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Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)

Sen. Gary Peters breaks his silence, backs Haley Stevens to replace him in U.S. Senate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens in contentious race to succeed him

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, speaks during a debate between the Michigan Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate on Thursday, May 28, 2026, on Mackinac Island, Mich. (Danielle James/The Flint Journal via AP)

Democrats’ divide over Israel tested in primary showdown for U.S. Senate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, is seen speaking to volunteers at a canvassing event at Riverside Park, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)

Michigan Senate debate: Stevens, El-Sayed clash over corporate cash and ‘bowing to billionaires’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, left, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, center, and Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on July 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., J. Scott Applewhite, Paul Sancya)

Democrat Mallory McMorrow drops Senate bid in Michigan in blow to far-left run by Abdul El-Sayed

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, listens to questions from the media during the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

By Joey Cappelletti and Steve Peoples - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /dpa via AP) **FILE**

AOC jumps into Michigan Senate fight, backing El-Sayed over party establishment

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Maureen Galindo, others should be arrested for inciting violence

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) ** FILE **

Not your father’s Democratic Party: Israel loses its grip on the left

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, addresses supporters during a rally, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan’s Senate primary is testing the limits

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, addresses supporters during a rally, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan’s Senate primary is testing the limits

By Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, left, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, center, and Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on July 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., J. Scott Applewhite, Paul Sancya)

In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary

By Isabella Volmert - Associated Press

In this June 27, 2018, photo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York speaks to a reporter in New York. Ocasio-Cortez is back on the campaign trail, but this time in the Midwest. The 28-year-old Democratic rising star is stumping for two young, progressives hoping to win Democratic primaries in Kansas and Michigan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Ocasio-Cortez stumps for insurgent Democrats in the Midwest

By STEPHEN R. GROVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo, Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer speaks with reporters outside the state elections bureau in Lansing, Mich. Whitmer faces Shri Thanedar and Abdul El-Sayed in the Aug. 7, 2018 primary. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File)

Democrats unveil new policies before gubernatorial primary

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

El-Sayed proposes single-payer to make health care universal

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 6, 2018, file photo, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks before submitting nominating petitions to the Michigan Bureau of Elections, in Lansing, Mich. El-Sayed launched his first TV ad in the Michigan governor's race Tuesday, May 1, 2018, touting his work to protect public health while calling for &quot;new blood&quot; in Lansing. (AP Photo/David Eggert File)

El-Sayed touts public health, anti-corporate stand in 1st ad

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

The Latest: Candidates file complaints in governor’s race

Associated Press

Democratic governor’s race engulfed in eligibility spat

By ALICE YIN - Associated Press

El-Sayed: I didn’t relinquish Michigan residency in New York

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 photo, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed high-fives supporter Sonique Watson in Detroit. Perhaps no state has embraced the political outsider as much as Michigan. But El-Sayed, a 32-year-old liberal doctor, is putting that affinity for newcomers to the test by mounting a surprisingly strong bid to become the nation’s first Muslim governor. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan doctor believes US ready for first Muslim governor

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press