NEWSPAPER TORCHES EL-SAYED, PIKER DECLARES AMERICA WORSE THAN AL-QAEDA | LIVE FROM STUDIO 6B

The Detroit News endorses Mike Rogers and delivers a brutal takedown of Abdul El-Sayed for deleting social media posts and videos that raised questions about his views after 9/11, police, and America. The paper says a candidate who hides his past cannot be trusted after Election Day.   Twitch streamer and El-Sayed campaign surrogate Hasan Piker tells Axios that America is worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound" in deaths caused. The comments land on Constitution Day and immediately blow back on the Michigan Senate race.   Real median household income hits a record $87,460 in 2025. The official poverty rate falls to 10.2%. The White House frames it as results; critics note many Americans still don't feel it.   House Democrats join Republicans in a 352-72 vote making Trump's National Fraud Enforcement Division permanent—a reluctant win for the administration as it keeps the heat on Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz over massive social-services fraud.   Season 29 premieres with the show rebranded "South America" and a new intro featuring a nude animated Trump wiping himself with the American flag. The episode itself stays mostly local.   Damon Roberts, Rick Delgado, Rick Ammirati, Vin Butta, and Beni Rae Harmony hit the rest of the board—scores, headlines, and whatever else is exploding tonight.   Should a newspaper endorsement that calls out a deleted past matter more than a streamer's America-vs-al-Qaeda comparison?