Michigan Senate debate: Key takeaways from El-Sayed, Rogers clash

Candidates in two key United States Senate races have faced off in their final debates, less than two weeks before the November 3 midterm elections.In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers exchanged accusations on Wednesday regarding their political views and the US-Israel war on Iran.In Kansas, Republican Senator Roger Marshall and his Democratic opponent, Adam Hamilton, disagreed about the rising price of diesel and President Donald Trump’s plan to import Russian fuel.The results of both elections will influence which party ends up in control of the Senate. The Republicans currently dominate Congress’s upper chamber with 53 of its 100 seats. Democrats hold 45, and two senators are independents who caucus with the Democratic Party.Here are some of the key takeaways from these debates:MichiganRogers distances himself from Trump on some topicsRogers questioned some of Trump’s tariffs, describing them as a “mixed bag”. While he supported taking steps to bring automobile manufacturing back to Michigan from China and Mexico, he questioned the impact of tariffs on Canada.“I have stepped back and said maybe these Canadian tariffs were not well thought through,” Rog...