Michigan’s elections are free, fair and run professionally. But given all the noise out there, here’s what happens after polls close on Tuesday. There’s a very prescribed process for counting votes and certifying our election, and education is the best defense against misinformation.

I was asked in Detroit about how we should approach the moment we are in. How do we balance holding the line versus changing the system? The answer: we have to do both.

The sound of fall. #michiganmoments

It’s clear that President Trump and Elon Musk are siding with Putin. The Ukrainians depend on Starlink to help fight the war, and we are seeing what happens when a disgruntled billionaire does what he wants with a nation’s security.

The @kalfound.bsky.social and the organizations they partner with are doing some incredible work. I recently visited to get a sense of what they’re seeing on the ground here in Kalamazoo, and any areas where the need for resources is outpacing what they’re able to provide.

@MSNOWreports.bsky.social: “...ordinary Americans are saying, this is not how the justice system is supposed to work."

Secretary Hegseth’s purge continues. He has fired another top general in the middle of a war that’s already not going well. This doesn’t make me believe he is doing all he can to make Americans safe.

Michigan's autoworkers can compete with anybody on an even playing field. The Chinese government’s state-subsidized car companies are the definition of unfair — they use cheap labor and abuse the international trade system to dump their products around the world.

I served three tours in Iraq alongside the military. I was a CIA officer and a Pentagon official. President Trump’s threats of further military action in Iran won’t bring us any closer to ending this war.

Some people leave behind generations of people who are better because they knew them.
Coach Jim Bibbs was one of those people.

When Ukraine suddenly lost access to Elon Musk’s Starlink technology, Sen. Elissa Slotkin knew he wasn’t acting alone. As a former CIA analyst, she isn’t buying the lies. She knows Trump was behind it.

@padilla.senate.gov "This Department of Justice puts the political whims of the President above the rule of law."

I think in the last two weeks it's become very clear President Trump wants Putin to win this war, and he's taking steps to allow them to sell oil to fuel their war machine, to disrupt Starlink and to show the Ukrainians where his hand actually lies

I think that's a huge strategic mistake.

There’s a clear playbook when it comes to myself and Senator Mark Kelly, James Comey, or anyone else the President doesn’t like. He tries to intimidate and weaponize the government against them.

We have to push back.

While I’ve been traveling across Michigan, folks are asking me questions about our upcoming midterm elections and voting. Let me be clear: Michigan’s elections are safe and secure. They're run by the state and our localities –- not the President.

Last month, I sought assurances from our nation's top military and civilian leaders at the Pentagon that troops will not be used to interfere in our midterm elections—and that any order to do so would be illegal.

What is President Trump’s playbook on elections?

Friendly reminder: agriculture is the number 2 industry in Michigan, after manufacturing. And we’re the number 1 most diverse agricultural state in the country (meaning lots of different kinds of farms, not just row crops) with regular access to water!

I recently had the opportunity to speak with @oaklandu.bsky.social students in an academic class focused on September 11, and share my firsthand experience of being in New York that day.

Michigan has lost about 12,000 manufacturing jobs in the year and a half since the president has taken office.