International
Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing Democrat, won a Senate seat in Michigan early Wednesday, 4 November, defeating Republican Mike Rogers in one of the tightest races of the midterm elections and becoming the first Muslim to serve in the United States Senate. El-Sayed, 42, a former public health administrator, prevailed after a bitter campaign in which he faced heavy outside spending and attacks from President Trump, who backed Rogers. Rogers portrayed his opponent as a communist and criticized his position on…
