Politics
‘We cannot afford Abdul’: Rogers, El-Sayed face off in contentious Michigan Senate debate
Republican Mike Rogers and his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, clashed over everything from the economy to El-Sayed’s mother in a Michigan Senate debate Thursday that grew increasingly combative. Hosted by NewsNation, the debate was the first of two in the nationally watched Senate race between El-Sayed, a progressive and former health official, and the Trump-endorsed […]
October 09, 2026
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