2026 Michigan Senate race
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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers falsely claims seeing Bin Laden's body
Rogers said days after the raid that the photograph he had seen made it clear that Bin Laden was dead, and he supported Obama's decision not to make the graphic images public.
Mike Rogers is a Republican candidate for Michigan's open US Senate seat and a former congressman.
Mike Rogers was not in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011, when Bin Laden was shot and killed, nor was he in the White House Situation Room.
“I watched terrorists with names like mine attack my country in the name of my faith. Three thousand of my fellow Americans were killed in the craven terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. The attack devastated me.”
Jewish AG's convention boycott exposes Israel fault line among Michigan Democrats
Abdul El-Sayed described Israel's military actions as "genocide" and used the word "bloodthirsty" to characterize Israel's military moves in Gaza.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she would not attend the state Democratic nominating convention due to security concerns.
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens to win the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.
Uncommitted movement for Gaza wins elections after 2024 Democrat ignoring
Kamala Harris took 31% of the vote across Michigan precincts with majority Arab voters in the 2024 presidential election.
In 2026, Emgage Action’s endorsements stretched across 14 states.
Arab Americans represent roughly 4% of Michigan’s electorate.
“It was a lack of leadership from the [Democratic] campaign to not engage at the level of the candidate when the other guy was showing up to have meals with people,”
AI becomes front issue in Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary
Markey said during a recent debate that he did not know whether he used AI on his personal electronic devices.
Moulton is a six-term House member.
Rep. Seth Moulton is challenging Sen. Ed Markey in the Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary.
“In Congress he helped lead the 99 to 1 vote that stripped a moratorium on state AI regulation out of reconciliation. He has worked to beat back every version of preemption that has come back since, and he wrote legislation to stop the administration from stripping states of their regulatory authority,”
US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed responds to remarks by JD Vance
Abdul El-Sayed responded to US Vice President JD Vance by stating that his identity and religion are not causing the Trump administration's problems.
Progressive voters in Michigan rally behind Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Michigan.
Turnout in Michigan's primary election reached 2.5 million voters, increasing from 2 million in the 2024 state primary.
The uncommitted movement secured approximately 13% of the vote in Michigan's 2024 Democratic primary.
“I did not think I would come back to the Democratic party after 2024. I really didn’t. But then when I saw [New York City mayor] Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed, of course, and Shereef Akeel and Amir Makled,”
JD Vance Criticizes Abdul El-Sayed Over Comments on Sharia
Oklahoma's 2010 State Question 755 was approved by 70% of voters but was blocked by federal courts.
Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant in Ohio.
JD Vance stated that Abdul El-Sayed previously claimed that criticisms of Sharia law were rooted in white supremacy.
“My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to the safety of my own kids. We have a responsibility to take on antisemitism in all of its forms, wherever we see it.”
Black Voters Express Frustration with Democratic Outreach in Michigan
According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Black voters who identify with the Democratic Party decreased by 10 percentage points between 2020 and 2025.
An analysis by The Hill found that Haley Stevens led Abdul El-Sayed by an average of eight points in counties where Black residents make up 15% or more of the population.
Fox News's Power Rankings have rated the Michigan Senate race as a toss-up.
“The extent to which the older generation of Black political leadership are such a pillar, frankly, for establishment, capitalist, imperialist American power through their role as this kind of traditionalist, establishmentist (sic) pillar of the Democratic Party, it’s a big problem,”
Democrats who never voted Republican back Rogers over El-Sayed in razor-close race
El-Sayed has called for abolishing ICE and has characterized Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide against Palestinians.
El-Sayed campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak said Mike Rogers will put Donald Trump ahead of Michigan every time.
President Donald Trump is supporting GOP nominee Mike Rogers.
“My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to the safety of my own kids. We have a responsibility to take on antisemitism in all of its forms, wherever we see it.”
El-Sayed booked for major Islamic convention alongside clerics with radical pasts
“We pray to Allah to save our people in South Lebanon from the evil of these Zionists, to support the Muslims and the mujahideen on His path in the East and the West, especially our mujahideen in Palestine, Lebanon, and everywhere,”
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic Senate primary
The Senate Republican campaign arm reserved $45 million in Michigan advertising to support Rogers.
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the primary race on July 5.
El-Sayed has never held elected office.
“We have to come together and understand that whatever differences existed between Haley Stevens and Abdul (El-Sayed), those are very small compared to the difference between Abdul and (GOP nominee) Mike Rogers, and we’re going to make sure that our Democratic Party comes together in Michigan and reach out to independent voters to win the race,”
Michigan Democrats choose between moderate and progressive in Senate primary
Christina Hines won the Democratic primary in the 10th District.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer supported Haley Stevens.
Abdul El-Sayed is a former Wayne County health director.
Michigan Senate Primary seen as battle for Democrats' future
El-Sayed has been outspent 12 to 1 by Stevens heading into the primary.
Representative Jim Clyburn campaigned for Stevens in Detroit.
AIPAC has spent tens of millions of dollars on behalf of Haley Stevens.
“He’s written three books, he’s had 300 podcasts. You know, he’s had all this attention, but the deal is we don’t need a celebrity candidate. We don’t need a celebrity senator. We need somebody who is committed to six years of hard, unglamorous work.”
Michigan Senate primary debate between Stevens and El-Sayed
“He said that he’s not going to be able to get much done. That he’s not focused on policy for the first two years that he is in the United States Senate. That he’s going to be focused on national politics,”
Mallory McMorrow ends her U.S. Senate campaign
The Democratic Senate debate was set to take place on WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids two days after the news of McMorrow's departure.
McMorrow announced she was suspending her campaign for United States Senate.
McMorrow's departure left the Democratic primary as a two-candidate contest between U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County health chief Abdul El-Sayed.
“Anyone who raises their hand to serve the people of Michigan and puts forward thoughtful ideas for how they would lead earns my respect. Mallory McMorrow has been an important voice, both in this race and in the State Senate, for policies that benefit Michigan’s children and families, and I look forward to working with her in the future to build a stronger Michigan for everyone.”