Abdul El-Sayed

Did Haley Stevens's fiancé influence her shocking decision to endorse a Republican?

“Jason is vaporizing Haley’s future so that he can be a main character in this moment and it is sad to watch her participate in that,” former Stevens advisor Caitlin Legacki wrote on X/Twitter. 

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks during the U.S. Senate debate with U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) moderated by Roop Raj from Fox 2 at Fox 2 Studios in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., July 27, 2026.
US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers who she endorsed, after attending the Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, US November 1, 2026.

Trump’s aid bombshell, Haley Stevens, and the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party - comment

US Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) speaks during a primary night watch party at the Hotel Saint Regis Detroit on August 04, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan; illustrative.

Haley Stevens drew a red line on antisemitism, even if Democrats won't - opinion

Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.

El-Sayed’s church appearance raises questions about antisemitism, Israel - opinion


'Loyalty should never require abandoning values': Haley Stevens defends Rogers midterms endorsement

Stevens claimed that after it was made clear in late October that she was unwelcome at El-Sayed’s campaign events, she began to question his motives.

US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, speaks with the media next to Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers who she endorsed, after attending the Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, US November 1, 2026.

Trump begins final push to rally Republican voters for midterms as polls set to open across US

In one post Trump made early Tuesday morning on Truth Social, the president condemned Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, claiming that he "Hates Jews and Hates Blacks."

Republican US Senate candidate, former US Representative Mike Rogers shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a rally, ahead of the midterm elections, at an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan, US, October 25, 2026.

US midterms 2026: Democrats eye Congress takeover as anti-Israel progressives seek power

As Americans head to the polls, Trump risks losing control of both chambers of Congress, while Israel faces a growing wave of Democratic opposition in Washington.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

In Michigan, a Black conservative group pushes Jewish and pro-Israel messaging

CURE, a Washington DC-based nonprofit, has paid for a series of yard signs reading “Blacks and Jews Standing Together” throughout cities with high Black populations

A sign reading "Blacks and Jews Standing Together" is posted alongside signs for Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and others on a street corner in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Nov. 2, 2026.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s faith in the Democratic Party - opinion

Debbie Wasserman Schultz insists the Democratic Party remains pro-Israel, but its support for candidates who accuse Israel of genocide tells another story.

US Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz introduces US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at a field office for Schultz in Davie, Florida, US, August 9, 2016.

Why the US midterms are the election that matters to Israel most - opinion

In Florida and Texas, Los Angeles, New York, and Michigan, American voters will decide not merely the future of their own nation but the future of Washington’s once-unbreakable bond with Jerusalem

Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, US October 24, 2026.

Eight years after Pittsburgh, the virus has a campaign office - opinion

Today’s antisemites cite human rights, deceptively demonizing Israel as a “genocidal apartheid state” whose very existence is a crime. The host changes. The diagnosis never does.

Michigan’s Democratic winner for Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, takes the stage in Detroit in July.

American Jews face new political challenges over Israel and Muslim candidates - opinion

Most Jews, including those who supported Mamdani, were very much aware of what his program was. He hid nothing, no matter how much he smiled.

Republican US Senate candidate, former US Representative Mike Rogers shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a rally, ahead of the midterm elections, at an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan, US, October 25, 2026.

WATCH: Jewish pro-Trump activist assaulted, threatened with death at Michigan university

Jewish MAGA activist Liz Benichou was knocked to the ground and threatened with death by a University of Michigan student during a campus confrontation.

Jewish conservative activist Liz Benichou is knocked to the ground during a confrontation with a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

IDF ends Hebron operation as Michigan Senate race erupts over Israel

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US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) and US Rep. Haley Stevens participate in a televised US Senate debate moderated by Roop Raj from Fox 2 at Fox 2 Studios in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., July 27, 2026.