Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is set to campaign with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, after she publicly urged the Democratic nominee to speak up more clearly against hate, and after her fiancé said he plans to support El-Sayed’s GOP opponent Mike Rogers, according to the Associated Press. 

The two Democrats haven’t appeared together since immediately after the primary election, and Stevens said as recently as earlier Thursday that she wasn’t planning to appear with El-Sayed before Election Day.

CNN’s editor-in-chief, Mark Thompson, offered a glowing assessment of Qatar on Thursday at the news network’s Global Perspectives forum in Doha, praising the Gulf country as a steady partner for diplomacy and innovation despite its lack of press freedoms, record of human rights abuses and sponsorship of Hamas. 

Speaking on Thursday morning, Thompson acknowledged that the region has not always been in the news for “positive reasons,” pointing to ongoing conflicts and geopolitical tensions. But he said the summit offered a chance to emphasize that Qatar “stands for growth, for innovation and for trying to nurture and build human potential.” 

Senior officials with the American Psychological Association repeatedly dismissed concerns from Jewish psychologists about the organization’s handling of antisemitism-related complaints following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, a new House report found. 

The House Education and Workforce Committee on Thursday released the findings of its investigation into reports of antisemitism and unaddressed discrimination at the APA, which represents more than 170,000 individuals in the psychology field and is responsible for the accreditation of psychology professionals. 

Young Americans struggle to recognize antisemitism on social media, whether it involves explicit hate speech or modern rhetoric targeting Israel and Zionism, a new study by the Anti-Defamation League and Boundless shows. At the same time, the study found that reminding participants that most people reject antisemitism successfully nudged them to identify and report the abusive content.

The study, released Thursday, surveyed nearly 7,500 Americans between the ages of 18 and 44. To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, the researchers showed participants real social media posts featuring classical and contemporary antisemitism from the political left, right and no specific affiliation.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued at an event alongside former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on Wednesday that electing Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and giving him access to classified intelligence could lead to the deaths of Americans.

Before an audience of around 600 organized by the Republican Jewish Coalition, joined by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Chair Jeff Miller, two lifelong Democrats from the Temple Israel community supporting Rogers and Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, Cruz and Rogers hammered El-Sayed with now-well-established attacks over his ties to extremist figures and groups.

BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel — A day after the polls closed in Israel, Ben Gurion Airport was packed. The long lines for security were populated in part by Israeli expats who had returned to the Jewish state to vote, and were returning to their homes abroad. 

Some 67,000 Israelis were estimated to have flown in for the vote, making up more than a seat in the Knesset if they were to vote for the same party. 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic primary rival-turned surrogate to Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, made the case for El-Sayed to Jewish voters on Tuesday evening, downplaying the influence he’d have on Israel policy in the Senate while arguing that Republican Mike Rogers’ camp contains antisemitic individuals and that flipping the Senate is critical.

She also said she trusts, from her own conversations with him, that El-Sayed will be an ally in working for the protection of the Jewish community.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Jason Turkish, the fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and a prominent Jewish Democrat in Michigan, said he plans to vote for Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s closely watched and bitterly fought Senate race. 

Hours later, Stevens herself affirmed on CNN that she still supports El-Sayed. But she also emphasized that in order to win over undecided voters, El-Sayed should openly denounce an ad from his own campaign featuring Tucker Carlson and an outside ad blaming aid to Israel for high prices in the United States.