{
  "id": 18101270,
  "title": "Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to become first Muslim senator after winning Michigan race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-abdul-el-sayed-to-become-first-muslim-senator-after-winning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T09:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261104-democrat-abdul-el-sayed-to-become-first-muslim-senator-after-winning-michigan-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, making him the first Muslim elected to the upper chamber of Congress. During his campaign, El-Sayed had to contend with Islamophobic attacks from Republicans and his primary opponent endorsing Rogers.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "University of Michigan student faces charges after assault on Jewish activist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/university-of-michigan-student-faces-charges-after-assault-on-jewish",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:20:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss becomes Michigan's first openly gay Congress member",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/jewish-democrat-jeremy-moss-becomes-michigans-first-openly-gay",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:16:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Democrat Abdul El-Sayed makes history as first Muslim U.S. senator, winning Michigan seat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrat-abdul-el-sayed-makes-history-as-first-muslim-u-s-senator",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:41:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}