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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Strikes Without End

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Reason

Abdul El-Sayed was right about 9/11

If you're going to ask an American how they feel about Sept. 11, you can't get mad at the correct answer

Salon

El-Sayed says Trump is making him ‘main character of the midterms’

El-Sayed leads the race currently.

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Michigan’s El-Sayed is following the Mamdani playbook. It’s working

2026 MIDTERMS IN FOCUS: Democratic campaigns like El-Sayed’s are embracing charisma, bravado and some ‘really cool’ strategies — and aren’t afraid to jump into the lion’s den of conservative media, strategists on both sides of the aisle tell John Bowden

The Independent UK

Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt

Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil

The Guardian - US

Controversial CBS News headline on Abdul El-Sayed reportedly pushed by Bari Weiss

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The Independent UK

CBS’s Bari Weiss personally pushed controversial headline that attacked Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed: report

Unnamed sources told ‘Status’ that Weiss ‘praised’ an article that accused Democratic Senate candidate of deleted tweets about 9/11

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JD Vance Goes Full Will Smith on Abdul El-Sayed: 'Keep My Wife's Name Out of Your Mouth!'

JD Vance blasts Abdul El-Sayed over remarks about Usha Vance, delivering a fiery 'keep my wife's name' warning that sparks an instant Will Smith comparison.

International Business Times UK

The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook

Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team

The Guardian - US

‘Dangerous power grab’: top Democrats decry USPS system that could thwart mail-in voting – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

What does ‘Low T’ mean? The strange masculinity war consuming the midterms

"Democratic voters want a candidate who will fight," said Beth Reingold, an Emory University professor who specializes in gender and politics

The Independent UK

'Keep my wife's name the hell out of your mouth': JD Vance fires back at El-Sayed over comments about Second Lady Usha Vance

Vice President JD Vance slammed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for commenting on Second Lady Usha Vance and said Usha is way out of El-Sayed's league and the Michigan leader should keep Usha Vance's name out of his mouth. El-Sayed recently suggested that Vance's papaw (grandfather) would not have approved…

The Times of India

Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

El-Sayed said ‘violence is a cycle’ after a synagogue attack. Then apologized to Michigan’s Jewish Democrats: ‘I made a mistake’

He says he should’ve condemned it fully.

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The Guardian - US

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not

Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden’s body

The Guardian - US

Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections

By linking progressive politics with nominally Arab American issues, organizers are building winning coalitions

The Independent UK

Mike Rogers has a chance to flip Michigan. Trump keeps getting in the way

ANALYSIS: Mike Rogers wants to create permission for Democrats to pick him over Abdul El-Sayed, Eric Garcia writes. Trump’s tariffs and lake renaming hurts those opportunities

The Guardian - US

Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city

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The Independent UK

Jesse Watters jokingly attacks Fox cohost for ‘gay shaming’ him over his bromance with Michigan progressive

This week, the Fox News presenter admitted that he has a soft spot for Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan

The Independent UK

Jesse Watters jokes he’s being ‘gay shamed’ for liking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed

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The Independent UK

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed hits Trump where it hurts after president mocks his name

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The Independent UK

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed mocks Trump over Natalie Harp: ‘He will be so mad’

Progressive joins in on the jokes around President Donald Trump and the role of the White House aide

Euronews

US Democratic Party’s progressives and moderates face off in pre-midterms civil war

A string of recent primaries across the US have thrown new light on the deep divisions between the party's political factions. Is opposition to Trump enough to unify the coalition?

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Flock CEO tells Americans to ‘compromise’ their privacy, says surveillance critics prioritizing ‘the wrong thing’

Flock Safety in spotlight as Arizona city confirms their removal.

The Economic Times

Michigan Democrats want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each other

Michigan Democrats face internal divisions over the cost of living and political issues. Disputes over Israel and antisemitism are complicating party unity efforts. Some Democrats have withheld support for Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed's association with a controversial commentator has drawn significant criticism. Party leaders aim to unify and focus…

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