Michigan Senate rivals clash in final debate before Election Day

Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clashed in their final debate Wednesday in Detroit, less than two weeks before Election Day in a tight race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed repeatedly tied Rogers to President Donald Trump, criticizing the war with Iran and calling for a War Powers resolution, while Rogers questioned El-Sayed's credibility and alleged connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, which El-Sayed denied. Rogers also distanced himself from Trump on Canadian tariffs. The debate covered healthcare, immigration, crime, Social Security, and artificial intelligence, with El-Sayed favoring a pause on frontier AI research and Rogers supporting safety coordination among companies. The contest remains neck and neck in polls.