A Republican attack ad in Michigan's Senate race targets a 17-year-old quote from Abdul El-Sayed regarding a sharia-compliant mortgage loan, characterizing his personal religious code as an attempt to impose religious law

Federal and state elections held midway through a presidential term, deciding control of Congress and many governorships. Turnout falls well below presidential years and the president's party usually loses ground, which makes them a standing referendum on the sitting administration.