{
  "id": 7697220,
  "title": "El-Sayed on Rogers avoiding debate: 'The elephant was not in the room'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/el-sayed-on-rogers-avoiding-debate-the-elephant-was-not-in-the-room",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T02:59:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6091986-el-sayed-on-rogers-avoiding-debate-the-elephant-was-not-in-the-room/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michigan Senate candidate Abdul-El Sayed (D) took a swipe at his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), for not attending a debate Tuesday night. \"The elephant was not in the room. The elephant decided that they did not want to be in the room. The elephant cowarded out. Although, the elephants were all in the...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Rogers set to skip Michigan Senate debate over outlet's 'favoritism' toward El-Sayed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/rogers-set-to-skip-michigan-senate-debate-over-outlets-favoritism",
        "published": "2026-09-15T22:59:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}