Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announces her candidacy for governor in a bid to replace Gretchen Whitmer.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who was vocally against Donald Trump in the 2024 election, will not try to find bipartisan collaborations.

IRISH GOODBYE — President JOE BIDEN is set to deliver his farewell address at 8 p.m. tonight, saying goodbye to elected office after 53 years of seeking it, a quest that defined well more than half of his life.

“President Biden, when he came into office, said that he would be the most progressive president since F.D.R., and I think on domestic issues — not on foreign policy — on domestic issues, he has kept his word,” Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, said shortly after Biden’s loss.

Joe Biden may be remembered as a fine president but his stubborn refusal to pass the torch for so long made it almost historically inevitable that Donald Trump would win again.

In accordance with President Trump's proclamation, Michigan's governor ordered all U.S. and Michigan flags throughout the state of Michigan to be raised.

Apart from a lot of sentimental boilerplate, President Joe Biden's farewell address had a key message: The super-rich have too much power in politics.

Gretchen Whitmer vowed to "fix the damn roads ... Last year, she stumped for Democratic President Joe Biden and then-Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared concerns about Michigan's road funding and the impact the auto industry could have on the state's economy.

The status of federal grant awards for EV charging and other environmental initiatives that were announced before Trump's Monday inauguration remain in question, said Charles Griffith, director of the climate and energy program for the Ecology Center, an environmental group headquartered in Ann Arbor.

The best example of the ping pong nature of executive orders is the Paris Climate Accord. Obama committed the United States to the treaty without Senate approval. When Trump became president the first time, he took the U.S. out of the pact. Biden put us back in. And now Monday Trump ordered us out again.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has become the first Democrat to announce a run for governor in 2026. In announcing her run Wednesday, Jan. 22, Benson said she’s running because the state needs a leader who will save Michiganders time and money,