“Gary Peters is reading the room. After spending years ignoring illegal immigration and destroying his state’s auto industry, Michigan is better off without him,” said U.S. Sen. Tim ...

Democrat Gary Peters' announcement means Michigan will have an open U.S. Senate seat for the second time in two years.

"Gary Peters is reading the room," said U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, who is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to elect GOP senators. Peters led the ...