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Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms apporach - report

El-Sayed, a Michigan-born child of Egyptian immigrants, has recently come under scrutiny for his family's purported ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. 

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to reporters following a campaign event at the Ionia Theater on October 11, 2026 in Ionia, Michigan.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal

US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025.

Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) addresses attendees inside First Church, on the day of a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, April 19, 2025

ADL honors US senators Rosen, Lankford for bipartisan work against antisemitism


Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes

As the candidate seeks Jewish voters, an open letter describes Jewish sovereignty in Israel and Jewish safety as “nonnegotiables.”

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic candidate for US Senate, addresses the state's Jewish Democratic caucus at its annual "Summer Simcha" event amid broader Jewish communal concerns about his campaign, Birmingham, Mich., Aug. 30, 2026.

Sen. Fetterman rejects former staffers' accusations of neglecting Senate duties as 'hit pieces'

The WSJ report cited interviews with former staffers who detailed how Fetterman has appeared to neglect his constituents’ concerns. In response, the senator called the report "smears."

U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) looks on as U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) presides over a vote whether to hold Anthony Fauci, the former director of the NIAID, contempt for having invoked the 5th Amendment.

Unlikely alliance: Bannon joins forces with Sanders, AOC over AI, data center restrictions - report

Bannon has aligned himself with Democratic progressives on the issue, setting aside disagreements over issues such as immigration, believing that it is the "defining issue" of the future.

 Steve Bannon (Host - Steve Bannon’s War Room) speaks on stage during Semafor World Economy 2026 on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Civil rights groups campaign against deepening US-Israel defense cooperation

A defense bill provision passed by the House would expand US-Israel military cooperation by accelerating joint technology development and partnerships between the two countries’ defense sectors.

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Trump signs bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections

By a vote of 370-48, the House passed the extension of current spending through December 11 on Tuesday. The Senate passed the measure on August 8.

US President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2026.

At Jewish Republican summit, GOP casts midterms as a battle against DSA

“A Democrat majority in November is not just a political setback for our party and our movement; it is a direct threat to the Jewish community,” said the chairman of the Republican National Committee

The High Roller Ferris wheel, left, Venetian Hotel and Casino, Trump International Hotel Las Vegas and The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort.

Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats over past Temple Israel attack comments

On Saturday, El-Sayed insisted that his push for “context” to the attack was broadly appropriate, but not at that moment, explaining that such “conversations” could happen "in the fullness of time."

Abdul El-Sayed, winner of Michigan US, Democratic primary, speaks during a press conference in Detroit, Michigan, US August 5, 2026.

Jon Ossoff distances himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, joining several Democrats

Ossoff’s campaign had never responded to requests for comment about Piker until Thursday, as a slew of Democrats condemned the anti-Israel streamer’s comments.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (left), who is Jewish, joined a chorus of Democrats who distanced themselves from anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker (right).

US Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to rein in West Bank violence, arrests in joint letter

In the letter to Netanyahu, seen by Reuters and signed by 45 of the Senate's 47-member Democratic caucus, the lawmakers noted increasing levels of "fatal violence by settlers."

CCTV footage shows, as witnesses say, Jewish settlers throwing rocks on the road in Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 12, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Oklahoma Senate candidate with ad tossing AIPAC 'trash' faces off against centrist in primary

The two candidates are battling at the ballot box for the second time this summer after neither of them secured the needed majority to win the June primary contest.

Demonstrators march against US President Donald Trump on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.