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Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers
Stevens' show of support for President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
Haley Stevens joins Mike Rogers in Detroit, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race
Democrat Haley Stevens joined Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday morning.
Sullivan claims Peltola is ‘still lying’ about campaign’s involvement in Alaska ballot controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday that he doubted claims by his Democratic opponent that she had no idea her top political aides were i
NH Attorney General orders firms to stop anonymous political mailers
All three of the mailers either attack Republican Senate candidate John Sununu or promote Edmond LaPlante, the Constitution Party candidate in the race.
Michigan Democrats’ unity push falters as Stevens is asked to skip event with El-Sayed
Haley Stevens is no longer expected to join fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit church event as renewed tensions between the former party rivals in the Michigan Senate race threatened to overshadow the appearance.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appears with his GOP opponent as intraparty divisions roil Michigan Senate race
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appears with his GOP opponent as intraparty divisions roil Michigan Senate race.
Why 2026 Is a Health Care Election
_Ypsilanti, Michigan_THE MIDTERM ELECTION IS ABOUT a lot of things: gas prices and groceries, the spread of corruption, and the future of democracy. And yet, as much as any single issue, it’s about health care. You can tell by listening to all the Democrats talking about high deductibles, drug costs, and insurance companies as they campaign around the country. Or you can tell by reading all the public-opinion surveys in which voters consistently rank health care as one of their top concerns. But if you really want to know why this is a health care election, your best source isn’t the politicians or the pollsters. It’s the people on the front lines. One of them is Raymond Rion, a family medicine physician and executive director of Packard Health, a small network of clinics spanning Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti on the western outskirts of the Detroit metro area. Packard is what’s known as a Federally Qualified Health Center, where anybody can get care regardless of income or insurance status. And like similar safety-net providers all over America, for the past decade it has benefited directly from the Affordable Care Act. “We almost went bankrupt in 2011,” Rion told me in a conversation last week, recalling how in the old days staff at Packard would work the phones furiously to get supplies and find specialists who would take referrals. Now many more patients have either Medicaid or private coverage they’ve purchased through HealthCare.gov, the online marketplace that the law created, so that the proportion of uninsured patients has fallen from around one in three to one in ten. It’s a lot easier to find referrals for these insured patients, though thanks to the infusion of paying customers Packard can do much more on its own. In particular, Rion said, the organization has opened two new branches, started a pharmacy, begun offering prenatal services, and vastly expanded behavioral health care by bringing on a half-dozen new doctors, nurses, and case workers. Now a retrenchment is underway. Coverage options on the HealthCare.gov marketplace got more expensive because Donald Trump and the Republicans refused to renew temporary subsidies that had been reducing the price of insurance. On top of that, the first cuts to Medicaid as part of last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are starting to take effect. Rion told me Packard has already laid off a provider in anticipation of less revenue next year.1 Patient volume is down, he went on to explain, in part because uninsured patients sometimes avoid care altogether out of fear a single visit will lead to more treatments with more bills. And postponing care in that way can have serious medical consequences, as his colleague Ron Romero told me. “So you have somebody with diabetes, their chronic condition isn’t getting cared for,” said Romero, who like Rion is a family physician. “Their sugars rise, and they end up having other medical problems. Their kidneys start to get damaged. They start to have eye damage. They increase risk for heart attacks and strokes. . . . They end up in the emergency room.” And things are likely to get worse. Partly that’s because next year most of the remaining Medicaid cuts will take full effect, throwing more people off coverage. And partly it’s because forces that have nothing to do with Trump or Republican actions are making medical care more expensive for everyone, including those with employer insurance and Medicare. That will lead to still more people delaying or skipping care, ending up in the emergency rooms, and putting yet more cost pressure on providers. Rion wasn’t taking a position on the election or political parties, he made clear. He was just describing the reality he sees around him: “The whole system is being pressured. Nobody is immune to this stuff.” He’s right. And here’s the thing: This has all happened before. We know happens next.
Losing Michigan Senate candidate Haley Stevens: ‘Go vote!’
Her statement comes after days of public discord with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Jamie Raskin: Alaska’s Dan Sullivan ballot issue is ‘stupid politics,’ but ‘it does happen’
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) reacts to reporting that Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s aides allegedly instructed a staffer to recruit multiple candidates named “Dan Sullivan,” which Raskin calls "ridiculous politics.”
