Coverage on 2026-11-07 (UTC)

“Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says the city saw record-breaking midterm voter turnout during the recent midterm elections. He says it was in an effort to elect Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim U.S. Senator despite the heavy anti-Arab and anti-Muslim rhetoric surrounding his campaign.”

“Canada welcomes support from Democrats, including U.S. Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, to restore free trade as the incoming Congress prepares to challenge Trump’s tariffs.”

“In a reversal of longstanding assumptions, strong criticism of Israel’s actions may have helped put candidates over the top “You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates,” Abdul El-Sayed told a Detroit crowd on Wednesday, declaring victory in Michigan’s hard-fought, often ugly, Senate race.…”

“NPR host Leila Fadel speaks with Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, about why his city turned out in record numbers to elect Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate.”