{
  "id": 7929534,
  "title": "Rogers says he 'never agreed' to El-Sayed debate: It would've been '2-on-1'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rogers-says-he-never-agreed-to-el-sayed-debate-it-wouldve-been-2-on-1",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:12:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6094433-mike-rogers-el-sayed-debate-never-agreed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rep. Mike Rogers (R) said he \"never agreed\" to Tuesday's televised debate with his Michigan Senate opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — who spoke for an hour next to an empty podium on a Fox 2 Detroit hours after the Republican announced he wouldn't attend. Rogers reiterated to CBS News Detroit's Heath Kalb that the moderator's...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Mike Rogers speaks out after skipping Michigan Senate debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mike-rogers-speaks-out-after-skipping-michigan-senate-debate",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:34:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}