{
  "id": 17665373,
  "title": "Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers after clash with Abdul El-Sayed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/democrat-haley-stevens-endorses-republican-mike-rogers-after-clash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/11/01/democrat-haley-stevens-endorses-republican-mike-rogers-after-clash-with-abdul-el-sayed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Haley Stevens, a Democrat who lost the US Senate nomination in Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed, has endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. Stevens made this announcement in a video posted on social media after a surprise appearance with Rogers at a church in Detroit. She cited El-Sayed's refusal to denounce a recent advertisement that blamed rising prices on American military support for Israel as the reason for her endorsement of Rogers. The advertisement was deemed anti-Semitic by Jewish-American groups. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate backed by Bernie Sanders, has been a vocal critic of Israel and supports ending US military aid to the country. Stevens, an establishment Democrat who supports Israel, stated she would continue to be a \"very proud Democrat\" but disagreed with El-Sayed's campaign values.",
  "summary": "Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic US Senate nomination for Michigan to Abdul El-Sayed , on Sunday broke with her party and endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. Ms Stevens announced her endorsement in a video posted on social media after making a surprise appearance next to Mr Rogers at a church in Detroit. “As you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for US Senate, Abdul, said…",
  "key_points": [
    "Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers",
    "Endorsement after clash with Abdul El-Sayed",
    "El-Sayed criticized for anti-Semitic ad"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}