Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is retiring, opening up a battleground Senate seat in the 2026 midterms.
Why it matters: It’s a stunning announcement for a senator who led Democrats’ Senate campaigns two cycles in a row. And it’s an opening for Republicans in a state President Trump won in November.
This is Pete Buttigieg’s seat to lose. He moved to Michigan a few years ago because that’s where his husband is from. No doubt Peters is leaving on purpose because he wants to give Pete a shot.