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Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms approach - report
El-Sayed, a Michigan-born child of Egyptian immigrants, has recently come under scrutiny for his family's purported ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
US Senate unanimously passes bipartisan resolution honoring American October 7 victims
US judge blocks Trump admin. attempt to tie local counterterror funds to election changes
US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers
Massachusetts progressive Markey, a longtime Israel critic, expected to rout centrist challenger
Although polls project that Markey, a progressive stalwart, will retain his seat, this race began as a neck-and-neck battle between the old and new guard.
Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats over past Temple Israel attack comments
On Saturday, El-Sayed insisted that his push for “context” to the attack was broadly appropriate, but not at that moment, explaining that such “conversations” could happen "in the fullness of time."
El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker as Jewish Democrats question his Israel stance
If not necessarily a sharp pivot, El-Sayed’s words, coming from a strident Israel critic in his own right, still represented an acknowledgement that his biggest campaign surrogate poses problems.
Oklahoma Senate candidate with ad tossing AIPAC 'trash' faces off against centrist in primary
The two candidates are battling at the ballot box for the second time this summer after neither of them secured the needed majority to win the June primary contest.
Stuck between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, sense wins out in Florida primaries - comment
Florida’s primaries produced plenty of the political chaos for which the state has become famous. Ultimately, antisemitism was rejected, and it was a good night for pro-Israel and Jewish candidates.
Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment
Sanders believes that even candidates who support super PAC reforms will continue accepting money from super PACs for use in elections so long as there is benefit to be gained from the arrangement.
El-Sayed won the Democrats a victory, but may lose the war - analysis
El-Sayed’s primary victory could ultimately cost Democrats control of the Senate. For those whose overriding concern is preserving strong US support for Israel, this may not be viewed as bad.
Donald Trump: Abdul El-Sayed is a 'communist loser' who hates Israel, Jews 'with a passion'
"He doesn't love Israel. He doesn't love Jewish people. He hates them. He hates them with a passion that burns in his heart, and there's not a fricking thing he can do about it," Trump said.
Jewish Democrats question support from El-Sayed after Michigan Senate primary win
Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary win left Jewish Democrats debating whether to support him, abstain, or back Republican Mike Rogers in the November Senate election.
Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss defeats pro-Palestinian rival in Michigan primary
The Associated Press called the race for Moss after 74% of the vote had been counted, with him taking 49.2% of the vote, far outpacing his next-closest rival, pro-Palestinian attorney Aisha Farooqi.
