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Abdul El-Sayed

Arcs in the news about Abdul El-Sayed from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 350 stories · 926 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 22, 2025

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The 2026 Michigan Senate race: Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers

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CBS News’ Bari Weiss Faces Backlash Over Headline Linking Muslim Senate Candidate to 9/11 · 7 articles, Sep 1JD Vance’s mom fires back at Abdul El-Sayed after his racially charged criticism of second family: ‘I’d punch the guy ’ · 7 articles, Sep 2Tucker Carlson says he wouldn't vote for Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers 'at gun point' · 5 articles, Sep 3Senate debate tonight: Mike Rogers still unanswered; Abdul El-Sayed confirmed · 2 articles, Sep 15Mike Rogers to Skip Michigan Senate Debate Over Beef With Local News Anchor · 6 articles, Sep 15Senate Democrats meet with El-Sayed, rallying around Michigan nominee · 3 articles, Sep 16Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed · 20 articles, Sep 16What Is Terrorism? Hasan Piker's Controversial Al-Qaeda Remarks Dissected · 17 articles, Sep 17El-Sayed narrowly leads Rogers in Michigan Senate race: Poll · 12 articles, Sep 17Hasan Piker says he’d ‘absolutely’ campaign for AOC in 2028 as El-Sayed distances himself · 5 articles, Sep 18El-Sayed tries to put the Hasan Piker debate behind him as midterms approach · 3 articles, Sep 18El-Sayed challenges Vance to weightlifting competition: 'You talk a good game' · 2 articles, Sep 18Abdul El-Sayed Gives Big Hug at Swanky Fundraiser to 7-Eleven Operator Sued by the Feds for Stiffing His Workers, 'Wage Theft' · 2 articles, Sep 19Republican Mike Rogers courts Michigan Democrats and Trump voters as GOP hopes to hold the Senate · 5 articles, Sep 20DDHQ director says Mike Rogers's time is 'running out' · 2 articles, Sep 20Kamala Harris returns to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed for Senate · 29 articles, Sep 21Kamala Harris Can Explain To Abdul El-Sayed How Single-Payer Is Political Poison · 2 articles, Sep 21Tucker Carlson clarifies he hasn’t endorsed anyone in Abdul El-Sayed race · 2 articles, Sep 21WATCH: 9/11 hero's father narrates powerful ad against Abdul El-Sayed · 2 articles, Sep 21‘Jews for Abdul’ featured in el Sayed campaign video are actually activists with anti-Israel group · 6 articles, Sep 22Flight 93 Hero’s Father Challenges El-Sayed Over Piker in New Mike Rogers Ad · 3 articles, Sep 22Breast cancer is too elitist? Muslim Democrat El-Sayed claims the disease affects those with 'social power and privilege' · 2 articles, Sep 22El-Sayed on Carlson praise: MAGA 'eating itself' · 3 articles, Sep 22Kamala Harris blasts criticism of DEI as ‘an attack on maternal care’ while stumping for El-Sayed in Michigan · 6 articles, Sep 22Michigan attorney general Nessel endorses El-Sayed after previous criticism · 6 articles, Sep 22Black "birthing people” makes it Woke 1 return to today’s Kamala Harris/El-Sayed meeting · 2 articles, Sep 22Sour Patch: Abdul El-Sayed Is Weird About His Beard · 2 articles, Sep 22Watch El-Sayed Claim ‘Cars Are the Modern-Day Cigarette’ · 4 articles, Sep 23Abdul El-Sayed Backed Muslim Brotherhood Purge of Egyptian Media · 3 articles, Sep 23
Kamala Harris after her 2024 loss, from her book to her 2028 decision · Mar 7, 2025 – Sep 24, 2026

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  1. Sep 29Imam Linked to Abdul El-Sayed Called Zionists ‘Cockroaches of History’3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Sep 25– 26What el Sayed won’t say about Iran tells Michigan everything3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  3. Sep 25– 26Abdul El-Sayed called for repealing law that made sex without disclosing HIV status a felony3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Sep 24El-Sayed Might Have a Problem with the Black Vote in Michigan2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  5. Sep 2Abdul El-Sayed Explains Why He Apologized for His Statement on a Synagogue Attack1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  6. Sep 1Lefties Outraged at CBS for Critical Report About Abdul El-Sayed's Comments On 9/111 articles · 1 independent sources
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  7. Aug 31Vance to El-Sayed: 'Keep My Wife's Name the Hell Out of Your Mouth'1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  8. Aug 19El-Sayed leads Rogers in Michigan Senate race: Poll1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  9. Aug 13Fox News Poll: A Senate battle looms in Michigan1 articles · 1 independent sources
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Stories that name Abdul El-Sayed

  1. Sep 24– 25Collins leads Maine Senate race by 3 points: Survey15 articles · 11 independent sources
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  2. Sep 22– 23They Were Lifelong Democrats. Then a Terrorist Attacked Their Synagogue.2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  3. Sep 2James Carville Calls Hasan Piker an ‘Idiot,’ Demands DSA Remove ‘Democratic’ from Name1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  4. Aug 19– 21James Talarico Weighs in on Karmelo Anthony's Conviction11 articles · 9 independent sources
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  5. Aug 14Midwest Dems push ‘unity’ with socialist, moderate primary winners5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Aug 11– 13Froma Harrop: News flash: We live in a mixed economy9 articles · 2 independent sources
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  7. Aug 10– 13AOC says Democrats have moved on from ‘Woke 1.’ Have they?11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  8. Aug 9– 15Wisconsin Democrats Choose Crowley339 articles · 107 independent sources
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  9. Aug 9– 11Sanders: 'Ban super PACs from Democratic primaries NOW'7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  10. Aug 8– 9Democrats try to present a united front in Michigan after bitter primary6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  1. Aug 27Michigan Democrats want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each other6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  2. Aug 10Pollsters blew it in the lead-up to Michigan's hot primary6 articles · 1 independent sources
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  3. Aug 8– 11Poll: US independent voters back some progressive goals8 articles · 2 independent sources
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