On the Senate floor earlier today, Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) urged his Republican colleagues to accept the Democrats' offer to reopen government in exchange for a one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.

Senators were close to a deal to end the shutdown before Tuesday’s election. Some Democrats say nothing has changed. Others say their colleagues would be foolish to ignore the results.

Peters visited a Pontiac nonprofit that offers food assistance, urging GOP colleagues to "get to the table" to negotiate end to shutdown.

Schumer made no secret Wednesday that he believes his party now has the political winds at its back. He declared from the floor that a Senate Democratic majority is closer than people think and then hammered Trump and Republicans for not coming to the negotiating table. “Maybe this election is a wake up call — to them,” he told reporters.

FOX 17 reached out to our federal lawmakers to find out if the pause in SNAP benefits in Michigan could spark a new round of negotiations to pass a spending plan in Washington.

During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) lambasted Trump's Inspectors General nominees William Kirk, Anthony D'Esposito, and Platte Moring over their inability to answer straightforward questions regarding Trump violating the IG Act.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) released a new report Thursday, claiming the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is operating outside federal law and gaining unchecked access to Americans’ personal data.

A group of centrist Senate Democrats are sounding out Democratic colleagues on a potential deal to reopen the federal government this week or next week, but they’re getting strong pushback that

Michigan's Democratic senators could provide key votes to end the shutdown, but say President Donald Trump is key to reaching deal with Republicans.