Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim US senator

Democrat defeats Mike Rogers in race marked by Islamophobic attacks from Trump and Republican alliesUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesTell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results?Abdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive insurgent, has made history in winning the closely watched US Senate race in Michigan, defeating the Republican Mike Rogers to become the country’s first Muslim senator.El-Sayed’s victory adds to a decisive Democratic majority in the Senate after the party wrested control of the upper chamber on Tuesday with shock victories in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina. Continue reading...