Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed holds a slight lead over his opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a new poll shows. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday found that El-Sayed garnered 48 percent support, Rogers received 46 percent, 4 percent remained undecided and 2 percent chose another candidate…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta17 Sept
The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.
The New York Times•Bayliss Wagner17 Sept
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) at a campaign event next week, according to multiple reports. Harris will join El-Sayed, a doctor and former head of health departments in Detroit and Wayne County, at a roundtable focused on Black maternal health on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini17 Sept
Rep. Mike Rogers (R) said he “never agreed” to Tuesday’s televised debate with his Michigan Senate opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — who spoke for an hour next to an empty podium on a Fox 2 Detroit hours after the Republican announced he wouldn’t attend. Rogers reiterated to CBS News Detroit’s Heath Kalb that the moderator’s…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini17 Sept
Senate Democrats are starting to warm to Michigan Senate Abdul El-Sayed after a Wednesday meeting at their campaign arm’s headquarters, though muted reactions from some lawmakers indicated the progressive Senate nominee has work to do with the caucus ahead of November. “He’s a great candidate,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), chair of the Senate Democrats’…
The Hill•Caroline Vakil16 Sept
Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Michigan next week to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate
ABC News16 Sept
The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm elections Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. For a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt president Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval. As part of a $2.8bn package of military aid, the Trump administration plans to send Israel a type of one-ton bombs that were withheld by the Biden administration over concerns that they were being used to kill Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Donald Trump “threw a tantrum” when he heard that Democratic congresswoman Joyce Beatty , a trustee of the Kennedy Center whose lawsuit forced Trump’s name to be removed from the facade of the memorial, had again prevailed in court . A televised Michigan Senate debate in Detroit on Tuesday was distinctly one-sided, because the Democratic nominee, Dr Abdul El-Sayed turned up, while his Republican rival, Mike Rogers , chose not to attend. Todd Blanche , the US attorney general, alerted reporters at the White House to stand by for what he called “a big development” in the federal crackdown on voting by non-citizens to be announced by Ryan Raybould , the US attorney for the Northern District of Texas. When it came, however, Raybould’s announcement , that his office had charged six lawful permanent residents and one undocumented immigrant for voting in federal elections over the past eight years, hardly lived up to the billing. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tom Ambrose16 SeptMichigan Senate candidate Abdul-El Sayed (D) took a swipe at his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), for not attending a debate Tuesday night. “The elephant was not in the room. The elephant decided that they did not want to be in the room. The elephant cowarded out. Although, the elephants were all in the…
The Hill•Tara Suter16 SeptMichigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R) will skip Tuesday night’s debate with opponent Abdul El-Sayed (D), citing the moderator’s alleged “favoritism” toward the Democrat. Alyssa Brouillet, the Rogers campaign’s communications director, said in a statement that Michiganders “deserve to see their candidates engage in a healthy, fair debate — not one compromised by media bias.” …
The Hill•Max Rego15 Sept
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday pushed back on questions about far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who he previously campaigned with. “There are Jewish voters in your state who are concerned about your relationship with Piker. You have condemned antisemitism but not called out his rhetoric directly. Why not?” CBS News’s Weijia Jiang asked…
The Hill•Tara Suter13 Sept
Mike Rogers is ‘unfit to serve’, right-wing commentator writes, after wave of Islamophobic abuse against El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani over 9/11
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with the midterm elections less than two months away, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto returns with the Battleground Tracker. Plus, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox join.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 13, 2026.
Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding On the night Republicans gathered to mourn the killing of Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric, a crowd at the party’s irregular midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly called for a sitting Senate candidate to be shot, while the Republican senator at the podium never denounced or even noted the outbursts. The outbursts came repeatedly during Ted Cruz’s Thursday night address at the American Airlines center, when he named a Democrat he accused of holding radical views. After the senator mentioned the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, video footage depicts at least one audience member shouting: “He should be shot!” The same cry followed when Cruz named Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and again after he named Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Cruz did not pause or respond to the shouting, and it remains unclear whether he heard it from the stage. Cruz did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Joseph Gedeon in Washington12 Sept
Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivors Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican US Senate candidate, has sought in recent weeks to create controversy over old tweets his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed posted about 9/11. He has for example, falsely suggested El-Sayed, who is Muslim, said the US deserved the attack. But, as critics have noted, Rogers has twice voted against healthcare and other benefits for 9/11 first responders and survivors, congressional records show. He has also helped kill other bills that would have provided benefits and healthcare to first responders nationwide. Rogers, a former member of Congress, is vying for Michigan’s open US Senate seat in a tight race that could decide control of Congress during the next session. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tom Perkins11 Sept
Trump drew parallels to the US's present-day war against Iran, while figures like Abdul El-Sayed called for inclusivity.
Al Jazeera11 Sept
‘Look, I’m a dad with two daughters, and I hope those daughters get to grow up and live with their dad,’ El-Sayed said
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said Thursday that he hoped that Republicans “call it out for what it is” when discussing shouts from a GOP Midterm convention attendee that called for he and other Democratic lawmakers to be shot. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, El-Sayed was asked about a clip that showed a member…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta11 Sept
The incident may exacerbate political polarization, affecting public perception and market confidence in JD Vance's political future.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez11 Sept
Republicans increasingly seek to tie Democrats to left-wing members of the caucus and personalities like Hasan Piker