Progressives notch victory against Schumer, party leaders with Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate win

El-Sayed delivers clear message to Chuck Schumer, party leaders in Washington as voters reject establishment pick

Everyone got a little bit of what they wanted in Tuesday's primary elections. It was a good night for the Democratic establishment, the progressives and Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump.

What had been billed as a defining test of the Democratic Party's direction ​turned into an election-night cliffhanger, with progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed clinging to a narrowing lead over the US Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's US Senate primary. Story by Antonia Kerrigan.

Stevens 'feeling good' about close race with Abdul El-Sayed  CNN

William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.

Republican Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers believes that Democrats will emerge from their bruising primary fight badly fractured, boosting the opportunity for him to win, despite the expected blue wave this cycle.

Abdul El-Sayed is poised to romp over establishment Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), according to Tuesday primaries in which the radical transformation of the Democratic Party is center stage.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed mocked strategist James Carville's threat to leave the Democratic Party.

Progressives could win primaries in states like Michigan and Missouri on Tuesday.

Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, is facing off against progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary that is highlighting splits among some Democrats over their priorities. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke to Stevens about her opponent, her views on Presiden

Michigan Democrats split over Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Senate race  USA Today

The Democratic primary for Michigan's Senate seat between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is just one of Tuesday's key races to watch.

Abdul El-Sayed Is Already Eyeing a Race Against ‘Weak’ Mike Rogers  New York Magazine

John Fetterman is a little less lonely these days, but not because his courage has proven contagious to his fellow Democrats.

Michigan Democrats have spent years building one of the party’s most successful statewide operations, but Abdul el Sayed’s rise in the Senate primary is testing whether the coalition that powered those victories can survive the party’s deepening ideological divisions. Ahead of Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring Sen.