Browsing: Abdul El-Sayed

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed described himself as “cisgender and straight” in a video this week, echoing past remarks he’s made while defending his campaign’s support for gender-affirming care.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed told NBC’s Kristen Welker that neither he nor his family had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, but old social media posts from his half-sister describe their mother as a Brotherhood activist.

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed declined to say whether America is ready for a Muslim president during a ‘Meet the Press’ interview, saying only that he has no plans to run and wants to focus on winning Michigan’s Senate seat.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer clashed with ABC’s Jon Karl on “This Week” over whether Democratic candidates should be called communists, while also criticizing media coverage of gas prices and inflation.

A 2018 video resurfacing online shows Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed calling for an end to local cooperation with ICE and for the country to “open our doors” to immigrants, as he now runs a more moderate-styled 2026 campaign.

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy traded insults online after El-Sayed joked about the Wolverines’ cheating history, with GOP rival Mike Rogers weighing in on Portnoy’s side.

Court filings from 2016 show Mariam Jukaku, sister-in-law of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, was a plaintiff in lawsuits over alleged placement on the federal terrorist watch list, amid ongoing scrutiny of El-Sayed’s family and political associations.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he’d rather see an economy with 1,000 millionaires than one billionaire, prompting critics to cite data on existing millionaire-to-billionaire ratios and income gains.

Wayne County, Michigan approved a $9,000-a-month consulting contract for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed days after he announced his campaign and resigned his county health post, public records show.

Resurfaced podcast remarks show Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed once called anti-fentanyl dealer laws “draconian” and backed supervised drug consumption sites, as his campaign faces scrutiny over millions in outside PAC spending.