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Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a combative Democratic nomination for US Senate – he’ll face new attacks this fall

Abdul El-Sayed won a hard fight in Michigan’s Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate against Rep. Haley Stevens. He eked out a win by 15,000 votes, or about 1% of the almost 1.5 million votes cast during the election on Aug. 4, 2026.

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MAGA Attacks on Abdul El-Sayed Could Be Creating the Next Obama as Fears of Future White House Run Erupt

Republican attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate hopeful in Michigan, may inadvertently boost his national profile, echoing the rise of Obama.

International Business Times UK

Universities are buying and selling property for data centers, prompting concerns about an AI brain drain

The George Washington University recently sold its Virginia campus to Amazon, and The University of Michigan proposed a new $1.2 billion data center development.

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AOC, Buttigieg, Newsom all appear to be running for president. But should they be?

ANALYSIS: Kamala Harris is the frontrunner, Josh Shapiro is in the hunt, and AOC has a tough choice ahead. Eric Garcia weighs in on the invisible presidential primary

The Independent UK

Mom, son and cousin who went missing while tubing rescued after spending days in the Michigan wilderness

‘They are tired and worn out. Two of them had to be carried out of the woods. They were in the wilderness for 72 hours’

The Independent UK

University of Michigan to switch to pass/fail grades for first-semester students

School said it is pivoting away from letter-grading system to ‘curb the mental health crisis’ among college students

The Guardian - US

The real Michigan radical

While Abdul El-Sayed works to unite Democrats, the GOP nominee is embracing dangerous parts of the MAGA agenda

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How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

Beyond picking governors, state legislators, local officials and representatives to serve in Congress, voters in almost every state this year will have the opportunity to amend the language of their state constitution. In one state, they could potentially rewrite the constitution altogether.

The Conversation

Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – as it happened

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When campaign rivals become Senate colleagues

ANALYSIS — There might be some awkwardness for Michigan’s and Ohio’s Senate delegations next year. If Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown win in November, they’ll be serving alongside the senators who defeated them in 2024. But, surprisingly, such scenarios aren’t entirely unusual. We’ve had more than…

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Tuesday’s primaries will give Democrats a big idea on how much the left has taken hold of the party

ANALYSIS: Michigan’s primary is over. The left’s takeover of the Midwest may have just begun, and that’s bad news for an establishment that thought it could contain them, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Who will control the US Senate in 2026? Nine races to watch

Nine US Senate races are emerging as critical contests for party control. Democrats see an opening as President Trump's approval ratings weaken significantly. North Carolina, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio offer the clearest paths to a Democratic majority. Alaska, Iowa, and Texas could become essential if the party loses ground elsewhere.…

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MAGA Superman actor Dean Cain’s attempt to embarrass Democrat backfires immediately

Trump and his allies have recently lashed out at Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed

The Independent UK

How to fix toxic Democratic primaries

Abdul El-Sayed would be in stronger shape as the Democratic Senate nominee with different primary process

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Tim Scott Says Abdul El-Sayed Is ‘Making It Easier’ for Republicans to Flip Michigan Senate Seat, Calls Democrat ‘Wrong’ for Key Swing State

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is "making it easier" for Republicans to flip the battleground seat, arguing that the progressive candidate is out of step with Michigan voters.

The Guardian - UK

Centrist Democrats dismiss Abdul El-Sayed as a freak radical. Do they want to win in 2028 or not?

Americans want someone on their side in the fight against sordid interests – that means politicians like the Michigan primary winner and Zohran Mamdani, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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Abdul El-Sayed hits back after Trump compares himself and Melania to Michigan Democrat and his wife

The Michigan Democrat says the Trumps ‘don’t like each other’ but are interested in ‘making billions of dollars off of you’

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Trump ally pressed on Obama and El-Sayed trend: ‘Trying to say, hint hint, he’s Muslim?’

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott refers to El-Sayed’s association with Hasan Piker as he calls Michigan Democrat ‘dangerous’ but doesn’t defend GOP ads accused of Islamophobia

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‘America deserved 9/11?’: Meet the Press host pushes El-Sayed on Hasan Piker

After Michigan primary win, Abdul El-Sayed knocks ‘cancel culture’ attempts to force him to disavow controversial ally Hasan Piker

The Guardian - US

Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents ‘very different’ America

Michigan nominee, who spoke to Obama after primary win, vows to fight inequality as president ‘makes billions off you’

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Michigan mother killed with her six children reportedly detailed marriage struggles on Reddit years earlier

Her TikToks and Reddit posts showed two sides of the same life.

The Independent UK

A shopping lover’s dream trip: Highway 127 celebrates nearly 40 years across 700 miles of yard sales

From Victorian wheelchairs to a 12-foot rooster, the six-state route brings back-road culture to life for hundreds of thousands of shoppers

The Guardian - US

‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift

With Abdul El-Sayed’s win, the party’s leftwing insurgency had breached the walls of a midwestern swing state, forcing a reckoning about Democrats’ direction and leadership

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Trump makes baseless claim that Michigan Senate race was ‘rigged’

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Trump pulls stunning election fraud claim out of his pocket in new interview: ‘They rigged him out of it’

Trump won Michigan on the same ballot he now says was ‘rigged’

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