Former President Obama endorses Charles Booker in Kentucky Senate race
Charles Booker is running against Republican Rep. Andy Barr to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Fishing for a Senate Seat in Alaska
Whether Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s brand of fish-focused local politics succeeds in November will reveal how individual candidates can distinguish themselves from national party platforms.
As Election Day nears, a look at the big money, tight polls, and closing themes in the Texas Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton
AdImpact Politics reports that when you add up the amount of ad spending in both the general election and the primaries, the Texas Senate race is now the most expensive non-presidential race on record — with ad spending reaching $544.5 million.
Both parties tried to game Alaska primary field
The Democrat running for Senate, Mary Peltola, is accused of recruiting a spoiler candidate, but Republicans have also boosted spoilers.
This Republican Wants Voters to Consider a Post-Trump World
John E. Sununu, the Republican Senate candidate in New Hampshire, has the president’s endorsement but is keeping him at arm’s length.
Pols & Politics: MA Senate advances bill for permanent Daylight Savings Time
The Massachusetts Senate advances a bill to establish permanent Daylight Savings Time, another potato chip manufacturer is leaving the Bay State, and government watchdog groups endorse ‘Yes on 5.’
Opinion: It’s been decades since Kansas made a difference in national politics. This time it means the world.
Opinion from Max McCoy: This year's U.S. Senate race in Kansas is a referendum on what may be the most corrupt administration in American history — and a repudiation of the phalanx of legislative quislings that keeps it in power.
Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - will Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
Texas Senate race heats up as James Talarico rallies hundreds in Houston ahead of Election Day
The New York Times
This ultrasimple bean soup has been on the menu at the U.S. Senate Dining Room and served to senators and their staff for more than 100 years. Even as politics have changed, this soup has remained...
State attorneys call Trump legal demand to segregate ballots in Alaska’s Senate race ‘not even possible’
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason granted permission for the case to be considered on an expedited basis, raising the possibility of a ruling before Election Day.
Ken Paxton’s final rally at the Alamo in doubt
Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign initially said he would close his get-out-the-vote push at the Alamo before Election Day.
Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
The Department of Justice on Friday added a request that the judge separate all ballots showing votes for the second Dan Sullivan until it can be determined whether voters were fooled into wasting their votes for a spoiler candidate.
Watch: Talarico, Once a Progressive, Rejects Left-Right Politics
The Senate nominee disinvited his former primary rival from a joint appearance, while on the GOP side President Trump is planning a late burst of tele-rallies.
Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat as Trump campaigns virtually
The closing sprint in Texas comes as early voting nears its conclusion in several states. Early balloting totals were approaching 50 million heading into the weekend. About 112 million voted in total in the 2022 midterm elections.
Progressive political groups sue Alaska elections officials for failing to open rural voting sites before Election Day
The lawsuits were filed by the Alaska Democratic Party and a political nonprofit that has donated to a PAC spending millions to support Mary Peltola in the U.S. Senate race.
NH AG orders Mass. printer, D.C. firm to stop anonymous Sena...
New Hampshire’s AG ordered two out-of-state firms to halt anonymous Senate-race mailers as an investigation into missing disclosures continues.
Senate candidates rally for support on Halloween in Derry
Chris Pappas and John Sununu rallied supporters in Derry days before Election Day, as a recent poll showed Pappas leading the closely watched U.S. Senate race.
Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
Alaska’s Republican-run state government is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in that state’s pivotal U.S. Senate race.
FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's hometown as Alaska Senate inquiry widens
An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.
At Ken Paxton rally, impeachment had a silver lining
The Texas attorney general was impeached in 2023 by a Republican-led state House but acquitted in the state Senate. And then he went after his enemies.
El-Sayed, Rogers exchange barbs in final stretch of Senate campaign
More than 2 million votes have already been cast ahead of Tuesday's midterm election in Michigan as the Senate rivals make their closing arguments.
Why Kansas farm towns may decide a toss-up U.S. Senate race
Dodge City is majority-Hispanic and many in that population make up the 10,000 meat-packers
Democratic official says she won’t vote for Iowa Senate candidate over trans ad
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek faces criticism after ad opposing "taxpayers paying for sex changes."
