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Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens face off with winner headed for November contest critical to reclaiming Senate majority

Democratic voters in Michigan are casting ballots Tuesday in a hotly-contested Senate primary between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and moderate candidate Rep. Haley Stevens. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe, Aaron Navarro and Anthony Salvanto have the latest on the race.

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and centrist Rep. Haley Stevens are facing off Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for retiring Sen. Gary Peters’s seat in Michigan. The winner will face off against former Rep. Mike Rogers, the presumptive Republican nominee. Tuesday’s primary Tuesday’s race has laid bare deep divides with

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! Several states are holding primary elections, with races for seats in the House and Senate, including in Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington. Are you headed to the ballot box today?  Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Exa

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Contests featuring Abdul El-Sayed and Cori Bush will test whether criticism of Israel has become a broader force among Democratic voters.

Michigan Democrats vote Tuesday in a closely watched Senate primary between moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favourite Abdul El-Sayed, with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party’s hopes of reclaiming the Senate majority.

Democratic proxy battle • Michigan voters head to polls in 2026's most consequential primary on Israel  Haaretz

Michigan's Senate Democratic primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens is one of the most closely-watched races of the midterm election.

A highly competitive and bitter Democratic Senate primary playing out in Michigan this week is being viewed as a kind of proxy fight for big money in politics, the power of the pro-Israel lobby and the future of U.S.-Israel relations within the party.

What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats’ path forward  AP News

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.

Michigan Democrats Pick Between Moderate And Progressive In High-Profile Senate Primary  HuffPost

Michigan primary offers key test of Democratic voters' views on Israel  Reuters

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By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Michigan voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes Democratic Senate primary that could shape the battle for control of Congress and the future of the Democratic Party amid a fierce internal debate over U.S. support for Israel. The contest pits Abdul El-Sayed, a prog

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 - Michigan voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes Democratic Senate primary that could shape the battle for control of Congress and the future of the Democratic Party amid a fierce internal debate over U.S. support for Israel.

Michigan and Missouri Put the Progressive Surge to the Test  New York Magazine

Regardless of whether voters select El-Sayed or Stevens, the Democratic Party will face the monumental task of restoring trust among the many rank-and-file Democrats.

What to watch in Michigan’s Democratic Senate showdown and other key races in Tuesday’s primaries  CNN

A high-profile primary contest takes place Tuesday in Michigan, where Haley Stevens will face Abdul El-Sayed to decide who will be the Democratic nominee for Senate.

The major prediction markets all have their odds on El-Sayed—including Kalshi, which gives him 98.2% odds of winning.

Michigan Democrats pick between moderate and progressive in high-profile Senate primary  Toronto Star

Michigan Democrats vote Tuesday in a closely watched Senate primary between moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed, with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party's hopes of reclaiming the Senate majority.

On the eve of his Senate primary, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed stumped with controversial streamer Hasan Piker, who once claimed that "America deserved 9/11," and delivered a final speech reflecting on the country's flaws.

Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Prof H. Kwasi Prempeh, has cautioned political parties against reducing Ghana’s constitutional review process to a partisan contest.

Voters in the US state of Michigan will cast ballots in a Democratic Senate primary that could reshape the party.

Three focus groups of 2024 Kamala Harris voters paint a portrait of an electorate in agony.

In this key swing state in the northern United States, Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary pits a centrist who supports Israel against a more radical candidate who has criticized Israeli policy. The race encapsulates the strategic debates currently animating the party.

In this key swing state in the northern United States, Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary pits a centrist who supports Israel against a more radical candidate who has criticized Israeli policy. The race encapsulates the strategic debates currently animating the party.

The frontrunner to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor in Wisconsin appeared alongside a radical leftist streamer who has argued that America “deserved” 9/11 and called for a Republican senator to be killed.  Francesca Hong, who has called for the police to be abolished, campaigned alongside Hasan Piker and

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On Tuesday, voters will choose between ex-congresswoman Cori Bush, or pro-Israel incumbent Wesley Bell The pastor of a historically Black church on St Louis’s north side, Rodrick Burton has watched with bewilderment as the congressional race in his district has drawn national attention not about the bloodshed in his co

High-Stakes Michigan Primary Tests Progressive Clout and the Democratic Direction  WSJ

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Ron Brownstein and Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor Nancy Kaffer say Michigan's Democratic Senate primary has become a defining test of the party's ideological direction, pitting establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens against progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in one of the countr