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America gets its 1st Muslim Senator

short by Ankit Tiwari / on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
Democratic candidate Dr Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan to become US' first Muslim Senator. The seat became vacant after two-term Democratic Senator Gary Peters decided not to seek re-election. Trump had said that if El-Sayed wins, he "would be the only senator who will have to go through metal detector before he's allowed to enter the Senate."
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