US Senate candidate El-Sayed wants Democratic rival to stay away, source says
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wants to keep his distance from US Representative Haley Stevens, who he defeated in the Michigan Democratic primary in early August, amid ...
Johnny Manziel bets nearly $11K on Ken Paxton Senate race
The former Texas A&M star bundled his Paxton bet with a wager on the Aggies beating South Carolina.
Editorial: Better politics starts with us
Alaska’s U.S. Senate race shows where party-first politics leads. Fixing it begins with our own habits.
FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in Petersburg as Alaska Senate race inquiry widens
Federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.
In Michigan’s Senate race, everything is on the table
Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers are both using their football experience to try to gain an edge in the crucial race.
Another little-known candidate in the Alaska Senate race points toward secretive effort to hurt Republicans
Newly created PACs are spending millions to attack Republican incumbents in Alaska and Ohio from the right and to promote longshot conservative challengers.
Will this Libertarian cost Ken Paxton a Senate seat?
Ted Brown says he hopes to set a voting record and force the 2-party system to pay attention to his party.
Texas Senate race nears Election Day with much at stake
Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck-and-neck in the country's most expensive U.S. Senate race on record. The outcome's ripple effects will extend years.
Talarico Makes Final Election Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’
The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it’s Texas, he remains the underdog.
Election 2026 Daily: Ad spending jumps in Senate race. Darline Graham uses certain phrase like Lindsey.
Spending in the U.S. Senate race hit into the millions in one week, while Darline Graham’s use of ‘bat (expletive) crazy’ mirrors what brother Lindsey Graham used to say.
Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed clash over Israel ad ahead of planned rally together
The tensions between the former Democratic primary candidates have drawn in other Michigan Democrats as the party hopes to secure a Senate seat in a battleground state.
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates
Trump’s own operation is supporting a so-called spoiler third-party candidate in a key Ohio Senate race.
How could Democrats win the Senate?
CNN’s Harry Enten breaks down what it would take for Democrats to take control of the Senate.
Why Running for the U.S. Senate Is a Rich Person’s Game
Your Senate candidates are probably richer than you.
Top federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate
The Department of Justice also filed with the court a list of proposed questions it seeks to compel the Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to answer about their reported role in recruiting the challenger Dan. J. Sullivan.
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of 'spoiler' candidates
By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades.
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of 'spoiler' candidates
President Donald Trump has called for the prosecution of a Democratic Senate candidate whose campaign reportedly put a man with the same name as Alaska's Republican senator on that state's ballot.
The final countdown: From the Politics Desk
Plus, key Senate races to watch.
Ken Paxton’s political rise, from the Tea Party to Trump’s MAGA movement
Ken Paxton built a loyal conservative following long before Donald Trump entered politics. That support has helped him survive scandals, criminal charges and impeachment. Now he's counting on it to help him win a competitive U.S. Senate race.
A procrastinator’s guide to NH's U.S. Senate race
This might be NH’s tightest — and most consequential — race of all.
Ken Paxton's planned Alamo campaign stop raises questions about political activity at historic site
The Alamo's rules prohibit political gatherings on its grounds, raising questions about a planned Nov. 2 campaign stop by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton that is no longer listed on his public schedule.
What to expect in Iowa on Election Day
Control of both chambers of Congress hangs in the balance Tuesday as Iowa voters decide competitive House and Senate races. Voters in the Hawkeye State are electing a new governor as well, giving Democrats hopes of ending a 16-year drought for the state's highest office.
Democrats, Hopeful All Over the Senate Map, Remain Jittery About Iowa
In the final days of the race, Josh Turek, the Democratic Senate nominee, appears to be in a dead heat against his Republican rival, Representative Ashley Hinson.
HCA Healthcare Lobbies on Hospital Price Transparency Measures
HCA Healthcare lobbied on a Senate bill requiring hospitals to post prices in dollars and cents. See what the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act may change.
Ken Paxton's political rise, from the Tea Party to Trump's MAGA movement
Ken Paxton built a loyal conservative following long before Donald Trump entered politics. That support has helped him survive scandals, criminal charges and impeachment. Now he's counting on it to help him win a competitive U.S. Senate race.
Millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day as early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds
Early voting is continuing to significantly outpace the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance and particularly sharp increases in states hosting competitive Senate races, according to an Associated Press analysis of voting data five days before Election Day.
Reproductive Rights Left on the Table: Senator Cappelletti Reflects on Unfinished Business as Legislative Session Concludes
Harrisburg – October 30, 2026 – The Pennsylvania Senate recessed last Wednesday, October 22, with only two additional session days scheduled through the end of the 2026-2027 legislative session. As the chamber recessed—currently controlled by Republicans—the Senate left hundreds of bills on the table, including several that would advance reproductive freedoms in the Commonwealth. Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Delaware/Montgomery) said many of these state-level protections are critical for Pennsylvanians as Republicans in Washington continue to dismantle the nation’s healthcare infrastructure. “Wrapping up this legislative session and looking ahead to next Tuesday, access to abortion care is at the very top of my mind. I’m deeply disturbed that the majority party in our chamber was once again unwilling to come to the table and move lifesaving legislation that would protect basic healthcare in Pennsylvania,” said Senator Cappelletti, who served as the Director of Policy for Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates prior to her time in the legislature. Senator Cappelletti has proposed several bills to address reproductive healthcare, and three proposals to protect abortion care were left on the table for the third session in a row since she introduced them. On November 30, 2026, all legislative proposals not signed into law […]
Two Dans, three Bobs: Alaska Senate controversy evokes 2024 WA fiasco
In Washington, the same-name scenario played out in 2024 when three-term Attorney General Bob Ferguson entered as the odds-on favorite in the race for governor.
Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied Thursday that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent as the Justice Department escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas.
Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day
Early voting is surging ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, particularly in states with competitive Senate races.
The Latest: Peltola denies knowing of effort to put another Sullivan on Senate ballot
President Donald Trump has canceled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, opting instead to support Republican candidates with telerallies that his party says could reach more voters in nearly two dozen states in the final days of an election that could cost the GOP control of Congress.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kansas on Election Day
Kansas Democrats are looking to Methodist megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton to pull off what no one from their party has done since 1932: win one of the state’s U.S. Senate
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa on Election Day
Control of Congress hangs in the balance Tuesday as Iowa voters decide competitive races for the Senate and House. Voters in the Hawkeye State are also electing a new governor,
The deeper question raised by the anti-Muslim attacks in Michigan’s Senate race
The Republican argument against electing Abdul El-Sayed as a senator is becoming perilously close to ‘don’t vote for him because he’s a Muslim.’
Which Dan? Alaskans on the double Sullivan ballot for senate
The Justice Department has dramatically accelerated a criminal probe into whether Alaska Democrats sought to confuse voters by recruiting a Senate candidate intended to siphon votes from the Republican, according to people familiar with the investigation. CNN’s Kyung Lah talked to early voters.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson names new key leaders
BALTIMORE — Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced a new leadership team ahead of the 2027 legislative session, naming Sen. Brian Feldman majority leader and promoting several Black lawmakers to
Fallout in Alaska Senate Race Over Peltola’s Ballot Stacking Plot
Both sides have a long tradition of promoting spoiler candidates.
Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, defying President Donald Trump and dashing the hopes of Americans who don’t like having to change their clocks twice a year. As daylight saving time ends early Sunday and much of the country turns the clocks back an hour, several senators are holding up legislation that would eliminate the
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following statement today applauding a court ruling that the Trump Administration violated the law by limiting access to Medicaid for people with serious health conditions:
Trump’s final sprint: From the Politics Desk
Plus, the latest on the Alaska Senate saga.
A Blackburn governor win could trigger a domino effect in Tennessee politics. UT expert breaks down possibilities
Republican nominee Marsha Blackburn’s race for governor means her U.S. Senate seat may need filling; a University of Tennessee expert outlines what could happen if she wins.
Justice Department’s Dan Sullivan criminal probe accelerates after Alaska campaign revelations
The Justice Department has dramatically accelerated a criminal probe into whether Alaska Democrats sought to confuse voters by recruiting a Senate candidate intended to siphon votes from the Republican, issuing
Michele Tafoya walked away from a dream job to find her political voice
The Republican Senate nominee’s decision to leave NBC at the height of her career paved the way for her run for office.
