Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race friction
Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appeared with his Republican opponent days before the election.
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Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race friction
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What this story says
- Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
- Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed, was asked by Debbie Dingell not to attend the event.
- The appearance followed a public dispute over an independent group's advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
- El-Sayed stated he did not agree with the advertisement's content and that it was not produced by his campaign.
Who covered it
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Trust
42/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
41/100
25 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 1 of the 24 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
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Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared at a Detroit church alongside Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Stevens had previously lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed, the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate seat. The appearance occurred days before the election, amid heightened intraparty tensions.
Debbie Dingell, a Michigan congresswoman involved in organizing the event, stated she asked Stevens not to attend because it had become too distracting. Dingell said Stevens agreed to abide by this request. The event was intended to present a united front for El-Sayed.
The dispute intensified after Stevens released a statement calling on El-Sayed to condemn an advertisement by an independent group. This ad linked U.S. support for Israel to high grocery prices. El-Sayed responded that he did not agree with the advertisement's content and that it was not made by his campaign.
Disagreement over Stevens' attendance
Washington Top News reported that Stevens was initially set to join El-Sayed and U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn at the church event. However, Debbie Dingell stated she asked Stevens not to attend due to the distraction, and Stevens agreed. Other reports, including digests from Associated Press News, Winnipeg Free Press, The Toronto Star, SooToday.com, Prince George Citizen, Sudbury, Bay Today, The NOTL Local, thealbertan.com, and Oakville News, state that Stevens is appearing with Rogers at a Detroit church after intraparty tensions boiled over. Digests from WKMG, KSAT 12, The Detroit News, Audacy, KPRC-TV, and Ckpg Today also note Stevens' appearance with Rogers. The Daily Sentinel digest states Stevens appeared with Rogers after intraparty tensions boiled over.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests mention Debbie Dingell stating she asked Stevens not to attend the church event. None of the centre-rated digests mention Debbie Dingell stating she asked Stevens not to attend the church event. The right-rated digest does not mention Debbie Dingell stating she asked Stevens not to attend the church event.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 1 Nov 2026, 17:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
11 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports focused on the internal divisions within the Michigan Democratic Party. They highlighted that Stevens, El-Sayed's primary opponent, appeared with Republican Mike Rogers. Several left-rated digests noted that this appearance followed a public clash between Stevens and El-Sayed over an outside group's advertisement concerning Israel. Reports from this side mentioned that Stevens was asked to skip an event with El-Sayed due to the growing distractions.
Centre
12 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports also highlighted the appearance of Haley Stevens with Republican Mike Rogers, framing it as a sign of turmoil in the Michigan Senate race. These reports noted that Stevens was El-Sayed's primary rival and that her appearance with the Republican candidate occurred as intraparty tensions escalated. Several digests mentioned that Stevens was asked to skip a joint event with El-Sayed because it had become too distracting.
Right
1 rated outlet
- The right-rated report noted that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent, Haley Stevens, is appearing with Republican candidate Mike Rogers at a Detroit church. The digest stated this follows intraparty tensions boiling over days before the election and that Stevens' appearance comes after she was uninvited to a joint event.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race…?
- Of the 24 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 46% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 4% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 25. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 24 rated outlets on this story, 46% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 4% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race… biased?
- Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race friction is one event reported by 25 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Haley Stevens attends church with Mike Rogers amid Michigan Senate race…?
- 25 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why did Haley Stevens appear with Republican Mike Rogers?
- Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed, appeared with Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers at a Detroit church. This occurred amid heightened intraparty tensions within the Democratic party, following a dispute over an advertisement linking U.S. support for Israel to grocery prices.
- Was Haley Stevens supposed to attend an event with Abdul El-Sayed?
- Yes, Stevens was initially scheduled to appear with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit church event. However, Debbie Dingell stated she asked Stevens not to attend because the situation had become too distracting, and Stevens reportedly agreed.
- What was the advertisement that caused controversy?
- The controversy involved an advertisement by an independent group that linked U.S. support for Israel to high grocery prices. Stevens called on El-Sayed to condemn the ad, and El-Sayed stated he did not agree with its content and that it was not made by his campaign.
Read it at the source
25 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
11- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens flamboroughtoday.com in a new tab)
flamboroughtoday.com — is flamboroughtoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
Oakville News — is Oakville News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
The NOTL Local — is The NOTL Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Prince George Citizen in a new tab)
Prince George Citizen — is Prince George Citizen biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- Haley Stevens attends church with GOP’s Mike Rogers as Michigan Democrats feud (opens MS NOW in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan’s Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
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Centre
12- Turmoil in Michigan’s Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan’s Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers – WTOP News (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
Washington Top News — is Washington Top News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Haley Stevens appears at Detroit church with Mike Rogers (opens The Detroit News in a new tab)
The Detroit News — is The Detroit News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan’s Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan’s Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appea (opens WBAL in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Audacy in a new tab)
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- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens KPRC-TV in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens KSAT 12 in a new tab)
- Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers (opens Click on Detroit in a new tab)
Click on Detroit — is Click on Detroit biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appears with his GOP opponent as intraparty divisions roil Michigan Senate race (opens WKMG in a new tab)
Right
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