“Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he will not run for the open US Senate seat in Michigan in 2024, in his most direct answer to date ruling out a potential bid,” CNN reports.

Associated Press: “In what is quickly emerging as one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2024 campaign, Slotkin is aggressively acting on Stabenow’s call for ‘the next generation of leadership.’ The 46-year-old former CIA intelligence officer is taking steps to prepare for a Senate run, including forming a national campaign team.”

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is weighing a U.S. Senate run in Michigan, attended Martin Luther King Jr. weekend events in Detroit and Grand Rapids — neither of which is in her House district.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) “decision to not run for reelection jolted national Democrats on Thursday, setting off a mad scramble for a newly open battleground seat in 2024,” Politico reports.

“At least two prominent Democrats — Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Debbie Dingell — are seriously considering a run, according to people familiar with their thinking. But several other House members could also take a look at it, including Reps. Dan Kildee and Haley Stevens.”

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the first woman elected to the Senate from Michigan, told the Detroit News that she won’t seek reelection and will retire when her fourth term ends in 2025.

Said Stabenow: “I think it’s important to know the time and place where you open doors again for others and pass the torch. I feel like this is really the right time for me, it’s the right time for Michigan.”

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), who is in a tight re-election race against anti-abortion challenger John James (R), shared a painful story with Elle magazine of his wife having a second-trimester abortion to save her life.

A Republican super PAC, aligned with the party’s Senate leadership, will infuse $9 million into the Senate race in Michigan where incumbent Sen. Gary Peters (D) faces challenger John James (R), Roll Call reports.

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate John James (R) told the Detroit News that his stance on President Trump hadn’t changed and alleged someone leaked audio of him detailing disagreements with the president to “drive a wedge.”

Politico said James made the comments during a recent video conference with black leaders when he was asked about issues on which he disagreed with Trump, who has backed his campaign.

Said James: “Plenty, plenty of issues. Everything from cutting Great Lakes funding to ‘shithole countries’ to speaking ill of the dead.”

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Michigan finds Sen. Gary Peters (D) leading John James (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 45% to 38%.

A new Glangariff Group poll in Michigan finds Sen. Gary Peters (D) with a narrow lead over challenger John James (R), 44% to 40%.

A new 6 News poll in Michigan finds Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in a dead heat with challenger John James (R), 39% to 39%.

This is the second poll in a week to show the race essentially a toss up.

A new Marketing Resource Group poll shows Sen. Gary Peters (D) holds a small lead over challenger John James (R) by a slim 43 percent to 40 percent margin.

“Michigan military veteran and businessman John James (R) is hoping the second time’s a charm in a run for U.S. Senate, this time challenging Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) in 2020,” the Detroit News reports.

“His announcement comes several months after James lost to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in November.”

A new Emerson College poll in Michigan finds Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has a 9 point lead over challenger John James (R) with a little more than a week left until Election Day, 52% to 43% among likely voters.

A new Mitchell Research poll in Michigan finds Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) with a 9-point lead over challenger John James (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 51% to 42%.

Said pollster Steve Mitchell: “We are seeing the impact of the brutal battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in this polling. In our mid-September poll, we had Stabenow leading James by 13%.”

Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) is running for re-election in 2018, and will drop his plans to run for Senate, the Washington Examiner reports.

“The surprise move is a boost for House Republicans, who have endured a string of retirements as many fear being swept out of office next year in a midterm wave, and some feel alienated in a party that is tilting toward President Trump’s populism. Upton’s decision stems a tide of recent bad news for the party, especially after an off-year wipeout in suburban strongholds from Virginia to New York signaled trouble ahead.”