For Peggy Flanagan, politics began at the dinner table
How the DFL Senate nominee’s childhood cemented a belief in what government could do.
Dem divisions linger in Michigan Senate race. Will Trump frustrations outweigh them?
With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats remain divided over their nominee in Michigan’s pivotal Senate race. The question now is whether those divisions will outweigh voter frustration with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The range of outcomes in the 2026 battle for the Senate is enormous
With just five days left in the 2026 election, there is a huge margin of error in the battle for the Senate — with many races showing no clear leader in the polls.
Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy
Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into the Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate in the state after revelations that her campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
Alaska governor orders investigation into ‘Dan Sullivan’ ballot controversy
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into claims Democrats recruited a namesake candidate in a key Senate race. (
Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversy
Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign.
The Israel debate reshaping Jewish American politics
“There are plenty of people who believe, as I do, that Israel has a right to protect itself,” says David to Lauren, both pictured below, over the dinner table. Subscribe “How does starving children protect Israel?” she replies. “I don’t think Israel is intentionally starving children.” “It’s a little bit absurd to be sitting here talking about all of these very specific things,” Lauren says, “as opposed to looking at the totality of him as a candidate, and the 90% of things that you agree with him on.” This is a snapshot from a conversation between a Jewish father and daughter in Michigan ahead of the crucial Senate race. Lauren supports the Democratic candidate, Abdul El-Sayed. Her father is undecided. That is mainly because of El-Sayed’s stance on Israel, one that mirrors a growing wing of the party that has become critical of the US-Israel relationship following the war in Gaza. You’re reading FourSight, a newsletter from Channel 4 News’ expert journalists explaining the complexities of the biggest global stories Could that alienate Jewish American voters who have a strong connection to Israel - and the majority of whom have voted Democratic? A shifting stance on Israel “An ally that takes your money to push you into wars you shouldn’t be fighting is not an ally,” El-Sayed recently told ABC News, referring to the Iran war and how some Americans believe that Israel pushed President Trump into the conflict. Foreign policy has become an economic issue that’s hitting Americans’ pockets, with the soaring cost of petrol and diesel. El-Sayed, pictured below, has opposed military aid for Israel and accused the nation of genocide in Gaza. That led to the pro-Israel lobby group, AIPAC, funding his opponent, Hayley Stevens, to the tune of $30m during the Democratic primary here. “I frequently criticise AIPAC because I think the way that they are pouring dollars into defeating Abdul and others around the country… is really corrosive to American democracy,” Brad Lander says at a canvassing event in Detroit. Lander, a Jewish Democratic congressional candidate in New York, is an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has come to campaign for El-Sayed. “Democrats and Americans don’t want to keep paying for Netanyahu’s wars,” he says. “They want a reset in the US relationship with Israel.” The 2026 election has clearly been a bruising one for AIPAC; the Wall Street Journal reported that, in an unpublished letter, the group described the cycle as one of the “most challenging environments in recent memory”. Share And significantly, after the midterms, the group will stop direct contributions to candidates through one of its political action committees. Voters’ concerns We followed a group of Jewish canvassers around one suburb in Detroit. They think that among the 130,000 Jewish voters in Michigan, between 20 and 30,000 are undecided. In a swing state where El-Sayed beat his primary rival by just 13,000, that could prove pivotal. We meet one voter, Jen Friedman, pictured below, who has a “Democrats for Rogers” sign, referring to the Republican candidate. The issue of Israel is very important to her because “having a safe haven is crucial”, she tells me. “What I see is one candidate, Mike Rogers, who is associating himself with people who are very proudly American,” says Jen. “Abdul, on the other hand, is associating with people who say they are anti-American.” Friedman raises two issues. Firstly, Hasan Piker, a left-wing streamer who has campaigned alongside El-Sayed and has been criticised for his comments on the US and Israel. [ ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) [ Why Hasan Piker thinks the US needs a socialist Trump ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) Anushka Asthana · Aug 19 [ Read full story ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) The other concern regards an attack on a Michigan synagogue back in March. The FBI said the man was inspired by Hezbollah and had lost relatives in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon. El-Sayed condemned the antisemitic attack, but also said “hurt people hurt people”. That