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FILE - Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., asks a question during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 15, 2022. The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals, Slotkin's office announced Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence pets facility dogs Goldie, right, and Truman, left, as he visits patients and their families and care providers at the USO Warrior and Family Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Four-legged heroes: Congress weighs valor medal for military dogs

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Hill Harper, a cast member in the television series "The Good Doctor" arrives at the 35th Annual PaleyFest at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Los Angeles. Harper announced Monday, July 10, 2023, that he is running for Michigan's open Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination. Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Hill Harper, an actor on ‘CSI: NY’ and ‘The Good Doctor,’ is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

FILE - Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett attends a campaign rally, Nov. 4, 2022, in Benton Township, Mich., left, and Michigan state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., speaks with reporters, June 30, 2021, in Lansing, Mich. Former Michigan state Sens. Curtis Hertel Jr. and Tom Barrett are set to face off for the 7th Congressional District. Democrat Hertel will announce his campaign Monday after the Republican Barrett launched his second run for the seat Sunday night. Hertel and Barrett are the first to declare bids for U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s seat. (AP Photo/File)

A competitive race for an open House seat is taking shape in a Michigan battleground district

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

House Homeland Security Committee member Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., asks a question during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 15, 2022. House Democrats will be forced to replace one of their top House candidates next year in Slotkin, who will run for an open Senate seat in the state. Her exit opens one of the country’s most competitive districts in a year where every seat matters for Democrats, who look to overcome the Republicans’ five seat majority in the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Slotkin’s Senate run may complicate Dems bid to retake House

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Rep. Elissa Slotkin launches Senate campaign bid for open Michigan seat

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Rep. Slotkin is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Stabenow who is retiring. Slotkin has quickly shifted from fighting for her political life in the nation's third most-expensive U.S. House race last year to "at the very top" of the Michigan Democrats readying for a 2024 Senate campaign. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan’s open Senate seat

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Rep. Slotkin is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Stabenow who is retiring. Slotkin has quickly shifted from fighting for her political life in the nation's third most-expensive U.S. House race last year to "at the very top" of the Michigan Democrats readying for a 2024 Senate campaign. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Rep. Elissa Slotkin preps Senate run after winning tough reelection bid

By Thomas Beaumont and Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Reps. Elissa Slotkin, left, D-Mich., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., leave a campaign rally Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich., where Slotkin received the support of Cheney. Slotkin emphasized how a shared concern for a functioning democracy can unite Democrats and Republicans despite policy disagreements. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Liz Cheney visits Michigan to campaign for Democrat

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Vulnerable Democrat says party ‘needs new blood,’ bears some responsibility for economic woes

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., does a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

House Democrat suggests states don’t need another COVID relief package

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Slotkin eyes parental accountability bill after Michigan school shooting

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

In this file photo, then-National Security Agency Deputy Director John C. Inglis testifies as the Senate Judiciary Committee questions top Obama administration officials about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. On June 18, 2021, Mr. Inglis was confirmed to serve as the first national cyber director by the Senate (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden officials say it’s too soon to tell if Russia policy is thwarting cyberattackers

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

National Guard keep watch on the Capitol, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a "possible plot" by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's victory. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Police request 60-day extension of the National Guard at U.S. Capitol

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., does a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Elissa Slotkin, Democratic rep, says Trump ‘doesn’t talk down to anyone’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Elissa Slotkin, Democratic rep, says party’s ‘brand has been weak for a while’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on "worldwide threats to the homeland," on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Elissa Slotkin wins second term in Congress

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reads a statement announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s Ukraine episode crossed ‘red line’ for Dem freshmen

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., talks with a constituent after a veterans event on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at the Ingham County Fair in Mason, Mich. Slotkin, who flipped the 8th Congressional District by defeating a Republican incumbent in 2018, has not backed an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

Impeachment summer? August town halls may decide next steps

By LISA MASCARO, MIKE CATALINI and DENISE LAVOIE and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Elissa Slotkin, newly elected Michigan Democrat, won’t back Pelosi for speaker

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times