Kristen McDonald Rivet

As the dust of election season settles across the country, the representative from Michigan’s politically purple 8th Congressional District has raised her hand to lead House Democrats’ frontline efforts at expanding their majority in 2028.

The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican Thomas Smith with over 54% of the vote, according to unofficial results from NPR.

President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935. But the social security trust fund is expected to be exhausted by 2034.

A GOP candidate for Michigan's 8th Congressional District dropped out of the primary race in July; Wednesday morning, he won the election by nearly 20 percentage points.

The proposed legislation would ban Supreme Court justices, members of Congress and executive officials from owning stock and placing bets on prediction markets.

Parents with an income up to $100,000 would qualify for a $5,500 tax credit per child under 4 years old under the proposed Working Parents Tax Relief Act.

The vote in the U.S. House of Representatives fell mostly along party lines and failed by a handful of votes, 212-219.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, joined 114 sitting House Democrats in unveiling what they're calling "a roadmap to affordability" for American families Thursday. The plan targets five main categories of expenses: housing, healthcare, childcare, energy and household essentials like groceries.

The village of Sanford and Midland Center for the Arts are still awaiting reimbursements for the cost of rebuilding after the devastating 2020 floods.

Protesters, including U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald, D-Bay City, called for more transparency after President Trump said Saturday that his administration plans to "run" Venezuela temporarily.