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  "id": 17802528,
  "title": "Stevens defects to back El-Sayed’s Michigan opponent as Trump delivers anti-Muslim tirade | First Thing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/stevens-defects-to-back-el-sayeds-michigan-opponent-as-trump-delivers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:31:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/first-thing-stevens-defects-to-back-el-sayeds-michigan-opponent-as-trump-delivers-anti-muslim-tirade"
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  "summary": "Trump called Democratic candidate a ‘jihadist’ as El-Sayed’s defeated primary opponent backs Republican Mike Rogers. Plus an Australian fish worth its weight in gold Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, has endorsed his Republican rival in an extraordinary rebuke of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}