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Advertisements have popped up on television stations throughout the sprawling Congressional District 3 encouraging constituents to thank U.S. Rep.

The director of the U.S. Secret Service acknowledged to a House committee Thursday that "appropriate procedures were not followed" when an apparently uninvited Virginia couple entered the White House before a state dinner last week.

Today, an apology and an attempt to clarify the new recommendations on mammograms that have left women confused.

Washington -- Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said when he heard President Barack Obama's plan for Afghanistan on Tuesday night, "I got a pit in my stomach that this ain't going to work." The Holland Republican said he is troubled by Obama setting a timetable for bringing U.S. troops home ...

Today marks a very important milestone for the Hyundai Motors plant in Montgomery.

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson became the latest Democrat with his own dedicated hostile site, thanks to the recent creation of MyCongressmanIsNuts.com Photo: Courtesy Can't stand a member of Congress and desperately want him or her out of office? There's a blog for that.

When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flicked off the lights in Congress last summer instead of taking up the GOP's offshore drilling legislation, a Twitter star was born.

Alabama Farmers Federation President Jerry A. Newby has asked members of Alabama's congressional delegation to help reform estate tax laws that, if left unchecked, could force the sale of farmland when the death of a family member occurs.

Some Green Oak Township officials are concerned a dance permit would allow the Moose Ridge Golf Course to turn into a 'night club' that would allow a wide range of entertainment, including a 'wet T-shirt contest.' Township Clerk Michael Sedlak said the requested state Liquor Control Commission permit would allow a night-club-type atmosphere at the ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, is one of 32 Republican lawmakers the Democratic National Committee is lashing out against for voting against the U.S. House-approved health-care bill.

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced Tuesday that Livingston County's Howell and Brighton Township branch offices will be closed and replaced with a combined PLUS office as part of her next phase of modernization.

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire up to 1 million temporary workers to help conduct the 2010 Census.

The Democratic National Committee launched radio ads this week blasting 32 Republican congressmen -- including four in Michigan -- for voting against the Democratic-sponsored health care overhaul plan, despite the fact their districts voted for Barack Obama for president "and his call for change" in last year's election.

As it gears up for the 2010 national headcount, the Census Bureau will be hiring as many as one million temporary workers across the country.

Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee have sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for an immediate Congressional investigation into circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shooting.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm switched her focus from finding new money for K-12 schools to trying to restore the Promise Scholarship for 96,000 Michigan college students.

The Democratic National Committee will run radio ads this week targeting four Michigan Republicans in Congress who voted against health care reform this month but represent districts that backed President Barack Obama in last year's election.

Washington -- Freshman Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills, announced Saturday that he'll vote for Democratic-sponsored legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

When Joyce Rogers got on the phone, people listened. They returned her calls. They dropped what they were doing if she wanted a meeting.

Kentucky lawmakers are at the center of a political feud over the best way to derail interstate prescription pill trafficking, including the pipeline from Florida that plays a key role in an epidemic of drug abuse in Kentucky.