Senate 2026 · Michigan
Race coverage
Republicans' best pickup opportunity — an open Democratic-held seat in a state the president carried in 2024. Below: news reports and opinion columns from the Michigan and national press that name a candidate in this race, since collection began in May 2026. A name anywhere in the text counts, so a piece need not be about the race. Pages that are not articles are left out.
Policy topics
2,269 pieces in this selection; the lists keep only the most recent, and repeats of the same headline are dropped — 359 below.
Cost of living looms over Nebraska Senate race
20 Government Operations
Lankford Indicates That a Hezbollah Affiliate Is Supporting El-Sayed in Michigan
19 International Affairs
El-Sayed Campaign's Response to Muslim Brotherhood Story Has Some Glaring Problems
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El-Sayed labels AI 'existential threat’
17 Technology
Live discussion: Ocasio-Cortez is helping El-Sayed in Michigan. Can he help her in 2028?
20 Government Operations
John James: 'Russia Is the Enemy,' I Know Who's the Enemy, Unlike El-Sayed
19 International Affairs
Why an El-Sayed win in Michigan is important for Ocasio-Cortez
20 Government Operations
Gen Z women want politicians who can make the ‘American dream’ feel attainable
20 Government Operations
The High Cost of El-Sayed
19 International Affairs
El-Sayed Tries to Dismiss Inconvenient Truths With Repeated Lies
19 International Affairs
Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at Ohio rally
20 Government Operations
Scrutiny of El-Sayed's alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood grow following interview
19 International Affairs
Abdul El-Sayed Once Called Obama a Failure. Now He’s Campaigning at His Side.
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed Wants “Money Out of Politics.” A New Ad Shows Who’s Funding Him.
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers Goes for the Finishing Move After El-Sayed Gets Caught in a Whopper
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Mike Rogers courts anti-Trump voters as MAGA base holds firm in U.S. Senate race
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Lifelong Detroit Voters Express Support for Mike Rogers in New Campaign Ad
20 Government Operations
Obama hits the airwaves in Michigan for El-Sayed's Senate bid
20 Government Operations
Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters in Michigan (Charles M Blow/The Guardian)
20 Government Operations
Obama Cuts an Ad for Abdul El-Sayed
20 Government Operations
Why El-Sayed Is Struggling w/Black voters in Michigan
2 Civil Rights
Abdul El-Sayed Narrowly Leads in Michigan Senate Race
20 Government Operations
This Video of El-Sayed From 2018 Could Do Some Serious Damage to His Senate Campaign
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism ahead of their campaign event
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed addresses past Obama criticism, says Democrats now 'stand on the shoulders of giants'
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed Tells NBC: Democrats Have ‘Got To Win By Massive Numbers’
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, says he has no plans to run for president
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed: Trump Has Committed 'Multiple' Impeachable Offenses
20 Government Operations
GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)
20 Government Operations
Post Game: Obama campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed despite his past criticism
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed Decides Mocking Michigan Football Is a Winning Campaign Strategy…
20 Government Operations
GOP Goes Scorched-Earth On Abdul El-Sayed
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off GOP election denial
20 Government Operations
Republicans Want Abdul El-Sayed To Be The Main Character Of The Midterms. He's Happy To Oblige
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed Compares Obama To His Father After Complaining About ‘His Failures’
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed addresses past criticism of Obama: 'I was younger’ and ‘angry’
20 Government Operations
Outside spending nears $2 billion – and the biggest groups pull further ahead
20 Government Operations
With MAGA friends like these, do Arkansas Republicans need enemies?
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed campaign event disrupted by agitators in west Michigan
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed Spars With Sen John Kennedy on Social Media: ‘Wears His Bed Sheets Out at Night’
20 Government Operations
Are Democrats Trying to Steal Michigan for El-Sayed? It Sure Looks Like It.
20 Government Operations
Why Won't El-Sayed Answer a No-Brainer?
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El-Sayed vs. Rogers gets nasty in Michigan debate...
