Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers as Democratic tensions boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's former opponent in the Michigan Senate primary has endorsed his Republican rival, Mike Rogers, two days before the election.

Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democrats' Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a bitterly contested race, has publicly backed Mike Rogers. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters,

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), the former primary opponent for Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, appeared with El-Sayed’s GOP opponent Mike Rogers before crossing party lines and formally endorsing the Republican candidate.

Democrats are up in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, have an edge in Alaska and are effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa, new New York Times/Siena polls found.

Republican President Donald Trump rallied with Iowa Republicans Sunday, Nov. 1 as he predicted big wins for his party despite midterm headwinds.

President Donald Trump is closing out the final days of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in two states he has handily won in the past, underscoring the defensive posture his Republican Party is taking as the elections become a referendum on his White House second term.

In the final weekend before Election Day, there is still significant uncertainty in the battle for Senate control.

As AP's Haven Daley reports, Alaska’s closely watched Senate race between Democratic challenger Mary Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan has drawn national attention following President Trump’s call to prosecute Peltola over allegations of campaign interference.

The Justice Department will appeal after a judge rejected its lawsuit alleging a second Sullivan entered Alaska’s Senate race to confuse voters.

Voters in the Alaskan town of Wasilla on Sunday (November 1) were split down party lines when asked about the decision by a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by President Donald Trump's administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday's midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome.

A federal judge issued a decision in regards to the Alaska Senate election where Democrats reportedly pushed for two Dan Sullivans to confuse voters.

Democratic ‌US ​Senator ​Chris ⁠Murphy ​was ​hospitalized after ​suffering ​a stroke, ‌Politico ⁠reported ​on ​Sunday, ⁠citing ​Murphy's ​chief ⁠of ⁠staff.

“He is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” the Connecticut Democrat's top aide said.

He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke,” she said. "He was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring and is responding well to treatment. The doctors are encouraged by his progress,

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after experiencing a stroke and is expected to make a full recovery, his team announced Sunday.

By Samia Nakhoul, Alexander Cornwell and Timour Azhari MANAMA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump’s threat to strike Iran again confronts America’s Gulf allies ⁠with ⁠a stark prospect: another war decided in Washington in which the US bases ⁠built to protect them could instead make them targets for harsh Iranian reprisal.

Revolutionary Guards say conflict will have ‘no geographical limitations’ as Washington and Israel weigh post-election strikes.

President Trump pushed back on a reporter after being asked about his plans to potentially launch new strikes against Iran after the midterms.

With little transparency from Washington and warmongering from Tehran, people across the Middle East have been left anxious and confused, scanning for signals on whether the conflict between Iran and the United States will reignite.