchen Whitmer agreed with "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin, who said during the show on Tuesday that "Brown people" were being targeted by Trump's immigration policy.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) will not seek reelection in 2026, unexpectedly leaving an open seat in the swing state as Democrats already face a tough road to reclaim the majority.

Elsewhere in her interview, Whitmer touted her state’s record on handling the Northern border, her condemnation for the pardoning of violent January 6th rioters and insurrectionists, and a potential new tagline for the Democrats to use if they want to win elections: “Fix the d*** roads.”

The flags were lowered to half-staff back in December to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29.