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US midterms live: Democrat Stevens endorses el-Sayed’s rival in Senate race

*All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are being contested on Tuesday.*

!Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., attend a service at Perfecting Church, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

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* Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s defeated primary opponent Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race.
* A ⁠federal ⁠judge has thrown out a Trump administration ⁠lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from ⁠certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome.

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* 8m ago

(22:00 GMT)

Ilhan Omar backs el-Sayed as ‘future’ of Democratic party

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says el-Sayed “represents the future of our party”.

In a post on X, Omar said “Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will be an incredible fighter for Michiganders”, a few hours after El-Sayed’s primary challenger Stevens backed the Republican candidate for US Senate Rogers.

“Don’t get distracted by the noise from shills for AIPAC”, wrote Omar, adding that the focus should be on “money out of politics. More money in your pockets. Medicare for All. That’s the fight”.

“Vote Abdul,” she wrote.

!FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks at a forum held by the Democratic Women's Caucus titled "Trump's Report Card: Failing Working Women? on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo

*US Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, speaks at a forum held by the Democratic Women’s Caucus titled “Trump’s Report Card: Failing Working Women? on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S \[File:Annabelle Gordon/Reuters]*

* 9m ago

(21:59 GMT)

Trump boasts about Iran war in Iowa rally

“We’re beating the crap out of them,” Trump said at Iowa rally, in reference to the US war on Iran.

“They have no leaders. We might have gone a little far with the leaders. There’s nobody to talk to. I’m trying to find someone to talk to.”

* 11m ago

(21:56 GMT)

Protesters heckle Trump at Iowa rally

A couple of protesters interrupted President Trump’s speech at Iowa rally for Republican Ashley Hinson.

The exact number was unclear.

Trump told the crowd, this was a common occurrence that happens “every” rally.

“They’re losers,” he added.

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* 18m ago

(21:50 GMT)

Photos: El-Sayed, Rogers attend African American churches

!US Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat and the rival Abdul El-Sayed defeated in the Senate primary, stands with Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers at the Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, US November 1, 2026, in this photograph released by Rogers' campaign. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Mike Rogers for Senate/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS IMAGE WAS CROPPED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY, AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY.

*US Representative Haley Stevens stands with Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers at the Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan. \[Handout/Reuters]*

!Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., embraces Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a Souls to the Polls campaign event at Northend Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

*Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., embraces Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed during a Souls to the Polls campaign event at Northend Church of God in Christ in Detroit. \[Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]*

!Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks with reporters before a Souls to the Polls campaign event at Northend Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

*Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks with reporters before a Souls to the Polls campaign event at Northend Church of God in Christ in Detroit. \[Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]*

* 28m ago

(21:40 GMT)

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Key races in the House and Senate

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* 33m ago

(21:35 GMT)

Senator Chris Murphy recovering after suffering stroke

Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy is “awake and alert” after being hospitalised following a stroke, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting citing his chief of staff.

Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, said the 53-year old “started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game” on Saturday.

“He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke,” she said, adding that they were “optimistic he will make a full recovery”.

Murphy, whose current term ends in 2031, returned from a tour of US allies and bases in the Middle East last month, and said a few days ago that he had seen the new plan for an attack on Iran, calling it “catastrophic”.

!BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 25: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (L) and U.S. Congress member Gregory Meeks arrive with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (not pictured) to speak to the media at the Foreign Ministry on November 25, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The two American officials are in Berlin in an effort to mend relations between the two countries that have been under strain since revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel over a multi-year period. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

*U.S. Senator Chris Murphy in Berlin, Germany \[File:Sean Gallup/Getty Images]*

* 38m ago

(21:30 GMT)

How do the midterms work?

On Tuesday, about 210 million registered voters will decide how much power Donald Trump has for the rest of his US presidency.

Trump is not on the ballot, but control of the US Congress is. Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Congress writes the country’s laws and controls federal spending.

And that’s a big deal.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are being contested, including special elections in Florida and Ohio to fill the seats vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

Voters in 36 states will also elect governors.

Beyond Congress and governors, American voters will also elect state legislators and local officials.

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* 48m ago

(21:20 GMT)

Michigan Democrats chief says Stevens not, never will be a member

The head of the Michigan Democratic Party say Stevens “is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.”



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