LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue.
Mr. BidentappedWhitmer this spring to join his reelection campaign as a co-chair. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, Mr. Bidenmet withWhitmer to discuss potentially joining the presidential ticket as his vice president. Whitmer, a rising star in the Democratic party, had been vocal about ...
Gov. Whitmer: Every time I see the rhetoric, I hear the rhetoric, I look at how a crowd's reaction to someone who's spewing rhetoric – it makes me nervous. And when I saw that, I was just heartbroken. I'm glad that Donald Trump was not hurt worse. I feel terrible that someone...
Whitmer shuts down 2024 election talk ahead of memoir launch While the release of her first book won't dispel questions about her future ambitions, the Michigan governor was adamant about one thing: she will not run for president in 2024. ...
Whitmer won the election in November. In addition, Democrats captured a majority in both chambers of the legislature. It was the first time in some 40 years that the party controlled Michigan. As her second term began, Whitmer and the legislature pursued a number of liberal measures. In ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) placed a Dorito chip in a podcaster’s mouth in an Instagram post in an attempt to reenact a viral video trend, drawing criticism from some Republicans. The video shows Whitmer, who’s wearing a Harris-Walz hat, placing
Those ads have largely gone unanswered as Dixon has struggled to raise money to compete with Whitmer’s multimillion-dollar campaign fund. But with just weeks to go before the Nov. 8 election, Dixon is expected to fire back at Whitmer during the debate in Grand Rapids. She has des...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday doubled down on her support for Vice President Harris, touting her years of experience in contrast to the GOP ticket.
The court filing also alleges the conspirators twice conducted surveillance at Whitmer's vacation home and discussed kidnapping her to a remote location in Wisconsin to stand "trial" for treason prior to the Nov. 3 election. "Several members talked about murdering 'tyrants' ...