PROGRESSIVE EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN PRIMARY IN JOLT TO DEMOCRATS

The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory on Wednesday when Abdul El-Sayed won the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan, giving its anti-establishment message a boost ahead of November's midterm elections.

El-Sayed, a doctor whose campaign focused on healthcare, the economy and an end to unconditional ​military aid to Israel, was the first progressive to win a statewide primary in a state that President Donald Trump carried in 2024. He will face Republican former congressman Mike Rogers in ‌November.

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