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El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.
Vice President JD Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed “evil” at a campaign rally and told him to “keep my wife’s name the hell out of your mouth.” El-Sayed accused Vance of using a “dog whistle” and said Republican policies were the true evil. El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in a Senate race marked by personal attacks.
NYTimes – US El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.
BBC News – World El-Sayed faces Trump ally Mike Rogers in what has quickly become a senate race characterised by personal attacks and insults between the two.
Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan, has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him, saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and affordable groceries. Vance, in a Monday speech that railed against undocumented immigrants, cast El-Sayed as repr…
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NYTimes – Business CNN, MS NOW and Politico plan to sue the Trump administration after President Donald Trump barred them from White House grounds, a move the outlets argue violates their First Amendment rights. The three organizations said in a joint statement that the ban threatens press freedom and independent journalism.
NYTimes – World German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described state election results as a "disaster" for his centre-right CDU after exit polls showed damaging losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won first place in one state and made significant gains, while Merz vowed to stay in office and press ahead with reforms.
Sky News – Front Page President Donald Trump says his proposed 76m (250ft) triumphal arch in Washington D.C. would become a "top-grade military complex" housing drones and snipers and storing ammunition. He framed the project as necessary for national security. The arch's legality is being weighed by a federal court, and Trump faces pushback on multiple construction projects in the capital.
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