Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called Republican opponent Mike Rogers Trump's "Daddy" on September 8, 2026. By September 10, Democrats highlighted Rogers' past votes against first-responder benefits while Republicans invoked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 in midterm races.
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Michigan Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says US tax dollars should not be sent to Israel. But he says he'll stand up for Jewish safety in Michigan. El-Sayed also referred to President Donald Trump as Mike Rogers' "Daddy." Rogers is El-Sayed's Republican opponent. El-Sayed speaks on "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
Michigan Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says President Donald Trump is Mike Rogers' "Daddy." El-Sayed has been critical of Rogers, his Republican opponent, for bowing to Trump's wishes. El-Sayed also talks about healthcare and the cost of living with Kailey Leinz on "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz discusses the latest from the White House. On today's show, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Melinda Haring, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Echo Canyon Consulting Founder Jon Seaton and Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Michigan Senate race looks to be a near dead heat between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, according to a new poll. The survey, which Detroit's WDIV-TV and the Detroit News conducted from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, found Rogers holding a slight lead over El-Sayed, with 45.8 percent support to the Democrat’s...
DALLAS — Republicans are invoking 9/11 to bash left-wing Democrats in a growing number of midterm races , seizing on the 25th anniversary of the attacks to portray them or their supporters as anti-American and sympathetic to terrorists. Why it matters: It marks the return of a controversial political tactic that was common in the years after the 9/11 attacks but had largely faded from campaigns ov
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
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trolling his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), over his appearance at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas via a video game. The retro-style game’s start screen features the game’s title — Come Home, Mike — and Rogers's face superimposed on a cartoon body standing on a...