Stevens Endorses Rogers, Breaking With El-Sayed

Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate in Michigan on Sunday, breaking with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed two days before Election Day and prompting a renewed push by Democrats to turn out voters. Stevens, a Democrat who lost to El-Sayed in the party’s August primary, had initially endorsed him after the contest. The endorsement of Rogers followed public disagreements over Israel and an independent political advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices. El-Sayed’s campaign distanced itself from the ad, while Rebellion PAC defended it as criticism of U.S. foreign spending and Israel policy. Stevens appeared with Rogers at a Detroit church before announcing her decision. She later said her concerns included what she described as antisemitic actions by El-Sayed and his associations. El-Sayed has been a vocal critic of Israel and apologized for comments made after a March attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. He has not appeared on the campaign trail with streamer Hasan Piker again, according to reporting on the campaign. The split became more visible after a planned Sunday unity event featuring Stevens and El-Sayed was...