Dem Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Outlines Laying ‘Runway’ By ‘Hauling Up People’ To Hold Trump Admin ‘Accountable’

August 09, 2026 7:06 PM ET Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee to be Michigan’s next U.S. senator, floated plans involving leveraging Trump administration officials if his party wrests control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.El-Sayed told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday Democrats can hold the Trump administr

Gavin Newsom has confirmed he will meet with radical Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as he campaigns with Democrats in the battleground state of Michigan.

Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Defends Medicare-for-All Plan Ahead of Midterm Contest  WSJ

Asked if he would like to see Obama come to Michigan to drum up support for Democrats before the midterm elections in November, El-Sayed said he “really” hoped so.

El-Sayed on ‘really, really warm’ conversation with Obama  CNN

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s call with the former president comes as he tries to win over wary Democrats in Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race.

Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Michigan. Marlow said, “The terrorist brother apparently also was a Hezbollah terrorist who…was killed by Israel in Lebanon. So that’s the backstory on this. So that’s why he’s saying

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing backlash after trashing a beloved Michigan vacation spot in a resurfaced video — and doubled down when confronted. “I don’t think the most American place in Michigan is a place that…bans cars,” he said.  Mackinac Island banned motor vehicles in the 1890s, le

Can progressives and democratic socialists reshape the Democratic Party?

What Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary win says about AIPAC’s political influence  Arab News

We speak with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after his victory in Michigan’s primary race for U.S. Senate sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. El-Sayed, a former public health official, ran a progressive campaign focused on affordability, Medicare for All, getting money out of politics, and opposing Israel’s genocide in G

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Distinguished Professor Historical Studies at SUNY Empire State University. The Michigan Democratic Senate primary illustrates a broader tension reshaping American politics: the contest is not simply between progressive and establishment factions, but between com