Mich., on Sunday said that she would "withhold" her decision on how to vote to fund the government until Congress gets assurances from the Trump administration that money will be spent the way lawmakers intend.

The freshman senator from a swing state will speak to Americans nationwide as Democrats wrestle with how to push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government.

Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Sen. Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress,

First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for an “unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends” in Tuesday night's Democratic response to his first joint congressional address of his second term.

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s joint address, says Democrats are still “finding our footing” as the party in opposition.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is being eyed as a new leader in the Democratic Party since giving her response to President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress last week. Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory,

One Democratic lawmaker is admitting that Democrats are still "finding our footing" as they seek to establish a plan for the future of the party.