Haley Stevens Seeks Marshals Protection After Threats
Rep. Haley Stevens has requested U.S. Marshals Service protection after receiving death threats reportedly linked to her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, according to two senior Trump administration officials cited in reports. The officials said Stevens contacted the agency; one said the request would go through a process and expected it to be fulfilled. The reports do not confirm that protection was approved or provided, and the account of the threats and request traces to those same officials. Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, lost the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in August. After initially saying she would support him, she endorsed Rogers, a Republican seeking the seat, on Sunday. Reports described the endorsement as a late development in the contest. The specific threats and any official assessment of them were not detailed. In a public post on X Monday night, Stevens said she remained a proud Democrat and characterized her endorsement as a decision of conscience. She wrote that she concluded El-Sayed was not fit to serve in the Senate and chose Rogers, expressing hope that he would put country before party and challenge...