Fact-checking 60 Minutes interviews with El-Sayed and Rogers

November 1, 2026 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS News

With 48 hours to go before polls close in Michigan, few midterm races in the country have captured as much attention as the contest playing out between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.

Rogers is seeking to become Michigan's first Republican U.S. senator in 25 years, as Democrats try to hold onto the seat.

The contest has become increasingly tense in recent days, with El-Sayed engaged in a public rift with his primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, who he beat by fewer than 15,000 votes.

In a stunning turn, Stevens, who had been expected to appear alongside El-Sayed at a campaign event, instead appeared with Rogers Sunday at a Detroit church service – and endorsed him for Senate.

"I don't belong in Abdul's campaign," she said in a video posted Sunday on social media.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, called Stevens' move a "despicable betrayal."

It was only the latest turn in a hotly contested, closely watched race, which is why we led tonight's 60 Minutes broadcast with this story. Correspondent Ross Douthat sat down with both candidates as they made their cases to Michigan voters: on…

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