Rogers courts cross-aisle support as Michigan Senate race heats up

In Michigan’s high-stakes open-seat race, Republican Mike Rogers is scaling a cross-aisle strategy by courting Black voters in Detroit and courting some Democratic Jewish voters, as Abdul El-Sayed earns backing from the Congressional Black Caucus. Democratic leaders doubt Rogers’s connections to Detroit communities, while some Jewish Democrats shift toward Rogers amid past controversies. The contest has drawn record ad spending and attention from Trump-aligned groups, with Rogers aiming to appeal beyond traditional GOP voters and maintain Republicans’ Senate majority if he wins. Kamala Harris was noted planning a campaign stop with El-Sayed, underscoring the federal-level attention on Michigan’s race.