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Right-rated outlets carried the remarks; no left- or centre-rated outlet reported them.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T04:25:27.924Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-10T13:02:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T05:30:41.219Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":51,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple outlets corroborate El-Sayed's statement","critic":"Lack of independent verification of claims","hype":"Sensational language in headlines"}},"tags":["#USMidterms2026","#MichiganSenateRace","#SubpoenaPower","#TrumpAdministration","#DemocraticParty"],"entities":["Abdul El-Sayed","Jake Tapper","RFK Jr.","Mike Rogers","Michigan","U.S. Senate"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2026 election.","El-Sayed said Democrats would use subpoena power to investigate the Trump administration if they regain a Senate majority.","He named RFK Jr. as an example of someone he would call to testify, citing public health policy concerns.","The Republican nominee El-Sayed faces is former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, said Democrats would use subpoena power to investigate the Trump administration if the party regains a Senate majority in the 2026 elections. El-Sayed made the remarks during an interview on CNN’s \"State of the Union\" on 10 August 2026."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"El-Sayed told host Jake Tapper that Democrats should \"start holding the Trump administration accountable\" by using the powers of a Senate majority, including subpoenas. He said this would involve \"hauling up people like RFK Jr.\" to investigate what he described as the administration’s use of power for personal gain. El-Sayed also mentioned plans to address corporate accountability, antitrust policy, and tax reform if Democrats win control."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"El-Sayed’s Republican opponent in the general election is former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers. El-Sayed’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story. 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