John Dingell News

Keystone XL pipeline was not the fact that it passed-which was widely expected-but the fact that it got 20 fewer votes than a similar proposal received one year ago.

Today, the House of Representatives voted for the flagrantly unconstitutional Northern Route Approval Act.

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood greets U.S. Rep. John Dingell as Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje looks on before a dedication ceremony for the Stadium Bridges project on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

A pedestrian walks down State Street under the Stadium Blvd. bridge Wednesday afternoon, February 7, 2007 in Ann Arbor.

The hero of the movie 1980s science fiction movie "RoboCop" saved a futuristic Detroit from rampant crime.

Democrat U.S. Rep Gary Peters, right; Former Republican Terri Lynn Land, top left; Republican U.S. Rep Mike Rogers, center left, and Republican U.S. Rep Justin Amash, bottom left.

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Ann Arbor officials are planning to hold a brief dedication ceremony for the new East Stadium Boulevard bridges at 10 a.m. May 14.

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, who this week made official his bid for retiring Sen. Carl Levin's seat, will host an event Friday at the famed Yesterdog eatery.

More Washington, and former Washington, players continued to weigh in on the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be the next FCC chair, with the senior serving member of the House giving him a big thumbs up and one of the most senior former Democratic FCC commissioners calling it a bizarre choice.

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the race for the Senate seat left vacant by Carl Levin, legislation that would allow a wolf hunt despite a petition against it, and Governor Snyder's call for businesses to become more directly involved in schools.

President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

Rep. Gary Peters will announce his campaign for Senate on Wednesday, giving Democrats a top candidate to run for the open seat in Michigan.

Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections.

Pictured from left: Jill Jedlicka, executive director of Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper; Congressman Brian Higgins; and Brian Smith, program and communications director for Citizens Campaign for the Environment.