{
  "id": 17498440,
  "title": "Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign disinvites Haley Stevens from events to limit ‘distractions’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/abdul-el-sayeds-campaign-disinvites-haley-stevens-from-events-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T23:58:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-disinvited-from-events"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Democratic tensions have escalated in Michigan's tight Senate race as candidate Abdul El-Sayed asked Congresswoman Haley Stevens to refrain from attending his campaign events. El-Sayed stated, \"I don’t want any distractions,\" during a campaign rally, according to the New York Times. The two had initially planned to co-host a church service in Detroit, but the rift between the progressive El-Sayed and the moderate Stevens has become public. Stevens had endorsed El-Sayed after his primary victory in August but has avoided public appearances with him since criticizing him for weeks. Stevens’ fiancé campaigned for the Republican candidate, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed responded to Stevens' demand for him to address an outside group's ad criticizing support for Israel's war in Gaza, insisting, \"Let’s all focus on the task at hand: that’s beating Mike Rogers, holding Trump accountable, and getting money out of politics, putting money in pockets, and passing Medicare for All.\" The political fallout worries Democrats, as the race is critical for the party to gain control of the Senate. Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow expressed frustration, saying, \"I have no idea what the hell Haley Stevens is doing.\" The focus of the conversation has shifted from political ads and Stevens to the cost of living, with people discussing gas and grocery prices.",
  "summary": "A public spat has cast Democratic tensions in the spotlight as the close US Senate race draws to a head Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought US Senate race, has asked Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events. “I don’t want any distractions,” El-Sayed told reporters after a campaign rally, according to the New York Times . “It…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "El-Sayed accuses Stevens of 'relitigating' primary after calls for apology on Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/el-sayed-accuses-stevens-of-relitigating-primary-after-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-10-31T12:05:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}