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Governor Gretchen Whitmer met Tuesday with President Donald Trump at the White House. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Ann Arbor State Representative Carrie Rheingans was in Washington today for the reintroduction of the State-Based Universal Health Care Act. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan 6th District Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is one of the main co-sponsors of the reintroduced "Medicare for All" bill. Dingell and other supporters held a press conference and rally Tuesday in Washington. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer told a business group that she was caught by surprise last week to walk into with President Donald Trump to find she was in a televised press conference. Rick Pluta has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent Wednesday in Washington to deliver an address where she warned about the dangers of sweeping tariffs before heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump. Rick Pluta reports.

A $500,000 investment from a national organization is going toward helping Michigan House Democrats keep control of the chamber. Colin Jackson has more.

A Michigan lawmaker says he’s planning to join activists and other state lawmakers from across the country in Washington D.C. this week for a hunger strike. Colin Jackson has more.

Eleven Rosie the Riveters, nine of them from Michigan, took part in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. An honor usually reserved for World War II veterans was used to celebrate the women who worked in the factories to build the planes and tanks that helped win the war. WEMU’s Josh Hakala met one of the Rosies who made the trip.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Washington DC, where she has meetings to advocate for the state’s manufacturing sector. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young could become the first Black man represented in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Colin Jackson has more.