20 Government Operations
Ocasio-Cortez will stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race
20 Government Operations
Social Media Reacts to Rogers’ Takedown of El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Debate
20 Government Operations
Ocasio-Cortez set to rally for El-Sayed in Michigan
2 Civil Rights
Trump says Rogers 'completely obliterated' El-Sayed in debate
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers landed killshots
12 Law and Crime
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief • Michigan Advance
20 Government Operations
Ocasio-Cortez to Campaign for El-Sayed on Bus Tour in Michigan
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers Now Says He Welcomes AIPAC Support After Allies Previously Told Group To Butt Out
20 Government Operations
Trump lauds Rogers for hammering El-Sayed on Michigan debate stage
20 Government Operations
Trump rips El-Sayed after Michigan Senate debate
20 Government Operations
‘You Go After My Mom?’: Rogers And El-Sayed Unleash Personal Attacks In First Debate
20 Government Operations
Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed vs. Rogers gets nasty in Michigan
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Rogers, El-Sayed trade personal attacks in first Michigan Senate debate
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers Opens the Door for AIPAC Support
19 International Affairs
El-Sayed, Rogers face off in combative Senate debate
20 Government Operations
Here are 5 things to know about Mike Rogers.
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‘Stand up for Michigan’ or ‘fold’ for Trump: Whitmer joins El-Sayed on the campaign trail
20 Government Operations
Schumer blasts Trump's 'bigoted bull---' on El-Sayed
2 Civil Rights
Rogers, El-Sayed face off in Michigan
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FBI post featuring El-Sayed runs afoul of Hatch Act, say experts
12 Law and Crime
El-Sayed Said Obama Left America No Better Off. Now He Wants His Help.
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Mike Rogers Breaks with Trump Over Canada Trade War
18 Foreign Trade
AOC privately gushes over thought of Abdul El-Sayed victory in Michigan…
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Michigan’s Mike Rogers says trade war with Canada needs to end
18 Foreign Trade
‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’
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WATCH: ‘Committed Democrats’ Say They’re A Hard No On Abdul El-Sayed
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AOC privately gushes if El-Sayed pulls off victory in Michigan, lefties will win ‘anywhere’
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed, Benson in Detroit
20 Government Operations
Obama to rally for El-Sayed in Michigan
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Abdul El-Sayed Just Gave JD Vance A Brutal New Nickname, And I Can't Stop Laughing
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JD Vance Gets A Damning New Nickname From Abdul El-Sayed
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The Church Sex Abuse Scandal Mike Rogers Won’t Talk About
12 Law and Crime
Abdul El-Sayed wants to go on late-night show so host can get his ‘a— whooped’
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Elissa Slotkin to join with Abdul El-Sayed at Warren town hall • Michigan Advance
20 Government Operations
Nessel Endorsed Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, Then Asked Him a Remarkable Question.
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El-Sayed questions ethics of football in resurfaced audio
15 Banking, finance and commerce
El-Sayed grills reporter for asking about 'flip-flopping' on Harris
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EL-Sayed in 2016: Cars are the ‘modern-day cigarette’…
10 Transportation
Abdul El-Sayed Spots A Surprising Sign That ‘MAGA Is Eating Itself’
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El-Sayed on Carlson praise: MAGA 'eating itself'
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Father Of Flight 93 Hero Lays Into Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed
10 Transportation
El-Sayed Welcomes Kamala Harris as Others Keep Away
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Kamala Harris set to join El-Sayed in Michigan
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Download: BridgeDetroit 2026 Voter Guide - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
The Tariff Gift to Abdul El-Sayed
18 Foreign Trade
El-Sayed's Fox News Interview Exposed How Radical and Unfit for Office He Really Is
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El-Sayed challenges Vance to weightlifting competition: 'You talk a good game'
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Mike Rogers: El-Sayed 'Married Himself to Hasan Piker'
19 International Affairs
A complete guide to everything on Michigan’s ballot
20 Government Operations
Secretary of State candidates to debate at UM; Bridge to moderate with Gongwer
20 Government Operations
MichMash: Analyzing Michigan’s gubernatorial race ahead of the midterms - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Jewish leaders call on El-Sayed to commit to Jewish safety, self-determination
19 International Affairs
Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood
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MichMash: Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the Michigan US Senate seat - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed Calls Trump An ‘A**hole’ For Canada Trade War
18 Foreign Trade
El-Sayed fires back after Trump takes swing at him: ‘Big trouble for our country’
19 International Affairs
Mike Rogers Slams Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘Apology’ To Jews As Political Theater
19 International Affairs
New: Rogers' Perfect Final Smackdown to El-Sayed Football Exchange
15 Banking, finance and commerce
El-Sayed urges Democrats to unite, targets Rogers and Trump ties
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed's Post on Dolly Parton's Death Has People Up in Arms
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El-Sayed's Wealth Tax Fantasy Could Wreck Michigan's Econ.
