The economy and the war in Iran emerged as dominant debate topics in critical races in Michigan, Kansas and Wisconsin.Data centers are popping up in rural America, but not all communities are on board.
And Trump is using flattery to get Putin to the negotiating table.Here’s what to know today.Candidates clash in debates in Michigan, Kansas and WisconsinU.S.Senate candidates Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Republican Rep.
Mike Rogers shake hands after their debate.Robin Buckson / Pool Detroit News via APAcross the country, candidates in tight races met for their final debates of the season in a bid to secure voters’ support with less than two weeks until Election Day: The second and final Michigan Senate debate between Republican Rep.Mike Rogers and Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed was far more tame than their first meeting earlier this month.
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Sign up here to get it in your inbox.El-Sayed sought to tie Rogers to President Donald Trump at every turn while also painting his opponent as a corporate sellout.Rogers has tried to put distance between himself and Trump by calling for an end to the Iran war and for a halt to the trade war with Canada, both of which he initially said he supported.Rogers aimed to tie El-Sayed to Islamist fundamentalist groups, and questioned his trustworthiness.
El-Sayed has repeatedly denied any connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, saying questions about his ties “call into question my loyalty to the Constitution.” He cast himself as a someone who would stand up to Trump if elected into Congress.What else El-Sayed and Rogers said about the economy, AI and more.In Kansas, Republican Sen.
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