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Roughly 500 Jewish Democrats and independents in Michigan have signed a letter backing Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, while more than 800 others have signed a counter-letter affirming support for El-Sayed.

Texas Rep. Brandon Gill and streamer Hasan Piker traded escalating personal attacks online after Piker told Axios the U.S. is worse than Al-Qaeda in terms of deaths caused.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s bid has revived scrutiny over the fact that senators, unlike many federal officials, aren’t required to obtain a formal security clearance before gaining access to classified information.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed challenged Vice President JD Vance to a weightlifting competition, questioning Vance’s beard and suggesting he uses testosterone replacement therapy.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said he’d “absolutely” campaign for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a 2028 presidential run, even as Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign publicly rejected Piker’s comparison of U.S. actions abroad to al Qaeda’s terrorism.

Streamer Hasan Piker told Axios that the U.S. has caused more death than al-Qaeda, citing a reported American missile strike this year on a school in Minab, Iran, that killed 140 girls.

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed met with Senate Democratic leaders in Washington after a bitter primary, but Chuck Schumer wouldn’t say whether the party’s internal rift had healed.

Republican Mike Rogers skipped a scheduled Detroit Senate debate, leaving Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to answer an hour of questions about streamer Hasan Piker, Israel policy, CAIR donations and his ties to democratic socialism.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker defended his past remarks that he hates America, calling it his ‘God-given’ right, as the comments become an issue in Michigan’s Senate race where Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has tried to distance himself from Piker.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s 9/11 tribute drew backlash online, with critics tying his message to his public friendship with streamer Hasan Piker, who has said the U.S. “deserved 9/11.”