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US midterms 2026 live: Trump, Democrats make final push amid Michigan rift

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Jamal, U., & Minkara, L. (2026, November 2). US midterms 2026 live: Trump, Democrats make final push amid Michigan rift. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/11/2/us-midterms-2026-live-trump-democrats-make-final-push-amid-michigan-rift?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-11-02 · by Urooba Jamal, Leila Minkara

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President Donald Trump is set to deliver his final speech for the 2026 US midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Michigan's Senate race has become contentious with Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens unexpectedly endorsing Republican candidate Mike Rogers over her party’s official nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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As of November 2, 2026, Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat from Michigan, endorsed the Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and appeared alongside him at Detroit’s Perfecting Church, causing significant tension within the Democratic party. This endorsement came just days before the midterm elections, during which Abdul El-Sayed, her former primary opponent, is running as the official Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.

The conflict escalated when El-Sayed publicly asked Stevens to stay away from his campaign events and church appearances, stating he did not want any "distractions" before the election. Following these public disputes, Stevens was disinvited from a planned joint rally with El-Sayed in Detroit. Her fiancé, Jason Turkish, had previously endorsed Rogers due to disagreements over Israel policies.

This internal division has drawn attention to broader Democratic party tensions and could impact control of the Senate if Democrats fail to maintain their majority. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries suggested that Stevens might face disciplinary action from her party for supporting a Republican candidate, deepening existing conflicts among Michigan Democrats.

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Democratic Michigan Republican Senate Washington, DC

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Senate ORG · 2× Abdul El-Sayed PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Haley Stevens PERSON · 1× Michigan GPE · 1× Mike Rogers PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1× Washington, DC GPE · 1×

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On Sunday, Michigan’s Senate race was rocked by the surprise endorsement by Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens of Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers, the opponent of her party’s nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
2026-11-02 · Al Jazeera
US midterms 2026 live: Trump, Democrats make final push amid Michigan rift · assertive framing

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US President Donald Trump is due to make his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. asserted
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On Sunday, Michigan’s Senate race was rocked by the surprise endorsement by Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens of Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers, the opponent of her party’s nominee Abdul El-Sayed. asserted
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