Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Senate race

Summary

Michigan Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, the party's nominee for U.S. Senate, just days before the midterm elections, reversing her support for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. According to The Guardian, the endorsement followed a spat with El-Sayed and stunned her Democratic colleagues, one of whom called it a 'despicable betrayal'. Al Jazeera reports that Stevens was heckled as a 'traitor' over the endorsement. TIME reports that the move could upend the race and that Democrats condemned her 'betrayal' while Trump invited her to join the GOP.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 21:29 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that US Democrat Haley Stevens of Michigan was heckled as a 'traitor' after endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.

2. TIME

   2 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the Democratic congresswoman from Michigan endorsed a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, potentially upending the race, that Democrats condemned her 'betrayal', and that Trump invited her to join the GOP.

3. Hindustan Times

   2 Nov 2026, 13:27 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Stevens reversed her support for Abdul El-Sayed and endorsed Republican Mike Rogers just days before the midterm election, and that Democrats condemned her 'betrayal'.

4. The Guardian

   2 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Stevens endorsed the Republican Senate candidate after a spat with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and that the endorsement was called a 'despicable betrayal' by a Democratic colleague on the eve of the midterm elections.