Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary victory is the latest win for progressives challenging establishment-backed Democrats – as it happened

This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Here are the latest developments: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public-health official, won the Democratic nomination for the US Senate seat in Michigan, narrowly defeating Haley Stevens. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in a must-win race for Democrats. Donald Trump launched a racist tirade against El-Sayed, mocking his Arabic name and claiming that his criticism of Israel’s killing and mistreatment of Palestinians could only be motivated by antisemitism. “He doesn’t love Israel. He doesn’t love Jewish people.

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Scoop News DeskMichigan · Published Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM UTC

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