Abdul El-Sayed

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers is working to siphon support from disaffected Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed won that party's primary race by a slim margin.

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate. But elation among many of El-Sayed's fellow Muslim Americans is tempered by awareness of persisting and widespread anti-Muslim sentiment across much of the nation.

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates, coming together three days after a heated U.S. Senate primary highlighted divisions between the party's progressive and moderate wings.

Can progressive and centrist Democrats find unity after a contentious U.S. Senate primary? One Democratic Congresswoman says they have to.

This week, voters here in Michigan chose a man named Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Like him, don't like him. Like his policies, don't like his policies. Vote for him in November, don't vote for him. Your choice. But don't fall for the BS and demonize him because of his name.

After narrowly winning the Democratic nomination for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Abdul El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers this fall. El-Sayed's former primary opponent, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, is calling for Democrats to unite ahead of the general election.

A conversation with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who narrowly beat out Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic spot in the race for a U.S. Senate seat this November. Plus, the impact the Democratic Senate primary had on other congressional districts' races. And, why Ann Arbor ousted its longtime incumbent mayor.

After a contentious battle in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, where does the party go from here? Plus, Tuesday’s election results.

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state. El-Sayed defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and will face Republican Mike Rogers, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, in a November matchup.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the last hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns.