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Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, looks over to Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers during a televised debate at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP/Paul Sancya)
October 9, 2026, 11:06 am
Abdul El-Sayed won’t say Iran is bigger threat than Israel, in first Michigan debate
Lightning-rod Senate candidate claims Israel dragged US into Mideast war so it could annex southern Lebanon, as Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, says IDF committed war crimes in Gaza
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed talks during a televised debate with Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers at WOOD-TV, on October 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (AP/Paul Sancya, Pool)
October 9, 2026, 5:40 am
Trump misnames Muslim Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Mohammed’
Democratic nominee mocks US president, suggests he is ‘struggling,’ after Trump labels him a ‘terrorist sympathizer’ in social media post
By AFP and ToI Staff
Then-Chairman and CEO of L Brands Les Wexner tours the exhibit at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, September 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
September 23, 2026, 10:35 pm
Les Wexner’s political donations make Epstein files focus of Ohio Senate race
While Jewish billionaire has disavowed links to late sex offender, his support for GOP Sen. Jon Husted and ties to Epstein have been targeted by Democratic opponent Sherrod Brown
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and Alexandra Olson
This picture taken from the E1 area northeast of Jerusalem shows vehicles moving along a highway near the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
September 23, 2026, 3:07 pm
US Senate Democrats to seek sanctions over Israel’s E1 settlement plan
Four lawmakers to introduce bill sanctioning anyone involved in controversial West Bank project; co-author Chris Coons says Washington must send message against settler violence
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and former US vice-president Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion about reproductive health at Birth Detroit, in Detroit, September 22, 2026. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP, Pool)
September 23, 2026, 9:09 am
US ex-VP Harris campaigns for leftist El-Sayed in key race for Michigan Senate seat
Former vice president joins anti-Israel Democrat in Detroit-area roundtable, declares he would be ‘stopgap’ against Trump administration ‘abuses,’ amid burst of midterm campaigning
By Agencies
Left: Former US vice president Kamala Harris arrives at a National Action Network Convention in New York, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Right: Democratic nominee for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a news conference in Detroit, August 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
September 17, 2026, 5:46 pm
Kamala Harris to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, in first joint appearance
Former US vice president is latest to rally around anti-Israel Senate candidate; fellow Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York says he’ll obstruct 2,000-lb. bomb sales to Israel
By Agencies
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami addresses the liberal Zionist group’s annual conference in Washington, DC, in October 2019. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2026, 1:15 pm
J Street on the offensive with pledge to spend $3 million against AIPAC-backed candidates
Leader of US liberal Jewish group says Democrats hoping to defeat Republican rivals should no longer fear the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s war chest: ‘It’s a new era for us’
By Joseph Strauss
Massachusetts State Sen. Ed Markey speaks during a Get Out the Vote event supporting Markey, August 29, 2026 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
September 2, 2026, 1:24 pm
Israel critic Ed Markey trounces Seth Moulton in Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary
80-year-old progressive veteran vows Massachusetts is ‘not backing down’ as he accuses Trump of attacking Americans’ futures’ and ‘dreams’
By Sharon Udasin
US Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, August 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Mich. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
September 2, 2026, 5:32 am
As part of Jewish voter outreach, Vance meets clergy of Michigan temple targeted in attack
VP seeks to draw contrast with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who suggested attack was in response to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon but later apologized
By Andrew Lapin
Michigan Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addresses the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus during the party's nominating convention in Lansing, Michigan, August 29, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 30, 2026, 4:19 am
Abdul El-Sayed apologizes for past remark seen as justifying Temple Israel synagogue attack
‘I made a mistake,’ anti-Israel Democratic US Senate nominee says in meeting with Michigan’s Jewish Democratic caucus; also refuses to endorse two-state solution in Holy Land
By Andrew Lapin
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaks at a news conference on anti-corruption, at the National Press Club, July 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
August 26, 2026, 4:48 pm
Nearly all US Senate Democrats write Netanyahu to demand action on ‘fatal’ settler violence
Letter drafted by Schumer, Schiff and Booker, signed by all but 2 of 47-member caucus, calls for removing illegal outposts and stepping up probes of killings of US citizens
By Reuters and ToI Staff
N'kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a Democratic US Senate candidate for Oklahoma, speaks with FOX23 on May 5, 2026. (Screen capture: Youtube/FOX23)
August 26, 2026, 1:39 pm
Progressive bolstered by anti-AIPAC messaging wins Democratic Senate primary in Oklahoma
N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas, latest left-winger to win a red-state primary, secures long-shot candidacy after rejecting ‘garbage’ funds from pro-Israel lobby, which sat out race
By Sharon Udasin
State Rep. Angie Nixon, speaks loudly on the Florida House floor during a redistricting bill on April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP/Mike Stewart)
August 19, 2026, 12:57 pm
Anti-Israel Democrat wins upset in Florida Senate primary, in latest victory for DSA
Elsewhere in the state, several Jewish, pro-Israel candidates win nominations, including incumbents Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz, and far-right firebrand Randy Fine
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 6, 2026, 6:23 pm
El-Sayed’s narrow Michigan win splits Jewish Democrats over potential rapprochment
Success of anti-Israel candidate leaves many feeling abandoned by party despite razor-thin margin of victory, with some considering voting Republican in November
By Grace Gilson
Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 6, 2026, 10:54 am
After attacking AIPAC, El-Sayed seeks support from Michigan’s pro-Israel Democrats
Having edged out pro-Israel Stevens, Democratic Senate nominee asserts commitment to Jewish safety, calls for party unity, while maintaining opposition to military aid for Israel
By Ron Kampeas
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