upset many here, with El-Sayed apologising numerous times for his choice of language. Jews for Abdul As we follow the canvassers, there are still plenty of lawn signs supporting El-Sayed. Elissa Driker, pictured below, runs out of her house wearing a “Jews for Abdul” t-shirt. “I feel like the values that Abdul has align with how I live my Judaism,” she tells me. She says “Abdul is not Hasan Piker, so I don’t conflate them”. I ask why Piker keeps coming up. “It gets weaponised. I don’t know if you watched the debate the other night, but talk about… weaponising fear and weaponising anxiety and all that Islamophobic dog-whistling that was coming towards Abdul.” I also talk to Elissa about how Americans more broadly appear to be questioning the US-Israel relationship and whether American Jews were ready to do that too. “A lot of American Jews are. My experience is absolutely the tide is turning.” For the first time, Gallup found this year that Americans now sympathise more with the Palestinians than the Israelis. In another poll of Jewish American voters, 65% said they were pro-Israel but also critical of Israeli government policies, 52% support cutting or eliminating aid to Israel. Father and daughter Back at the dinner table, I bring up those polls with David Fink. Why does he think Americans sympathise less with Israelis? [ ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) [ How support for Israel in US is declining ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) Kiran Moodley · May 4 [ Read full story ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) “Because the news media and the extremes of both parties are so willing to tell what I think is a false narrative.” Lauren chimes in: “Do you really think the actions of Israel have nothing to do with the shift in the sympathies?” “I think that’s very relevant,” he replies. “I just don’t think that people really have a full understanding.” Lauren again: “It sounds like you’re saying that the shift is due to how the atrocities are being described, as opposed to what the actual atrocities are.” “There have been some things that shouldn’t have happened,” David says. “I think the polling is being driven by politicians who are taking advantage of this issue.” Lauren then asks, “I’m curious what your response would be if my children were killed in an Israeli airstrike and someone said there have been some things that shouldn’t have happened?” A long pause from her father. “Any reference to my grandchildren has a very deep emotional impact on me. Well done,” he says. “I have an empathy for any civilian in war and I don’t mean to belittle those losses. The loss of any one life is a horrible thing. But it doesn’t make it a war crime and it doesn’t make it genocide.” Lauren and David cannot agree but tell me how proud they are of one another for sticking to their convictions and for agreeing to let me sit in on their conversation. I cannot thank them enough for their time, and hope their honesty informs and educates many people during such a fraught election. Abdul El-Sayed: The candidate testing the US - Israel relationship Thanks for reading our latest FourSight newsletter. Subscribe to receive free weekly newsletters from Channel 4 News. Subscribe Share Channel 4 News Leave a comment
Republicans are trying to make the Texas Senate race about “manliness”
Ken Paxton keeps accusing James Talarico of being “low-T.” Do voters care?
Alaska's governor orders investigation after NYT report on alleged Dem-linked Senate election scheme
Following a New York Times report on an alleged Democrat-linked scheme involving the state's U.S. Senate contest, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, ordered an investigation.
Political homelessness: How the Michigan Senate race divided the Jewish community
The high-stakes race caused a rift among Jewish voters unhappy with Abdul El-Sayed
Democrats in striking distance: New CNN polls in four states highlight party’s path to Senate majority
CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned in Michigan and Texas, with no clear leader in the races in Maine or Kansas.
Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat’s Senate campaign
The probe follows a New York Times report about efforts by aides to Mary Peltola to recruit an outside candidate with a name similar to her Republican rival.
Live updates: Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia make closing stretch appeals to midterm voters
Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia make closing stretch appeals, Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate, Trump calls for prosecution of Alaska Senate candidate.
Five Takeaways From the New Hampshire Senate Debate
Representative Chris Pappas and former Senator John E. Sununu both stressed their willingness to buck their parties on occasion. Neither had kind words for President Trump.
Former Trump Aide: Haley Stevens ‘bitter’ for losing MI Senate Race and needs to ‘grow up’
In Michigan, El-Sayed Faces Heat From Former Primary Rival as Election Nears
Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.
Trump calls for Peltola to be banned from Alaska Senate race
President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola following a report that her allies secretly recruited candidates, to join the state's Senate race.
Trump Calls for Mary Peltola, Alaska Senate Candidate, to Be Prosecuted
The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime was committed.