A Michigan couple that spent weeks behind bars in Mexico returned home to the state.

A Michigan couple that has spent weeks behind bars in Mexico is returning home to the state on Thursday night, according to Rep. Tom Barrett.

Michigan couple Paul and Christy Akeo, who were detained in Cancun on fraud allegations, have been released with the help of U.S officials.

Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett traveled to Mexico to visit the couple that has been imprisoned for weeks. Here's what he said about the meeting.

Family members are expressing gratitude after Rep. Tom Barrett announced that he is visiting Mexico to help facilitate the release of a Michigan couple that has been imprisoned in Cancun for weeks.

A Michigan couple has been detained in Mexico amid a dispute over timeshare payments with a resort company, and now, Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett is on his way to Cancun to try and facilitate their release.

A daughter is fighting for her parents, who she says are wrongfully jailed in a maximum-security prison in Cancun, Mexico.

People across the political battleground of Michigan and elsewhere in the U.S. say they're worried about cuts to Social Security.

After witnessing mass federal firings, concerns about potential further job cuts, including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employees, are rising.

Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.

Republican Candidate Tom Barrett wins the race for Michigan U.S. House District 7, the Associated Press projects.

The 2024 General Election will be held on Nov. 5. You can find results for Michigan U.S. House race between Hillary Scholten and Paul Hudson here.

Michigan may play a decisive role in a presidential election for the third consecutive time.

In the political ad, it’s somewhat easy to overlook the blunder of printing the wrong date for Election Day in the Michigan Bulletin. It reads, “On Nov. 6, vote for Tom Barrett.”

While Michigan remains one of the crown jewels of the fall presidential campaign, the focus now turns to state primaries that may play a major role in deciding control of the narrowly divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislature.

Former Michigan state Sens. Curtis Hertel Jr. and Tom Barrett will face off for the 7th Congressional District.

In campaign 2024, Democrats are looking to find a successor for one of their top House candidates as they try to retake the majority in the House.

In campaign 2024, Democrats are looking to find a successor for one of their top House candidates as they try to retake the majority in the House.

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she'll seek the state's open Senate seat in 2024.

United States representative from Michigan Elissa Slotkin has secured a third term in office, defeating Republican opponent state Sen. Tom Barrett in the general election, the AP projects.

Use these interactive maps to follow election results for Michigan U.S. House District 7 between Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Tom Barrett on Nov. 8, 2022.

Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Michigan U.S. House District 7 (Slotkin vs. Barrett) on Nov. 8, 2022.

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney has endorsed and plans to campaign for Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.

Voters in several Southeast Michigan counties appear to be favoring Democratic candidates for the upcoming election, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll, but the numbers are fairly close.

More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills that the Legislature will consider.

Much has changed in Milwaukee since the Bucks won their last NBA title a half-century ago.

Matt Harvey gets another fresh beginning in Boston on Saturday when he’s scheduled to take the mound for the Baltimore Orioles.

Matt Harvey gets another fresh beginning in Boston on Saturday when he’s scheduled to take the mound for the Baltimore Orioles.

Gretchen Whitmer joined elected officials from Wisconsin and Florida Thursday to discuss the benefits of the newly passed American Rescue Plan during a virtual news conference. Live Stream @ 1:30 p.m.: President Biden signs $1.9T COVID-19 relief billWhitmer, joined Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and St. Petersburg Florida Mayor Rick Kriseman, discussed the federal government’s approved $1.9 trillion virus aid package and its benefits for American families. The House gave final congressional approval Wednesday to the sweeping package by a near party line 220-211 vote precisely seven weeks after Biden entered the White House and four days after the Senate passed the bill. The conference is taking place as Michigan, and much of the country, marks its one-year COVID anniversary. Biden will sign the bill into law on Friday, but the White House didn’t wait, turning the bill signing into a three-day event.

LANSING, Mich. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prioritized frontline health care workers and those 65 years of age and older to receive the COVID-19 vaccine first. Gretchen Whitmer’s added use of social vulnerability as part of her vaccine distribution calculations has led to concerns about fairness among some -- especially among lawmakers, since thousands of Michiganders struggling to schedule vaccination appointments are calling legislators daily. But state Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) says it is a life and death issue, and social vulnerability is included in the eligibility criteria for a good reason. “Blacks are 1.9 times more likely to die, Hispanic Americans are 2.3 times more likely to die and Native Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die,” Santana said on the Senate Floor Thursday. Duggan also sparred with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel over vaccine dose distribution.

The commission developed the plan in an effort to provide safe voting sites during the coronavirus pandemic. The Wisconsin Elections Commission said in a memo Monday that all early voting sites were to have been designated by June 12; the plan for Fiserv and Miller Park was implemented Sept. 1. In Atlanta, the Hawks' stadium was used in an August primary and was set to open next week for early voting. Woodall-Vogg noted that the city is still offering 13 in-person early voting locations spread out across the city. ___AP’s Advance Voting guide brings you the facts about voting early, by mail or absentee from each state: https://interactives.ap.org/advance-voting-2020/

Washington state election officials said that there are 450 drop boxes statewide, and there are discussions about adding more. Typical security measures for drop boxes include video surveillance, locks, tamper-resistant seals and chain-of-custody logs that are completed each time ballots are collected. In Pennsylvania, a federal lawsuit by the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee has cast drop boxes into a legal gray area. Democratic state lawmakers are countersuing to get a judge to clarify that drop boxes are legal. Suburban Delaware County is plowing ahead with its plans for drop boxes without waiting for the outcome of the legal dispute, said County Council member Christine Reuther, a Democrat.

LANSING, Mich. State Sen. Tom Barrett announced Sunday evening he tested positive for coronavirus. The Michigan Army National Guard implemented a COVID-19 screening policy for all soldiers one week prior to their departure for training events, Barrett said. Barrett was the sponsor behind Senate Bill 0858 which aimed to limit the powers Gov. We were informed today that a member of the Senate tested positive for COVID-19. More information on coronavirus (COVID-19):

Gretchen Whitmer’s husband made typifies the ever souring relationship between her office and the Republican leadership in the legislature. Whitmer called it a poor attempt at humor -- and a top Republican said her staff lied. He jokingly asked if being married to me might move him up in the queue.”Sen. Tom Barrett put up a post detailing what he said Whitmer’s husband said last Friday. He said late that night he was called on by Whitmer’s staff to remove it because it wasn’t true. The boat drama continued to explode on social media over the weekend and Whitmer’s staff tried to brush it off.