Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) wants everyone to know it’s OK to call her “Big Gretch.” “In Lansing. they call me governor, but in Detroit, I’m ‘Big Gretch!'” the popular ...

When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer telephoned a senior official with President Biden’s campaign on Friday night, she wanted to convey a clear message: She hated the way her name was being ...

Gretchen Whitmer may be a top pick to replace him on the ticket, despite denying involvement in a "Draft Gretch" shadow campaign. But her chances against former President Donald Trump in November ...

Despite calls to “draft Gretch,” as her constituents affectionately call her, she is standing by Biden — for now, at least. “If we want to protect our fundamental freedoms and democracy ...

She started off talking about her reputation as “Big Gretch” and as a woman who is known how to “GSD — get stuff done.” She said Ms. Harris is “strong enough to come up with a plan ...

For the new young-adult version of “True Gretch,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer knew she couldn’t cut out or ignore the tough topics covered by her original 2024 memoir. Not if she wanted to reach ...

In “True Gretch,” Whitmer cops to having not one but two tattoos. The first, which she got with daughters Sydney and Sherry, is a smiley face. When the girls were young, Whitmer writes ...

Some know her as “Big Gretch,” as buzz builds to her presidential candidacy in the “Draft Gretch” movement, but she reportedly threw her support behind Biden in a recent phone call and ...

Back in the spring, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer and her team at Simon & Schuster chose July 9 to publish True Gretch, her new memoir–slash–inspirational guidebook. “I wanted to put it ...

This week, we celebrate the arrival of spring with special guests Josh Gad, Gretchen Whitmer, GWAR, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maycut!

Jonathan Martin is POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief. He’s covered elections in every corner of America and co-authored a best-selling book about Donald Trump and ...