Michigan Democrat stuns party to back Republican candidate in critical Senate race

A prominent Michigan Democrat endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday, giving President Donald Trump's Republicans an unexpected boost in a critical US Senate race two days before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. US Representative Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democrats' Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a bitterly contested race, publicly backed Rogers and appeared with him at a Detroit church, threatening to worsen divisions in a state viewed as crucial to Democratic hopes of ​retaking the US Senate. Read moreOssoff and El-Sayed: Two Senate races and what they say about the Democratic Party "I don't ‌belong in Abdul's campaign," Stevens said in a video posted to social media. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Hours later at a political rally in Iowa, Trump invited Stevens to join the Republican Party. He told ⁠reporters beforehand that he would reach out to her to thank her for the endorsement, which he called "a smart thing to do because El-Sayed would destroy our country". Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot on Tuesday. Rep...