A shock endorsement shakes up Michigan’s pivotal Senate race

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<p>Michigan&rsquo;s Democratic Party is <a href="https://apple.news/AqL6WEm_nRjCG86l4hbAoqA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">in turmoil</a> after moderate Rep. Haley Stevens crossed party lines to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race over progressive Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.</p><p>Bipartisan consensus on national security is breaking down in Congress as lawmakers face a $1.5 trillion defense-budget request. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0Mkvjxz5SY-YifzLRHncXA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Noah Robertson explains why relations between Capitol Hill and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have soured.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AmKKMi_JkSO2RFz8RquiyuQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Paul Kiernan takes us inside the Los Angeles mayoral race, where Democratic socialist Nithya Raman is in a close race with incumbent Karen Bass as frustration grows over quality of life, wildfire recovery, and more.</p><p>Plus, a federal judge <a href="https://apple.news/AhZwysHUEQ2-AFEPMqUwQ7g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tosses</a> a Trump administration lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election, a fatal business-<a href="https://apple.news/Ahgy9trWkSf-tCvHgmDLelA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jet crash</a> in South Florida, and how a <a href="https://apple.news/AHLeTFt1RS4e6v7_mf-rWKw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first-time marathoner</a> won New York City&rsquo;s big race. </p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>