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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator

Global Published 4 November 2026, 12:32 · archived 4 Nov 2026

Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican alliesAbdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive insurgent, has made history in winning the closely watched US Senate race in Michigan, defeating the Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the country’s first Muslim senator.El-Sayed’s victory adds to a decisive Democratic majority in the Senate after the party wrested control of the upper chamber on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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