Abdul El-Sayed

Money Moves

Won election to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 3, defeating Republican Mike Rogers.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said on Oct. 21 that it will stop endorsing candidates and giving money directly to their campaigns. It plans to organize donations from its members and keep spending through its super PAC, United Democracy Project.

Updated 12 hours ago

Force in Play

Won Senate seat in the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms

The State Department declared Ibrahim Charara, Lebanon's consul general in Detroit, persona non grata and gave him until Sunday morning to leave the country. He flew out on Nov. 8.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Set to be sworn in January 2027

Democrats flipped both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms, and the Senate class arriving in January will look unlike any before it. It includes the first Muslim senator, the first Native American woman senator, the first openly gay man elected to the Senate and the Senate's first Paralympian.

Updated 3 days ago