From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer holds a pen, on the day US President Donald Trump signs executive orders and proclamations, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S ...

I don't pay attention to all the viral food trends on TikTok and Instagram. There are so many crazy recipes screaming for attention, and so many of them just seem dumb. But every once in a while ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Trump. Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party currently serving her second term as governor ...

CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere discusses the awkward spot Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer found herself in at the White House this week. Trump administration proposes closing entire embassies and ...

Gretchen Whitmer became governor after promising to “fix the damn roads” in Michigan. Whether she goes any further depends on how well she can navigate some of the early bumps surfacing as ...

WASHINGTON — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backed the idea behind President Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs Wednesday morning, but argued that levies should be “used like a ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) called for a more strategic approach to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which were enacted on nearly every nation last week. The Democratic governor’s ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is delivering a speech in Washington D.C. Wednesday morning. Whitmer’s office said her speech will highlight a bipartisan outline of ...

A man was arrested last week on multiple charges in a fatal December crash in Durham. News & Observer file photo More than three months after a retired Durham teacher was killed and her son badly ...