September 4th, 20260DEARBORN — While Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed risks losing support from a significant share of Jewish voters because of his opposition to Israel and the crimes it has committed against the Palestinians and the Lebanese, his Republican opponent in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, Mike Rogers, faces a more complicated challenge:...
September 4th, 20260In an effort to unite Democrats ahead of November’s election, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to the Jewish American community for previous remarks he made concerning the March attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township.
Despite delivering the public apology twice at separate events within...
September 4th, 20260DETROIT — Republican Mike Rogers has agreed to participate in a second debate with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed in their race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Both candidates have agreed to the second debate, which will be hosted by Detroit’s WXYZ-TV on the evening of Oct. 21. It will follow their first debate on Oct....
August 28th, 20260In what, I believe, will be seen as this year’s most significant election; Dr Abdul El-Sayed won a victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It was a close contest — a nail-biter, as we say — but it was an important win that marks a watershed moment in U.S. politics.
It was the first time that Israel’s genocidal war in...
August 7th, 20260Progressive Arab American candidate Abdul El-Sayed pulled off a remarkable electoral upset Tuesday, scoring a historic victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate after defeating establishment-backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, whose campaign benefited from unprecedented spending by pro-Israel groups.
Following the...
June 12th, 20260DETROIT — With polling showing a tightening race among the three leading Democratic candidates for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed scored a major political victory this week after securing the endorsement of the powerful United Auto Workers (UAW) union.
The union announced that its endorsement of...
May 15th, 20260WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid growing internal divisions over U.S. policy toward Israel, Democratic primary elections in Michigan and across the United States are witnessing escalating political debate over the role of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, in financing campaigns for candidates supportive of...
May 15th, 20260DETROIT — Amid an increasingly fierce Democratic primary battle for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens received more than $5 million in mysterious outside support last week aimed at boosting her standing against her Democratic rivals Abdul El-Sayed and State Senator Mallory McMorrow less than three months...
May 1st, 20260DETROIT – The race for one of Michigan’s two seats in the United States Senate has emerged as a key battleground in the fight for control of the chamber, which allocates two senators to each state.
In addition to Michigan’s status as a swing state, the decision by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters not to seek re-election has opened the...
July 5th, 20250Arab and Muslim Americans move from the margins to the heart of political power
DEARBORN — The sweeping victory of Muslim American candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary reverberated with excitement and optimism at a fundraising event held Monday evening in Dearborn to support Abdul El-Sayed’s...
May 16th, 20250DETROIT – State Rep. Joe Tate (D- Detroit), the former Michigan House speaker, has entered the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, becoming the fourth Democratic candidate seeking the party’s nomination in the August 2026 primary elections. He aims to succeed Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who has announced he will not seek...