1 Macroeconomics
Why Professors Got Behind Abdul El-Sayed
6 Education
Mike Rogers on Abdul El-Sayed: 'I Know a Con Man When I See One'
19 International Affairs
Kristen Welker Runs Cover for Abdul El-Sayed - Tim Scott Wasn't Having It
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U.S. Senate race heats up as Mike Rogers addresses state GOP convention crowd
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed: 7 issues defining Michigan’s US Senate race
20 Government Operations
Mike Rogers calls for 1-year data center moratorium
17 Technology
The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Nolte: Jewish Democrats Urge Support for Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed
19 International Affairs
El-Sayed holds slight lead over Rogers in new AARP poll
13 Social Welfare
State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
20 Government Operations
The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan's Senate primary | The Metro
20 Government Operations
This Will Play Well in Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed Says Football Is 'Toxic Masculinity'
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Can Abdul El-Sayed unite Dems? He has work to do with Black, Jewish voters
20 Government Operations
Guide: How to reach your representatives and elected officials in Detroit - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed, AOC Trip All Over Themselves When Cornered About Hasan Piker
15 Banking, finance and commerce
MichMash: A review of the 2026 Michigan primary results - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Reality star blasts GOP hypocrisy on El-Sayed: ‘Look at the monsters running this country’
20 Government Operations
Trump calls El-Sayed ‘full of sh**’ as Michigan Senate race shifts to general election
20 Government Operations
Progressives won big Michigan primaries. Now comes the hard part
20 Government Operations
5 takeaways from El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
20 Government Operations
IT'S EL-SAYED!
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Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed won with progressive politics. What does that mean for Democrats?
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Ex-Yankees star rips Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed’s win: ‘Socialism isn’t fringe anymore’
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed's narrow Senate primary win sets up crucial Michigan battleground test
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee, vows challenge to Trump
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed reacts to win against Haley Stevens, slams Mike Rogers as "corporate sellout"
15 Banking, finance and commerce
What’s next for Abdul El-Sayed after his victory?
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Who is Abdul El-Sayed? What to know about Michigan Democrats US Senate winner - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
After bruising primary, Abdul El-Sayed clinches Democratic nomination in Senate race
20 Government Operations
Michigan’s U.S. Senate race still too close to call as El-Sayed has narrow lead over Stevens
20 Government Operations
With vote count ongoing, Stevens and El-Sayed rally supporters
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With 44% of votes counted, El-Sayed holds slight lead in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate seat
20 Government Operations
Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate primary - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
The Metro: Has economic populism come to Michigan? - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
Michigan’s Senate primary: Where Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens stand on key issues
20 Government Operations
Michigan primary: 7 things to watch in US Senate, governor, other elections
20 Government Operations
Stevens, El-Sayed debate climate, health care questions ahead of Democratic Senate primary
20 Government Operations
New poll puts El-Sayed 10 points ahead of Stevens as election day nears
20 Government Operations
El-Sayed and Stevens spar over outside spending, incivility in final debate before primary
20 Government Operations
Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women’ - BridgeDetroit
20 Government Operations
Who’s funding Michigan governor candidates? Filings reveal top donors
20 Government Operations
Michigan's Democratic senate primary is a tight, expensive race - WDET 101.9 FM
20 Government Operations
‘Michigan, we have no time to waste’: AOC, Sanders campaign for El-Sayed in Grand Rapids
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Bernie Sanders, AOC stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit
20 Government Operations
May 15, 2026
19 International Affairs
Trump’s Plan To Pull U.S. Troops From Europe Is Good For Everyone, And America Most Of All
19 International Affairs
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