Election Day: Michigan Senate race one to watch

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Nov 3, 2026
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Americans across the country are heading
to the polls to cast their ballots in the
midterm election. Fox's Rebecca Castro
is at Capitol Hill in Washington with more on
what's at stake. Good afternoon, Rebecca.
Hi, Amanda. Who walks these halls next year
will all be decided today
as both parties battle it out for control of Congress.
Election day is here and voting is now underway across the country,
including Michigan, one of several states that could determine
which party controls the Senate.
Republicans are hoping for a momentum shift there after Democratic
Congresswoman Haley Stevens endorsed Mike Rogers instead
of her own party's nominee, Abdullah Syed.
It took a lot of courage for her to do that,
to stand up for America, and listen, I'm proud of her.
Earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it
a despicable betrayal, but now he's downplaying the endorsement.
She's one vote.
There are millions of Michiganders whose number one issue
is getting their costs down.
Democrats are expected to win control of the House,
but the Senate is up for grabs, likely coming down to seven states.
President Trump will watch results come in tonight at the White House,
but the rest of his presidency at stake.
We have to keep America great. We're great now. We were terrible.
Two years ago, we were laughing stock all over the world.
To hold on to both chambers, Republicans will need
to overcome voter frustrations, mostly related to the war in Iran.
This morning, the president announced he would stop all
U.S. aid payments to Israel next year,
perhaps an olive branch to some disenchanted voters.
It's a bad talking point.
We give them more than anybody else, and they no longer need it.
US has given Israel nearly $4 billion a year since 2019,
and even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's time
to get that number down to zero.
